ISSN:
1432-2285
Keywords:
Picea abies
;
Cytogenetic bioindication
;
Chromosomal aberrations
;
Soil
;
Ozone
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract The classification of chromosomal aberrations was used to characterize different factors affecting chromosomes in the root meristem of Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] trees. It is important to know the most significant factor affecting the chromosomes in the root meristem of plants at natural sites. The results suggest that an intensive site effect is more significant than the soil or the provenance of the individual. This cytogenetic plant test system was also used to investigate 5-year-old spruce trees exposed in environmental chambers to elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide (750 cm3m−3) and ozone (0.08 cm3m−3) as single variables or in combination, and then transferred to a field for observation of a “memory effect”. The fumigated variants showed an increased number of chromosomal aberrations compared to the controls, which carried on as a memory effect in the root meristems far beyond the fumigation period.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00202125
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