J. For. Sci., 2005, 51(3):101-107 | DOI: 10.17221/4548-JFS

Development of beech necrotic disease in the growing phase of maturing stand under air pollution stress

A. Cicák, I. Mihál
Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Zvolen, Slovak Republic

The paper compares the state of the necrotic disease of beech stem bark on three research plots in 2004 with 1995. The investigated objects were three research plots of beech in the growing phase of maturing stand in Central Slovakia subjected to different air pollution stress. Larger negative changes in the beech necrotic disease were recorded on a plot situated in the close vicinity (1.5 km) of the aluminium plant. We consider the permanent negative influence of pollutants from the aluminium plant on the vitality of trees as the main cause of the negative changes. The health state of beech (defoliation) on this research plot was also permanently significantly worse than on the two other plots situated at a larger distance from the pollutant source (7 and 18 km respectively). The state of necrotic disease on the plot situated at the distance of 7 km was significantly better in 2004 than in 1995. This difference could result from the age of beech trees being lower by 15 years than on the plot distant 18 km from the pollutant source where the state of necrotic disease has not changed. On none of the studied plots was the tree defoliation influenced by the current state of the necrotic disease of beech stems.

Keywords: Fagus sylvatica L.; necrotic disease; defoliation; growth phase of maturing stand; pollutants; Central Slovakia

Published: March 31, 2005  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago Chicago Notes IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Cicák A, Mihál I. Development of beech necrotic disease in the growing phase of maturing stand under air pollution stress. J. For. Sci. 2005;51(3):101-107. doi: 10.17221/4548-JFS.
Share...
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Open full article

    References

    1. BOGENSCHÜTZ H., 1983. Management of beech stands infected by Cryptococcus fagisuga in West Germany. In: Proceedings IUFRO, Beech Bark Disease Working Party. Conference, Hamden, Connecticut: 115-119.
    2. BURNS B.S., HOUSTON D.R., 1987. Managing beech bark disease: evaluating defects and reducing losses. NJAF, 4: 28-32. Go to original source...
    3. CICÁK A., MIHÁL I., 1997. Metodika hodnotenia nekrotizácie kôry kmeňov buka. Lesnictví-Forestry, 43: 104-109.
    4. CICÁK A., MIHÁL I., 1998. Index nekrotizácie kôry kmeňov buka. Lesnictví-Forestry, 44: 474-477.
    5. CICÁK A., MIHÁL I., 2002. State of nekrotic disease of beech stands in Slovakia. Mikologija i Fitopatologija, 36: 93-105.
    6. CICÁK A., MIHÁL I., ŠTEFANČÍK I., 2003. Development of necrotic disease and health of trees of selective quality in a systematically tended beech pole-stage stand. Journal of Forest Science, 49: 11-18. Go to original source...
    7. CICÁK A., MASAROVIČOVÁ E., ŠTEFANČÍK I., 1998. Produkčná náročnosť buka na vodu vo vzťahu k rozdielnej imisnej záťaži. In: Zborník Atmosférická depozícia a ekofyziologické procesy v ekosystémoch. Poľana, 12.-13. jún 1996. Technická univerzita vo Zvolene: 111-115.
    8. EISENBARTH E., WILHELM G.J., BERENS A., 2001. Hinweise zur Vorgehensweise bezuglich der Buchenerkrankung. AFZ-Der Wald, 23: 1218-1219.
    9. GAVIN D.G., PEART D.R., 1993. Effects of bark disease on the growth of American beech (Fagus grandifolia). Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 23: 1566-1575. Go to original source...
    10. GOVE J.H., HOUSTON D.R., 1996. Monitoring the growth of American beech affected by beech bark disease in Maine using the Kalman filter. Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 3: 167-187. Go to original source...
    11. HOUSTON D.R., 1994. Major new tree disease epidemics: beech bark disease. Annual Review of Phytopathology, 32: 75-87. Go to original source...
    12. KLEIN E., 1997. Buchenkrebse in Jungwüchsen und Buchen'T-Krebse'. Forst und Holz, 52: 58-61.
    13. KUNCA A., ZÚBRIK M., LEONTOVYČ R., 2000. Nekrotické ochorenia bučín a modely obhospodarovania takto postihnutých porastov. In: Zborník Aktuálne problémy v ochrane lesa. Zvolen, LVÚ: 105-108.
    14. MAŇKOVSKÁ B., 1991. Vplyv imisií na lesné dreviny. In: TUŽINSKÝ L. et al., Výskum vplyvu imisií na základné ekologické zložky lesa. [Záverečná správa.] Zvolen, LVÚ: 75-95.
    15. MASAROVIČOVÁ E., CICÁK A., ŠTEFANČÍK I., 1996. Ecophysiological, biochemical, anatomical and productional characteristics of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) laeves from regions with different degree of immission impact. Ekológia (Bratislava), 15: 337-351.
    16. MIHÁL I., CICÁK A., ŠTEFANČÍK I., 1998. Health condition and bark necrotic disease of trees of selective quality in a systematically tended beech pole-stage stand. LesnictvíForestry, 44: 97-102.
    17. ŠTEFANČÍK L., 1978. Selekčné prebierky v bukových porastoch a poškodenia vznikajúce pri ťažbe a sústreďovaní. Pestovanie a produkcia buka. Zvolen, Vedecké Práce VÚLH: 169-202.
    18. ŠTEFANČÍK I., CICÁK A., 1996. Zdravotný stav a hrúbkový prírastok buka pod vplyvom rozdielnej imisnej záťaže. Lesnícky časopis, 42: 395-408.
    19. ŠTEFANČÍK I., ŠTEFANČÍK L., 1999. Štrukturálne zmeny bukovej žrďoviny vplyvom úrovňovej voľnej prebierky na výskumnej ploche Štagiar-Zábučie. Folia Oecologica, 25: 63-80.

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY NC 4.0), which permits non-comercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original publication is properly cited. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.


    Return to the content