Epicormic ontogeny on Quercus petraea trunks and thinning effects quantified with the epicormic composition
| Autor: | Florence Fontaine, Francis Colin, Rania Mechergui, Jean-François Dhôte |
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| Přispěvatelé: | State Forest Service 'Office National des Forets' (ONF) |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
040101 forestry
0106 biological sciences Ecology biology Thinning Ontogeny Quercus petraea Total frequency Forestry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 15. Life on land biology.organism_classification bud cluster 01 natural sciences Fagaceae Epicormic shoot [SDV.SA.SF]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Silviculture forestry Botany Shoot epicormic buds epicormic shoots DOUGLAS-FIR BUDS TREES BRANCHES GROWTH INITIATION MYRTACEAE MERISTEMS BOLE LIFE 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Forest Science Annals of Forest Science, Springer Nature (since 2011)/EDP Science (until 2010), 2010, 67 (8), ⟨10.1051/forest/2010049⟩ Annals of Forest Science 8 (67), . (2010) |
| ISSN: | 1297-966X 1286-4560 |
| Popis: | International audience; Effects of thinning on epicormics have rarely been demonstrated especially due to inaccurate surveying methods. * Our objective was to assess the effect of contrasted thinnings on the ontogeny of epicormics on sessile oak. We used the epicormic composition defined as the arrangement of epicormics in different classes (isolated bud, clustered buds, short and long shoots and "picots") and quantified by the total frequency of epicormics and the proportion of each class. * Epicormic composition was recorded in a silvicultural experiment testing highly contrasted thinnings, at 3 different stand stages and on lower (0.5-3 m) and upper (3-6 m) boles. Ageing provoked an accumulation of bud clusters and of picots. After thinning, epicormic shoots emerged mainly from (1) still present short epicormic shoots, (2) buds either isolated or in clusters depending on the stand stage. Upper boles bore epicormic compositions close to those observed on lower boles in the few preceding years. Upper logs were more reactive than lower boles. * To conclude, the epicormic composition was a relevant tool to follow the dynamics of the epicormic ontogeny and to demonstrate the effects of thinning on it. |
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