Claim · model-written summary
The authors infer moderate acidity suffices to trigger resin biosynthesis and release.
- Taxon
- Pinus pinaster
Pinus pinastert0 - Treatment
- moderate aciditye0
- Outcome
- resin biosynthesis and releasee0
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Verbatim
e0“moderate acidity is sufficient to trigger resin biosynthesis and release”
t0“Pinus pinaster”
Title
Toward Safer Resin Tapping: Assessing Alternative Chemical Stimulants for Pinus pinaster
Faustino Rubio Pérez; Aida Rodríguez-García; Santiago Michavila; et al. Forests 2025. doi:10.3390/f16050849
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Intervention effect Citric acid stimulation released about 50% more resin.
- Intervention effect Ethrel yielded resin amounts similar to the traditional paste.
- Intervention effect Salicylic acid yielded resin amounts similar to the traditional paste.
- Intervention effect All stimulants reduced seedling growth.
- Intervention effect Midday water potential did not differ significantly across stimulants.
- Intervention effect Stomatal conductance did not differ significantly across stimulants.
- Association Internal resin accumulation correlated strongly with total resin production.
- Association Resin canal density correlated strongly with total resin production.
- Intervention effect More acidic pastes tended to cause xylem damage.
- Intervention effect More acidic pastes tended to cause resin retention.
- Recommendation The authors propose citric acid as a safer alternative to conventional stimulants.