Internal temperature of Douglas-fir buds is altered at elevated temperature

• Published in: Environmental and experimental botany 1999-02, Vol.41 (1), p.25-30
• Main Authors: Apple, Martha E., Lucash, Melissa S., Phillips, Donald L., Olszyk, David M., Tingey, David T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biological and medical sciences; Bud; Climate; Douglas-fir; Economic plant physiology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Growth and development; Morphogenesis, differentiation, rhizogenesis, tuberization. Senescence; Morphology; Physical agents; Plant physiology and development; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Temperature; Vegetative apparatus, growth and morphogenesis. Senescence
• ISSN: 0098-8472; 1873-7307
• DOI: 10.1016/S0098-8472(98)00046-X

Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas-fir) saplings were grown in sun-lit controlled environment chambers at ambient or elevated (+4°C above ambient) temperature. We measured internal temperatures of vegetative buds with thermocouple probes and compared temperatures of normal buds and abnormal buds with loosened, rosetted outer scales in elevated temperature chambers. The abnormal buds had higher and earlier peak daily temperatures than normal buds. Elevated temperature may influence the internal temperature of buds and contribute to the development of abnormal, rosetted buds with loosened outer scales. Abnormal bud development may alter branching patterns and allometry of Douglas-fir trees subjected to climatic change.