Claim · model-written summary
Okoubaka aubrevillei seedlings became hemiparasitic within six months beside Entandrophragma angolense seedlings.
- Taxon
- Okoubaka aubrevillei
Okoubaka aubrevilleit0 - Interactor
- Entandrophragma angolenseEntandrophragma angolensee0host
- Outcome
- became hemiparasitice0
- Value
- 6 monthse0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“O. aubrevillei seedlings became hemiparasitic within 6 months when grown next to seedlings of the tree species Entandrophragma angolense (Wei.) DC., Pericopsis elata (Harms) Van Meeuwen, Pterygota macrocarpa K. Schum., and Tieghemella heckelii Pierre ex Chev.”
t0“Okoubaka aubrevillei”
Title
Root hemiparasitism in a West African rainforest treeOkoubaka aubrevillei(Santalaceae)
E. M. VEENENDAAL; I. K. ABEBRESE; M. F. WALSH; et al. New Phytologist 1996. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1996.tb04366.x
Other claims from this paper (13)
- Observation Okoubaka aubrevillei has seeds averaging 101 g fresh mass.
- Observation Okoubaka aubrevillei seedlings accumulated biomass slowly.
- Observation Okoubaka aubrevillei seedlings became hemiparasitic beside Pericopsis elata seedlings.
- Observation Okoubaka aubrevillei seedlings became hemiparasitic beside Pterygota macrocarpa seedlings.
- Observation Okoubaka aubrevillei seedlings became hemiparasitic beside Tieghemella heckelii seedlings.
- Observation Pterygota macrocarpa was among the most infected hosts.
- Observation Pericopsis elata was among the most infected hosts.
- Observation Midday leaf water potential of Okoubaka aubrevillei was at least 2 MPa lower than that of host seedlings.
- Observation Stomatal conductance was low, reaching a maximum of 111 mmol m 2 s ‐1.
- Observation After one year hemiparasitism had no significant effect on Okoubaka aubrevillei growth.
- Observation After one year hemiparasitism had no significant effect on Okoubaka aubrevillei nutrient status.
- Observation The two most infected host species showed increased mortality or reduced growth.
- Observation Foliar element concentrations were unaffected in surviving host plants.