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A review of the effect of fertilization on the wood properties of Pinus trees

The use of intensive silviculture to increase forest productivity in commercial plantations will undoubtedly persist into the future. This review synthesizes and analyses studies that have investigated the inf...

S. Akello, B. du Toit, B. M. Balboni, C. B. Wessels in European Journal of Forest Research (2024)

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Assessment of biomass and carbon storage of a Populus simonii windbreak located in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

The integration of trees within agricultural systems delivers the opportunity to provide multiple benefits over those afforded by agriculture without trees. The use of windbreaks as a form of agroforestry, in ...

Jonathan P. Sheppard, Elena Larysch, Claudio J. Cuaranhua… in Agroforestry Systems (2024)

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Cloning of sft-4 and its influence on vitality and virulence of pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

In our previous screening of the transcriptome of the causal agent of the devastating pine wilt disease, pine wood nematode (PWN, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus), after treatment with the nematicide fomepizole, Surfe...

Shuisong Liu, Linsong Wang, Ronggui Li, Mengyu Chen… in Journal of Forestry Research (2024)

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The fall armyworm: recent advances in biology and management

Subba Reddy Palli, Antonio Biondi, Nicolas Desneux… in Journal of Pest Science (2023)

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Effects of enrichmemt planting with native tree species on bacterial community structure and potential impact on Eucalyptus plantations in southern China

Multi-generational planting of Eucalyptus species degrades soil quality but the introduction of legumes can improve soil fertility and microbial diversity. However, the effects of introducing non-legume native tr...

Yuxing Xu, Chao Li, Wankuan Zhu, Zhichao Wang, Lichao Wu… in Journal of Forestry Research (2022)

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Response of density-related fine root production to soil and leaf traits in coniferous and broad-leaved plantations in the semiarid loess hilly region of China

Fine roots are the most active and functional component of root systems and play a significant role in the acquisition of soil resources. Density is an important structural factor in forest plantations but inf...

Meimei Sun, Bo-Chao Zhai, Qiu-Wen Chen, Guoqing Li… in Journal of Forestry Research (2022)

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Effects of organic mulching on soil aggregate stability and aggregate binding agents in an urban forest in Bei**g, China

Urban forest soil is often disturbed by rapid urbanization. Organic mulching is effective for improving soil quality and aggregate stability. This study evaluated how soil binding agents changed aggregate stab...

Wei Zhou, **angyang Sun, Suyan Li, Tiantian Du, Yi Zheng… in Journal of Forestry Research (2022)

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Responses to defoliation of Robinia pseudoacacia L. and Sophora japonica L. are soil water condition dependent

Defoliation significantly affected biomass allocation of Robinia pseudoacacia L. and Sophora japonica L., but leaf physiology readjusted to control levels at the end of the experiment. Considering carbon or sink ...

Mingyan Li, **ao Guo, Lele Liu, Jian Liu, Ning Du, Weihua Guo in Annals of Forest Science (2022)

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Nutrient resorption strategies of three oak tree species in response to interannual climate variability

Nutrient resorption is critical for plants toward balancing their nutritional requirements and adapting to environmental variabilities, which further impacts litter quality and nutrient cycling. However, the i...

Baoming Du, Huawei Ji, Shirong Liu, Hongzhang Kang, Shan Yin… in Forest Ecosystems (2021)

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Genetic, geographic, and climatic factors jointly shape leaf morphology of an alpine oak, Quercus aquifolioides Rehder & E.H. Wilson

Leaf symmetry and leaf size are explained by genetic variation between and within lineages and to a lesser extent by climatic factors, while leaf asymmetry can only be partly explained by geogr...

