IMPACT OF DEICING SALTS UPON THE ENDOMYCORRHIZAE OF ROADSIDE SUGAR MAPLES

To evaluate the effects of deicing salts upon the endomycorrhizae of sugar maples (Acer saccharum Marsh.) root, soil, and leaf samples were examined from 44 roadside trees in Connecticut. Progressively greater dieback was significantly correlated with a decrease in endomycorrhizae, an increased depth to viable roots,and increased Na and chloride in roots and in the soil of the rhizosphere. Salt damage on sugar maple is attributed to a progressive root destruction as annual salt applications continue and an increasing top dieback as the diminishing root system is unable to sustain the top. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  Soil Science Society of America

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• Authors:
  • Guttay, AJR
• Conference:
  • Soil Science Society of America, Proceedings
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 952-954
• Serial:
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deicing chemicals; Loss and damage; Roadside; Roots; Soils; Trees
• Old TRIS Terms: Roots (Plants)
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148865
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM