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Identifying the Relevant Carbohydrate Storage Pools Available for Remobilization in Aspen Roots

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Tree Physiology

Volume

39

Issue

7

Publisher

Oxford University Press

First Page

1109

Last Page

1120

Publication Date

6-13-2019

Abstract

Nonstructural carbohydrate (NSC) remobilization remains poorly understood in trees. In particular, it remains unclear (i) which tissues (e.g., living bark or xylem) and compounds (sugars or starch) in woody plants are the main sources of remobilized carbon, (ii) to what extent these NSC pools can be depleted and (iii) whether initial NSC mass or concentration is a better predictor of regrowth potential following disturbance. To address these questions, we collected root segments from a large mature trembling aspen stand; we then allowed them to resprout (sucker) in the dark and remobilize NSC until all sprouts had died. We found that initial starch mass, not concentration, was the best predictor of subsequent sprout mass. In total, more NSC mass (~4×) was remobilized from the living inner bark than the xylem of the roots. After resprouting, root starch was generally depleted to

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