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Cold sensitivity of Casuarina cunninghamiana (Casuarinaceae) saplings
Abstract
The Australian tree, Casuarina cunninghamiana Miq. (Casuarinaceae), is widely planted for agroecosystem and other benefits, and belongs to a family (sheoaks) with wide adaptation and tolerance to environmental extremes. However, extreme cold as a stressor is not common on the Australian continent, so compared to heat and drought, less work has been done on the cold tolerance of Australian flora. Therefore, saplings of C. cunninghamiana were exposed to 0 to 4 months of extreme winter temperatures below -5°C to about -15°C over 2 years in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey to test their cold sensitvity. Damage was severe, however, most plants exposed to 1 or 2 months of the milder temperatures (down to -5°C) at the beginning of winter recovered. Four months exposure killed all the plants. However, even the milder, early-winter conditions are unlikely to be suitable for the long-term productivity or survival of C. cunninghamiana and perhaps all members of its family. The risk of extreme cold needs to be considered when planting sheoaks beyond their native range.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Structural Biology
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
November 15, 2021
Submission Date
August 8, 2021
Acceptance Date
September 11, 2021
Published in Issue
Year 2021 Volume: 5 Number: 2
APA
Rıley, I. T., & Saygı, A. H. (2021). Cold sensitivity of Casuarina cunninghamiana (Casuarinaceae) saplings. Anatolian Journal of Botany, 5(2), 124-126. https://doi.org/10.30616/ajb.979577
AMA
1.Rıley IT, Saygı AH. Cold sensitivity of Casuarina cunninghamiana (Casuarinaceae) saplings. Ant J Bot. 2021;5(2):124-126. doi:10.30616/ajb.979577
Chicago
Rıley, Ian Timothy, and Ayşe Hayriye Saygı. 2021. “Cold Sensitivity of Casuarina Cunninghamiana (Casuarinaceae) Saplings”. Anatolian Journal of Botany 5 (2): 124-26. https://doi.org/10.30616/ajb.979577.
EndNote
Rıley IT, Saygı AH (November 1, 2021) Cold sensitivity of Casuarina cunninghamiana (Casuarinaceae) saplings. Anatolian Journal of Botany 5 2 124–126.
IEEE
[1]I. T. Rıley and A. H. Saygı, “Cold sensitivity of Casuarina cunninghamiana (Casuarinaceae) saplings”, Ant J Bot, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 124–126, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.30616/ajb.979577.
ISNAD
Rıley, Ian Timothy - Saygı, Ayşe Hayriye. “Cold Sensitivity of Casuarina Cunninghamiana (Casuarinaceae) Saplings”. Anatolian Journal of Botany 5/2 (November 1, 2021): 124-126. https://doi.org/10.30616/ajb.979577.
JAMA
1.Rıley IT, Saygı AH. Cold sensitivity of Casuarina cunninghamiana (Casuarinaceae) saplings. Ant J Bot. 2021;5:124–126.
MLA
Rıley, Ian Timothy, and Ayşe Hayriye Saygı. “Cold Sensitivity of Casuarina Cunninghamiana (Casuarinaceae) Saplings”. Anatolian Journal of Botany, vol. 5, no. 2, Nov. 2021, pp. 124-6, doi:10.30616/ajb.979577.
Vancouver
1.Ian Timothy Rıley, Ayşe Hayriye Saygı. Cold sensitivity of Casuarina cunninghamiana (Casuarinaceae) saplings. Ant J Bot. 2021 Nov. 1;5(2):124-6. doi:10.30616/ajb.979577