Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31298/sl.149.1-2.3
Microelements variability in needles of natural populations of Picea omorika
Biljana M. Nikolić
; Institute of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
*
Jelena Božović
; Institute of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Dalibor Ballian
; University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Forestry, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Saša Eremija
; Institute of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Zorica S. Mitić
; University of Niš, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Niš, Serbia
Marija S. Marković
; Institute of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Nevena Čule
; Institute of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
This is the first study of microelement variability in needles of seven natural populations of Picea omorika (Panč.) Purkyně from Serbia. Seven essential, three usefull, and six toxic microelements were analysed by ICP-Spectrometer. Their range was as follows: Mn > Fe > Zn > Al > Na > B > Cu > Ni > Cr > Cd > Co. The microelements Mo, As, Hg, Pb and Se were detected in traces. The amounts of Al, B, Co, Cr and Na were recorded in P. omorika needles for the first time. Among usefull microelements the most abundant was Al, while among toxic it was Cr. The most southern population, Mileševka canyon, had the highest amounts of Zn, Cu, Ni, Co and Cd and the lowest values of B. Discriminant and cluster analyses visualized that this population also showed the greatest separation from all other populations. Further research could usefully explore factors that affect the endangerment of P. omorika in its natural habitats or prevent its natural regeneration.
Keywords
Serbian spruce, microelements, multivariate analyses, needles, population variability
Hrčak ID:
326571
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Publication date:
28.2.2025.
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