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Abiotic DisordersRead Chapter 9
• OBJECTIVES OF ABIOTIC DISEASES
• At the end of this section students should be able to:
• 1) Know and understand the types of tree injuries caused by abiotic disorders
• 2) Be able to discern the difference between abiotic and biotic diseases
• 3) Understand the patterns of abiotic injuries and how they occur• 4) Know what the major air pollutants are and how they influence
forest ecosystems• 5) Understand how air pollutants are dispersed in the atmosphere• 6) Understand the influence of nutrient deficiencies and toxicities on
tree health• 7) Be familiar with patterns of injuries caused by animals
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• Pattern of injuries
Temperature & Moisture Disorders
- High Temperatures
• Heat Defoliation
• Sunscald
• Winter Sunscald
• Heat Injury
• Birch Dieback
Temperature & Moisture Disorders
• Low Temperatures
• Frost Injury
• Frost Crack
• Frost shake
Temperature & Moisture Disorders
Water Deficiencies
• Drought
• Winter Browning / Winter Drying / Red Belt
Temperature & Moisture Disorders
• Water Excesses
• Nutrient Deficiencies & Imbalances– Iron Chlorosis
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• Herbicide & Chemical Disorders
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• Mechanical Injuries
- Weather Events
- Animal Damage
- Construction / Landscaping
Porcupine Damage Mouse / Mole / Vole Damage
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• AIR POLLUTION
– Types of Air Pollutants• Primary Pollutants
• Secondary Pollutants
• Acid Rain
• Excess Nitrogen
AIR POLLUTION
Primary Pollutants
• Sulfur Dioxide - SO2
• Hydrogen Fluorides - HF
AIR POLLUTION
Secondary pollutants - Ozone O3
NO2 + sunlight = NO + O
O + O2 = O3
NO + O2 = NO3
NO3 + O2 = NO2 + O3
NO2 and O3 in the atmosphere = SMOG
Secondary pollutants
PAN - Peroxyacetyl nitrate
NO + CH3-OH + Sunlight = CH3-COONO2
AIR POLLUTION
Secondary Pollutants
• Acid Rain
SO2 + H2O = H2SO4
CO2 + H2O = H2CO3
AIR POLLUTION
Secondary Pollutants
• Excess Nitrogen
NO + H2O = NHO3
AIR POLLUTION
• Dispersion of Air Pollutants
Damage Caused by Air Pollutants
• Sulfur dioxide
• Hydrogen fluoride
Air pollution
Damage Caused by Air Pollutants
• Ozone
• PAN
Air pollution
• Management of Air Pollutants
• Elimination of the source
• The use of resistant plant varieties
• The use of chemical protectants
• Forecasting air pollution episodes
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• QUESTIONS TO ANSWER FOR ABIOTIC DISEASES:
1) Describe the general patterns of injury produced by abiotic factors.
2) Describe the steps necessary for you to tell if a tree had insect damage, a biological disease, a non-biological disease or animal damage.
3) Describe how temperature and moisture excesses influence tree health.
4) What nutrient deficiencies are most likely to occur in forest trees?
5) What are the three main sources of air pollutants affecting forests?
6) What do sulfur dioxide and ozone do to plants?7) How does acid precipitation and excess nitrogen deposition
influence forests?