Effect of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) soil contamination on the development of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus on Fraxinus excelsior and F. angustifolia seedlings

Vemić A; Popović V; Miletić Z; Radulović Z; Rakonjac L; Lučić A

doi:10.3832/ifor4322-016

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry (Dec 2023)

Effect of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) soil contamination on the development of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus on Fraxinus excelsior and F. angustifolia seedlings

Vemić A,
Popović V,
Miletić Z,
Radulović Z,
Rakonjac L,
Lučić A

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Vemić A: Department of Forest Protection, Faculty of Forestry, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11030, Belgrade - Serbia
Popović V: Department of Genetics, Plant Breeding, Seed and Nursery Production; Institute of Forestry, Kneza Višeslava 3, 11030, Belgrade - Serbia
Miletić Z: Department of Forest Establishment, Silviculture and Ecology, Institute of Forestry, Kneza Višeslava 3, 11030, Belgrade - Serbia
Radulović Z: Department of Forest Protection, Institute of Forestry, Kneza Višeslava 3, 11030, Belgrade - Serbia
Rakonjac L: Department of Forest Establishment, Silviculture and Ecology, Institute of Forestry, Kneza Višeslava 3, 11030, Belgrade - Serbia
Lučić A: Department of Genetics, Plant Breeding, Seed and Nursery Production; Institute of Forestry, Kneza Višeslava 3, 11030, Belgrade - Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor4322-016
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 307 – 313

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In light of the increase of environmental pollution, we tested the effect of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) soil contamination on ash dieback. The experiment included the inoculation of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus on Fraxinus excelsior and Fraxinus angustifolia seedlings growing on unpolluted soil, soil contaminated with cadmium (Cd), and soil contaminated with lead (Pb). At the end of the experiment, 173 days after soil contamination and 50 days since inoculation, all F. excelsior and F. angustifolia seedlings inoculated with H. fraxineus showed ash dieback symptoms in comparison to their control groups. However, both F. excelsior and F. angustifolia seedlings grown on contaminated soil had significantly increased necrotic lesions in comparison to the seedlings grown on uncontaminated soil. Our results showed for the first time that cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) soil contamination can significantly contribute to ash dieback and increase damage to F. excelsior and F. angustifolia seedlings.

Published in iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry

ISSN: 1971-7458 (Online)
Publisher: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)
Country of publisher: Italy
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Forestry
Website: https://iforest.sisef.org

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