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- Title
Intake of Radionuclides in the Trees of Fukushima Forests 5. Earthquake Could Have Caused an Increase in Xyloglucan in Trees †.
- Authors
Kaida, Rumi; Sasaki, Yuya; Ozaki, Kaho; Baba, Kei'ichi; Momoi, Takao; Ohbayashi, Hiroya; Taji, Teruaki; Sakata, Yoichi; Hayashi, Takahisa
- Abstract
A megathrust earthquake caused the Fukushima–Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, which dispersed abundant radioiodines, causing them to be bound to xyloglucan into forest trees. Nevertheless, targeted xyloglucan was found in increased quantities in the annual rings of forest trees affected by the earthquake. We propose that trees could acclimate rapidly to shaking stress through an increase in xyloglucan deposition as a plant response under natural phenomena.
- Subjects
FUKUSHIMA-shi (Japan); TREE-rings; CESIUM isotopes; NUCLEAR power plant accidents; RADIOISOTOPES; EARTHQUAKES; RADIOACTIVE fallout; GLUCANS
- Publication
Forests (19994907), 2020, Vol 11, Issue 9, p966
- ISSN
1999-4907
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/f11090966