Annals of Botany 82: 213-216, 1998
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A Test for the Resource Remobilization Hypothesis: Tree Sprouting using Carbohydrates from Above-ground Parts
Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Biological Institute, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan
February 18, 1998 ; April 13, 1998 . April 27, 1998 .
To test the resource remobilization hypothesis, i.e. the hypothesis that some trees sprout from root-collars or from the lower part of trunks using resources obtained from above-ground parts rather than from resources reserved in their roots, we conducted cutting experiments forEuptelea polyandra, a frequently sprouting tree species with little carbohydrate reserves in its roots,Quercus serrata,a frequently sprouting tree species with large reserves in the roots, andMallotus japonicus, a rarely sprouting tree species. Trees of each species were cut down in winter leaving two kinds of stumps, those approx. 1.5 m in height and those cut off near the ground. The number and total dry weight of newly sprouted shoots per stump were compared between the two treatments and among the three species at the end of the following growing season. InE. polyandra,both the number and total dry weight of sprouts per stump were very small for both treatments and were similar to, or less than, those ofM. japonicus. On the other hand,Q. serratasprouted abundantly in both treatments. These results indicate thatE. polyandracannot sprout sufficiently without a considerably large volume of above-ground parts or that additional structures such as foliage and branches may be necessary for sprouting. We conclude that the resource remobilization hypothesis is supported for this species.Copyright 1998 Annals of Botany Company
Euptelea polyandraSieb. et Zacc,Quercus serrataThunb,Mallotus japonicus(Thunb.) Muell. Arg., tree sprouting, cutting experiment, resprouter, resource movement, carbohydrate allocation, ground-surface disturbance, root stock, resource remobilization hypothesis.
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