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- Title
Solar radiation strongly influences the quantity of forest tree root exudates.
- Authors
Nakayama, Masataka; Tateno, Ryunosuke
- Abstract
Key message: The quantity of root exudate carbon produced by <italic>Quercus crispula</italic> Blume was strongly influenced by the amount of solar radiation 1 day before collection.Abstract: We aimed to investigate seasonality in the quantity of root exudate produced, and the factors affecting exudate quantity, in mature <italic>Quercus crispula</italic> Blume trees throughout the growing season. We also aimed to understand the timespan of exudation, from production of photosynthate to release as exudate. We measured the amount of root exudate C produced by <italic>Q. crispula</italic>, as well as environmental factors including solar radiation and soil and air temperature throughout the growing season. The model best explaining the amount of exudate C, based on the lowest Akaike’s information criterion, was selected to determine the environmental factors that affect exudation. The quantity of exudates did not show clear seasonality, and instead varied widely among sampling dates. A regression model with daily solar radiation for 1 day before sample collection as the sole factor affecting the quantity of exudates was selected as the best model. Solar radiation, which fluctuated greatly among days, more strongly affected the quantity of exudates produced than factors that fluctuated seasonally, such as average temperature. Furthermore, most root exudates from <italic>Q. crispula</italic> are released within 1 day of being generated by photosynthesis, rather than over several days.
- Subjects
PLANT growth; PLANT nutrients; QUERCUS coccifera; SOIL quality; SOLAR radiation polarization
- Publication
Trees: Structure & Function, 2018, Vol 32, Issue 3, p871
- ISSN
0931-1890
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00468-018-1685-0