Estimation of phloem carbon translocation belowground at stand level in a hinoki cypress stand

Tree Physiology
Daniel EpronYoshiko Kosugi

Abstract

At stand level, carbon translocation in tree stems has to match canopy photosynthesis and carbohydrate requirements to sustain growth and the physiological activities of belowground sinks. This study applied the Hagen-Poiseuille equation to the pressure-flow hypothesis to estimate phloem carbon translocation and evaluate what percentage of canopy photosynthate can be transported belowground in a hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa Sieb. et Zucc.) stand. An anatomical study revealed that, in contrast to sieve cell density, conductive phloem thickness and sieve cell hydraulic diameter at 1.3 m in height increased with increasing tree diameter, as did the concentration of soluble sugars in the phloem sap. At tree level, hydraulic conductivity increased by two orders of magnitude from the smallest to the largest trees in the stand, resulting in a stand-level hydraulic conductance of 1.7 × 10-15 m Pa-1 s-1. The osmotic potential of the sap extracted from the inner bark was -0.75 MPa. Assuming that phloem water potential equalled foliage water potential at predawn, the turgor pressure in the phloem at 1.3 m in height was estimated at 0.22 MPa, 0.59 MPa lower than values estimated in the foliage. With this maximal turgor pressure gra...Continue Reading

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