Thigmomorphogenesis: Field and laboratory studies of Abies fraseri in response to wind or mechanical perturbation

Physiologia Plantarum - Tập 66 Số 2 - Trang 211-218 - 1986
Frank W. Telewski1, Mordecai J. Jaffe2
1Lab. of Tree-Ring Research, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA.
2Biology Department Wake Forest University Winston‐Salem NC 27109 USA

Tóm tắt

Field‐ and greenhouse‐grown Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. (Fraser fir) were analyzed for wind‐ or mechanically‐induced flexure changes. These changes included inhibition of stem and needle elongation, reinforcement of branch bases around the stem, and increased radial growth in the direction of the mechanical perturbation (MP). Mature trees exposed to high wind conditions were severely flag‐formed. These modified tree crowns had a lower drag than crowns of non‐flag formed trees in wind‐tunnel tests. In both field‐grown and greenhouse‐grown A. fraseri, MP induced a decrease in flexibility and increased elasticity of the stems. The increased radial growth of the stems overrode the increase in elasticity, resulting in the overall decrease in flexibility. The increase in radial growth caused by wind or mechanical flexure was due to greater cell divisions of the vascular cambium, resulting in increased numbers of tracheids. The decrease in stem elongation in these trees was due, at least in part, to a decrease in tracheid length. The potential biological and mechanical significance of these induced growth changes in trees are addressed. The data support the thigmomorphogenetic theory, which states that plants respond to wind and other mechanical perturbations in a way that is favorable to the plant for continued survival in windy environments.

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Physiologia Plantarum

Tập 66 Số 2

211-218

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