Yuejuan Li, Yuanye Zhang, Pei-Chun Liao, Tianrui Wang… in Annals of Forest Science (2021)

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High nutrient supply and interspecific belowground competition enhance the relative performance of Picea mariana (Mill). B.S.P seedlings over Picea glauca [Moench] Voss. under elevated CO₂

We tested how nutrient supply and interspecific belowground competition affect ecophysiological and morphological responses to elevated CO _{2 ...}

Jacob Marfo, Qing-Lai Dang, Fengguo Du, M. D. Newaz in Annals of Forest Science (2021)

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Pleiotropic function of the SQUAMOSA PROMOTER-BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE gene TaSPL14 in wheat plant architecture

The function of SQUAMOSA PROMOTER-BINDING PROTEIN-BOX gene TaSPL14 in wheat is similar to that of OsSPL14 in rice in regulating plant height, panicle length, spikelet number, and thousand-grain weight of wheat, b...

Jie Cao, Kaiye Liu, Wanjun Song, Jianing Zhang, Yingyin Yao, Mingming **n… in Planta (2021)

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Foliar P nutrition of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) depends on the season but remains unaffected by co-cultivation with silver fir (Abies alba Mill.)

Beech (Fagus sylvatica) and silver fir (Abies alba) are often cultivated in mixed stands and, hence, compete for water and nutrients. Besides nitrogen (N), also phosphorus (P) is an important nutrient for growth ...

Fengli Yang, Ruth-Kristina Magh, Mladen Ivanković… in European Journal of Forest Research (2020)

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Morphological characteristics of tree crowns of Cunninghamia lanceolata var. Luotian

The structural characteristics of the tree crowns of Cunninghamia lanceolata var. Luotian (herein, Luotian), a natural variety of C. lanceolata (Chinese-fir, herein Lanceolata) in China, were analyzed using trunk...

Yezhou Xu, Chaoqun Du, Guowei Huang, Zhenfang Li… in Journal of Forestry Research (2020)

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Effects of defoliation modalities on plant growth, leaf traits, and carbohydrate allocation in Amorpha fruticosa L. and Robinia pseudoacacia L. seedlings

Defoliation modality significantly affected leaf traits and carbon allocation especially in the early recovery period of two Leguminosae woody species . Robinia pseudoacacia ...

Ning Wang, Mingming Zhao, Qiang Li, **ao Liu, Huijia Song… in Annals of Forest Science (2020)

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Modelling soil nitrogen mineralisation in semi-mature pine stands of South Africa to identify nutritional limitations and to predict potential responses to fertilisation

Estimates of available nitrogen (based on topsoil nitrogen mineralisation rates) in semi-mature stands of Pinus radiata (D Don.) as well as pure species and ...

Ben du Toit, Gerhardus Petrus Scheepers in Annals of Forest Science (2020)

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Genome-wide survey and expression analyses of the GRAS gene family in Brassica napus reveals their roles in root development and stress response

Genome-wide identification, classification, expression analyses, and functional characterization of GRAS genes in oil crop, Brassica napus, indicate their importance in root development and stress response.

Pengcheng Guo, **g Wen, ** Yang, Yunzhuo Ke, Mangmang Wang, Mingming Liu… in Planta (2019)

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Precipitation mediates the temporal dynamics of net primary productivity and precipitation use efficiency in China’s northern and southern forests

Precipitation mediates the dynamic of net primary productivity and precipitation use efficiency across the North-South Transect forests of China, which may result from an increase of productivity in warm tempe...

Jian Sun, Tiancai Zhou, Wenpeng Du, Yanqiang Wei in Annals of Forest Science (2019)

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Development and chemical characterization of Casparian strips in the roots of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata)

Lignification and suberization of Casparian strips occurred simultaneously during the development of Cunninghamia lanceolata primary roots.

Chengwei Song, Weiwei Shen, Liang Du, Jialong Wen, **xing Lin, Ruili Li in Trees (2019)

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Geometric morphometric analyses of leaf shapes in two sympatric Chinese oaks: Quercus dentata Thunberg and Quercus aliena Blume (Fagaceae)

Geometric morphometric analyses (GMMs) of the leaf shape can distinguish two congeneric oak species Quercus dentata Thunberg and Quercus al...

Yuan Liu, Yuejuan Li, Jialin Song, Ruipu Zhang, Yu Yan… in Annals of Forest Science (2018)