Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This paper presents a test of the influence of ethanol extracts of the leaves, bark, roots, and seeds of plants pseudofruits young and adult Hovenia dulcis Thunb. obtained by maceration and percolation methods on seed germination and early growth of seedlings of Parapitadenia rigida (Benth.) Brenan, in tests with four concentrations, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% over the control (0%). The material morphological Hovenia dulcis was obtained from homogeneous population of 2.8 ha, established in spacing of 5 x 5 m in the State Foundation for Agricultural Research - FEPAGRO Forest, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The concentrations considered 100% of the crude extract were prepared at 0.1 g of dry extract per mL of ethanol 95% pa. From the concentration of the more concentrated extracts (100% concentration) were obtained concentrations of 25%, 50% and 75%. For germination biotest, the substrates with P. rigida seeds were moistened with 0.302 ml / cell extracts at different concentrations, plus the control (0%) with distilled water also with 0.303 mL / cell. The experiment was conducted in four replications of 24 seeds (per cell) P. rigida distributed in containers with transparent substrates blotting paper cut into discs. The containers were kept in a climatic chamber BOD, with constant 12 h photoperiod, with ± 2 ° C isothermal in the 25th and irradiance of 45 μmol.ms-1 for five days. For the initial growth bioassays were performed four repetitions of 10 seeds (one per cell). After germination, seedlings were transplanted to containers with cells spaced substratratos vermiculite (60%) plus Plant-Max ® (40%), moistened with 3 ml / cell of all concentrations of the extracts were kept in air-conditioned camera BOD under the same conditions described for seed germination for 14 days. The extracts obtained from mature leaves of Hovenia dulcis by both methods of maceration and percolation in 100% concentration of the extracts that were most affected the percentage of germination of P. rigida, resulting in abnormal seedlings, although a decrease in percentage of germination from 50% concentration. At a concentration of 25% occurred in both the hormesis effect on radicle and hypocotyl of the seedlings. Bioassays for the initial growth of seedlings, mature root extracts, obtained by the two extraction methods were the most influenced the development of the radicle, hypocotyl and seedling dry weight of P. rigida, starting abnormalities and death of seedlings from the concentration of 50%. According to the results obtained it can be concluded that the species Hovenia dulcis cause allelopathic effects of extracts on germination and early growth of seedlings of Parapiptadenia rigida. / Este trabalho apresenta um ensaio da influência de extratos etanólicos das folhas, cascas, raízes, pseudofrutos e sementes de plantas jovens e adultas de Hovenia dulcis Thunb. obtidos pelos métodos de maceração e percolação sobre a germinação de sementes e crescimento inicial de plântulas de Parapitadenia rigida (Benth.) Brenan, em testes com quatro concentrações, 25%, 50%, 75% e 100% mais a testemunha (0%). O material morfológico de Hovenia dulcis foi obtido de povoamento homogêneo de 2,8 ha, implantado em espaçamentos de 5 x 5 m, na Fundação Estadual de Pesquisa Agropecuária FEPAGRO Floresta, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. As concentrações consideradas como 100% do extrato bruto foram preparadas na proporção de 0,1 g de extrato seco por mL de etanol p.a. 95%. A partir da concentração mais concentrada do extrato bruto (concentração de 100%) foram obtidas as concentrações de 25%, 50% e 75%. Para o bioteste de germinação, os substratos com as sementes de Parapiptadenia rigida foram umedecidos com 0,302 ml/célula com os extratos nas diferentes concentrações, mais a testemunha (0%) com água destilada também com 0,303 mL/célula. O experimento foi conduzido em quatro repetições de 24 sementes (por célula) de Parapiptadenia rigida distribuídas em recipientes transparentes com substratos de papel mataborrão recortados em discos. Os recipientes foram mantidos em câmara climatizada tipo BOD, com fotoperíodo constante de 12 h, com isotermal em 25o ±2oC e irradiância de 45 μmol.m.s-1 por cinco dias. Para os bioensaios de crescimento inicial foram feitas quatro repetições de 10 sementes (uma por célula). Após a germinação, as plântulas foram transplantadas para recipientes com células espaçadas em substratratos de vermiculita (60%) mais Plant-Max® (40%), umedecidos com 3 ml/célula de todas as concentrações dos extratos, mantidas em câmera climatizadas tipo BOD nas mesmas condições descritas para germinação das sementes, por 14 dias. Os extratos obtidos de folhas adultas de Hovenia dulcis tanto pelos métodos de maceração e percolação na concentração de 100% foram os extrativos que mais afetaram a percentagem de germinação de sementes de Parapiptadenia rigida, resultando em plântulas anormais, embora tenha sido observada redução da percentagem de germinação a partir da concentração de 50%. Na concentração de 25% ocorreu efeito de hormese tanto no hipocótilo como na radícula das plântulas. Para os bioensaios de crescimento inicial das plântulas, os extratos da raiz adulta, obtidos pelos dois métodos de extração, foram os que mais influenciaram no desenvolvimento da radícula, do hipocótilo e da massa seca das plântulas de Parapiptadenia rigida, iniciando anormalidades e morte das plântulas a partir da concentração de 50%. De acordo com os resultados obtidos pode-se concluir que a espécie Hovenia dulcis causa efeito alelopático de extratos na germinação e crescimento inicial de plântulas de Parapiptadenia rigida.

