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| ChristineM. Richter, Aloysius Wild | Requires cookie* | | | Title
| Phenolic Compounds in Needles of Norway Spruce Trees in Relation to Novel Forest Decline. II. Studies on Trees from Two Sites in Middle Western Germany  | | | | Abstract
| The content of several phenolic compounds in needles of 20-to 30-year-old Norway spruce trees (Picea abies) was measured using HPLC. The results of two forestry sites in middle western Germany are reported in this paper. They are part of a research programme on novel forest decline which was carried out in various regions of Germany. Distinct amounts of picein, catechin, piceatannol glucoside, and other phenolic compounds were detected in the studied spruce needles. Additionally, their contents changed in relation to damage. Some compounds, especially catechin, showed increased levels in the needles of the damaged trees compared to the undamaged ones. Here, the values for the undamaged trees of the different sites were similar. Concerning the changes in picein contents, however, there was a great difference between the sites. p-Hydroxyacetophenone was detected in very low amounts only and did not correlate with damage. These results are compared with earlier findings from another site that shows severe dam age. The role of phenolic compounds as indicators of tree damage is discussed. | | | |
Reference
| Z. Naturforsch. 49c, 619—627 (1994); received January 31/June 16 1994 | | | |
Published
| 1994 | | | |
Keywords
| Phenolic Compounds, Picea abies, Novel Forest Decline, Picein, Catechin | | | |
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| C. Hristine, M. R. Ichter, U. Lrich Eis, A. Loysius Wild | Requires cookie* | | | Title
| Phenolic Compounds as a Tool of Bioindication for Novel Forest Decline at Numerous Spruce Tree Sites in Germany | | | | Abstract
| Within a project that applied biochemical criteria to the diagnosis of damage to Norway spruce, 43 sites in western and eastern Germany showing only moderate tree damage were screened for the amounts of methanol soluble phenolic compounds in spruce needles. The concentrations of most of the main compounds -especially catechin -positively correlated with needle loss and the altitude of the site. It was also found that it is necessary to differenti ate between trees younger and older than 60 years of age. The correlations between the increase of the phenolic compounds studied and the needle loss or the damage class are stronger in the younger trees, possibly implicating differences in metabolic state or distur bances in protectective mechanisms in the older trees. | | | |
Reference
| Z. Naturforsch. 51c, 53—58 (1996); received September 20/0ctober 6 1995 | | | |
Published
| 1996 | | | |
Keywords
| Phenolic Compounds, Catechin, Novel Forest Decline, Correlations, Picea abies | | | |
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