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Plant Sciences
Agnes Csiszar, Daniel Winkler, Denes Bartha, Gergely Zagyvai
Summary: The black locust is an important invasive woody species known for its strong nitrogen-fixing ability. This study found a negative correlation between the number and biomass of root nodules of black locust and species richness, suggesting a negative impact of its nitrogen-fixing bacteria on biodiversity. Additionally, the biomass of root nodules also decreased with stand age.
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Alexandru Liviu Ciuvat, Ioan Vasile Abrudan, Cristiana Georgeta Ciuvat, Cristiana Marcu, Adrian Lorenat, Lucian Dinca, Bartha Szilard
Summary: This paper provides a literature review of black locust in Romania, focusing on species propagation, stand management, and vulnerability issues. The expansion of black locust in Romania is driven by its adaptability on degraded lands, fast growth, and high biomass yields. Plantations and coppices of black locust also offer various ecosystem services. However, there are disadvantages such as short lifespan, invasiveness on fertile sites, and vulnerability to drought and frost.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Radoslaw Puchalka, Marcin K. Dyderski, Michaela Vitkova, Jiri Sadlo, Marcin Klisz, Maksym Netsvetov, Yulia Prokopuk, Roberts Matisons, Marcin Mionskowski, Tomasz Wojda, Marcin Koprowski, Andrzej M. Jagodzinski
Summary: Robinia pseudoacacia, a fast-growing tree of high economic and cultural importance, is one of the most common non-native species in Europe. The study shows that changes in climate conditions by 2050 and 2070 will likely shift the potential distribution of R. pseudoacacia towards Central and Northeastern Europe, where this species is currently rare or absent. It emphasizes the need for policies aimed at climate change mitigation in Europe and the importance of using more complete distribution data for analyzing potential niche models.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Roberta Alilla, Flora De Natale, Chiara Epifani, Barbara Parisse, Gabriele Cola
Summary: This paper presents the calibration and validation of a phenological model for simulating the flowering process of black locust trees. The model is based on the Normal Heat Hours approach and utilizes high-resolution meteorological data as input.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xiao Wang, Xiao Guo, Wenli Ding, Ning Du, Weihua Guo, Jiayin Pang
Summary: Precipitation frequency significantly affects the growth of Robinia pseudoacacia, while higher nitrogen supply reduces biomass allocation to nodules. Nitrogen deposition may inhibit nitrogen fixation and low nitrogen in soil cannot meet the plant's nitrogen requirements.
Article
Forestry
Artur Kraszkiewicz
Summary: This study investigated the growth performances of black locust tree species in different soil and agro-climatic conditions in Poland. The research found that sunlight and moisture conditions mainly affect the volume of stands. Soil nutrient content plays a minor role in the growth of black locust, which thrives in poorly fertile soils. In younger stands, wood fractions below 5.0 cm in thickness make up a large proportion of the stand volume.
Article
Forestry
Dongsu Choi, Woongsoon Jang, Hiroto Toda, Masato Yoshikawa
Summary: The invasive species Robinia pseudoacacia L. has been found to allocate nitrogen resources differently in sun and shade leaves, with shade leaves exhibiting lower concentrations of nitrogen, chlorophyll, and photosynthetic rates. This study suggests that the species has evolved to adapt to environmental changes through characteristic changes in nitrogen allocation trade-offs and physiological traits in its leaves.
Article
Forestry
Bozena Sera, Jana Jiresova, Vladimir Scholtz, Jaroslav Julak, Josef Khun
Summary: This article focuses on the use of non-thermal plasma to break down seed dormancy in black locust seeds. The treated seeds showed eroded surfaces, increased oxygen content, and higher hydrophilicity compared to untreated seeds. Additionally, the treated seeds had higher water absorption and significantly improved germination and seedling development compared to the control group. These findings demonstrate that non-thermal plasma can effectively break dormancy in black locust seeds.
Article
Forestry
Szymon Bijak, Hubert Lachowicz
Summary: This study found that tree age has a significant impact on various wood properties of black locust, with older trees exhibiting higher values of these attributes. In contrast, the effect of tree diameter was less pronounced, with no significant impact found for certain parameters. Overall, the highest technical quality wood was found in the youngest trees, surpassing native Polish tree species such as oak or beech.
Article
Forestry
Yuhan Sun, Ruiyang Hu, Li Dong, Xiuyu Li, Zijie Zhang, Qi Guo, Sen Cao, Jiankang Li, Peiyao Han, Chao Han, Saleem Uddin, Cui Long, Yingming Fan, Yun Li
Summary: The study found that artificial controlled pollination of black locust without castration may have some issues. Experimental results showed that manual controlled pollination resulted in a large number of abortive and abnormal offspring. Introducing honeybees for controlled pollination may be a more feasible option.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tomas Rusnak, Andrej Halabuk, L'ubos Halada, Hubert Hilbert, Katarina Gerhatova
Summary: Recognition and mapping of invasive species, such as black locust, in small woody features are crucial for managing and protecting native species. This study demonstrates the utility of spatiotemporal compositing of Sentinel-2 products for accurately mapping black locust in agricultural landscapes. The results show that temporal aggregation of monthly composites stacked into seasonal time series datasets provides consistently high overall accuracies.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Wenbin Ding, Fei Wang, Jianqiao Han, Wenyan Ge, Chenyu Cong, Liqiang Deng
Summary: The study found that throughfall percentage decreases from the upper to the bottom of the canopy for black locust trees, while the horizontal distribution increases with distance from the trunk. Rainfall amount has a greater impact on throughfall than rainfall intensity and duration. Increasing leaf area index leads to a decrease in throughfall percentage.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Jessica Rebola-Lichtenberg, Peter Schall, Christian Ammer
Summary: The study analyzed the biomass yield of eight different poplar hybrids and black locust in mixed short rotation coppice after 5 years of rotation. The results showed that black locust benefited from mixed cropping, while poplars did not. The dominance and competitiveness of black locust led to poorer performance of all eight poplar genotypes.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY BIOENERGY
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Dorota Srodek, Oimahmad Rahmonov
Summary: The black locust, originally from North America, is introduced and considered invasive in Europe. This study investigated its chemical composition in different habitats in southern Poland. The results showed high levels of heavy metal contamination in the soils, with cadmium, lead, and zinc being the main pollutants. The leaves of black locust were found to be the primary carrier of potentially toxic elements. The study suggests that black locusts have the potential to be used for urban greening and ecosystem restoration in polluted areas.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Md Omar Sharif, Dong-Jun Kim, Cheoul-Soon Jang, Ashim Sikdar, Chang-Seob Shin
Summary: This study found that when black locust plants are grown in coal mine soil, bacterial inoculation and fertilization can significantly increase the nitrogen content in the soil and promote plant growth. Therefore, black locust could be a good option for the reclamation of degraded coal mine soil.
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
(2021)
