Temperate forest ecosystems are exposed to a higher frequency, duration and severity of drought. To promote longevity in changing climate, we require better understanding the long-term impacts repetitive drought events on fine-root dynamics mature forests. Using minirhizotron methods, investigated effect seasonal single-species mixed-species arrangements Fagus sylvatica (European beech) Picea a...

Abstract The common beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) is the main forest-forming species in Slovakia and its share accounts for over 31% of total forest area this country. Recently, there are more reports deterioration health Europe, incl. as a result action pathogens genus Phytophthora . aim study to confirm presence forests Slovakia. Ten plots central western were selected study. of: P. x cambivora...

The impacts of plant species on the microbial communities and physico-chemical characteristics of soil are well documented for many herbs, grasses and legumes but much less so for tree species. Here, we investigate by rRNA and ITS amplicon sequencing the diversity of microorganisms from the three domains of life (Archaea, Bacteria and Eukaryota:Fungi) in soil samples taken from the forest exper...

this study was performed in order to consider the effect of management plans on forest, through comparison between qualitative and quantitative characteristics of managed and unmanaged forests. compartment no. 149 from shourab district (52.8 ha) and compartment no. 218 from jamand district (68.7 ha) were selected as managed and unmanaged forests, respectively and were inventoried using a system...

Leaves from 145-year-old and 44-year-old beech trees were harvested during 1991-1993. Chlorophyll (Chi) and redox components of the thylakoid membrane, including P-700, cytochrome / (C yt/) and D, protein, were determined with the following results. Chi a + b, P-700 and C y t/p er unit of fresh weight (FW), dry weight (DW ) and leaf area (LA ) increase significantly during leaf development. Thi...

Linum spp. (Linaceae) has been shown to accumulate cytotoxic lignans such as podophyllotoxin and 6-methoxypodopyllotoxin. Therefore, plant cell and tissue cultures of Linum spp. may be possible alternative sources for the lignan production. In this study, we focused on the production of lignans by root cultures of Linum spp. Hairy root cultures of L. nodiflorum, L.album and L. austriacum and ro...