Jorge Martín-García 
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Elba Espiga,
Valentín Pando,
Julio Javier Diez
Factors influencing endophytic communities in poplar plantations
Martín-García J., Espiga E., Pando V., Diez J. J. (2011). Factors influencing endophytic communities in poplar plantations. Silva Fennica vol. 45 no. 2 article id 40. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.40
Abstract
The fungal species associated with leaves and twigs from stands of Populus x euramericana in northern Spain were studied with the aim of evaluating the effects of several factors on endophytic communities in these plantations. Endophyte assemblages were analysed in 12 poplar plantations (clone I-214), chosen according to a factorial scheme with two factors: age and site quality. Crown condition, dendrometric variables and foliar nutrients were recorded in each sampled tree to evaluate their effects on endophytic communities. Fungal species richness and relative isolation frequency (RIF) were higher in young stands than in adult stands. Moreover, the age-related differences depended on site quality, with the lowest richness levels observed in adult stands located in poor sites. At stand level, endophyte assemblages varied among stands according to site quality and, to a lesser extent, stand age. On the other hand, crown discoloration, total height and foliar concentrations of iron and zinc may be key indicators of endophytic communities in poplar plantations, at tree level.
Keywords
endophyte;
poplar;
management;
site quality;
foliar nutrients;
forest health
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Martín-García,
Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute, University of Valladolid – INIA, Avenida de Madrid 57, 34004 Palencia, Spain, and Forestry Engineering, University of Extremadura, Plasencia, Spain
E-mail
jorgemg@pvs.uva.es
- Espiga, Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute, University of Valladolid – INIA, Palencia, Spain E-mail ee@nn.es
- Pando, Statistics and Operations Research Department, University of Valladolid, Spain E-mail vp@nn.es
- Diez, Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute, University of Valladolid – INIA, Palencia, Spain E-mail jjd@nn.es
Received 2 November 2010 Accepted 11 May 2011 Published 31 December 2011
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