It is widely accepted that allelopathy is not only significant, but more or less singular, in the inhibition of understory vegetation in California Eucalyptus globulus (blue gum) plantations. However, there is no published documentation of allelopathy by blue gums against California native species. Here, we present evidence that germination and early seedling growth of five California native species are not inhibited by chemical extracts of blue gum foliage, either at naturally-occurring or artificially concentrated levels. In the greenhouse, seeds were germinated in field-collected soil from mature blue gum plantations and the adjacent native, coastal scrub communities. In petri plates, seeds of native species were germinated in the presence of concentrated volatile and water-soluble compounds from fresh foliage of blue gum, coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) as a negative control, or white sage (Salvia apiana) as a positive control, or in a water control. In the greenhouse, blue gum soil supported germination and early seedling growth of native species equal to or better than coastal scrub soil. In the lab, germination of native species was not inhibited when grown in the presence of volatile compounds from blue gum foliage, compared to the native control (coast live oak) or the neutral water control. Germination of three out of five native species tested was not inhibited in the presence of water-soluble compounds from blue gum foliage, compared to coast live oak or the water control. Our results contradict the long-standing paradigm that blue gums are toxic to California natives, which may have significant implications for management and restoration of land historically occupied by blue gum plantations.

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Invasive plants can displace native species, deteriorate native forest, and change plant communities and ecosystem functions. Native plant populations are fundamentally impacted by invasive species because of the interactions between invasive species and native plants. This study focuses on understanding the extent, mechanisms and consequences of interaction between a non-indigenous invader Ailanthus altissima and its functionally similar native species Robinia pseudoacacia in the Mid-Appalachian region, from an individual scale to a regional scale. These two subject species are common and coexist in early-successional eastern deciduous forest. The interactions between these two common species are important to community structure and canopy tree regeneration. To address the type and extent of interactions of these two species, a greenhouse experiment utilizing various species proportions, nutrient levels and seed sources was performed. In addition, a common-garden experiment with various species densities and proportions over three consecutive growing seasons was performed in a more natural condition than that of the greenhouse experiment. We found at the seedling stage, the dominant interaction was competition, and R. pseudoacacia was the winner both above- and belowground. The allelopathic compounds of A. altissima may have inhibited nodulation of R. pseudoacacia. Ailanthus altissima seedlings from its native region had slightly stronger competitive abilities compared with the seedlings from its invaded range. In the common garden experiment, R. pseudoacacia plants grew quicker than A. altissima, but A. altissima inhibited the growth of R. pseudoacacia by interspecific competition. The negative impact of A. altissima on R. pseudoacacia became larger as time progressed. To assess the community-level consequences of the two species, we conducted a forest mapping and a complete target-tree-based forest survey, and analyzed regional-scale data from the Forest Inventory Analysis Data Base. The two target species were significantly associated with themselves and with each other. Community species composition and diversity were significantly different across sites. A negative impact of both species on the understory community diversity and tree regeneration at the neighborhood scale was detected; while at a regional level, tree diversity in the FIA plots with either A. altissima or R. pseudoacacia was higher than the reference plots. / Ph. D.

<p>Ispitivan je hemijski sastav etarskih ulja i vodenih ekstrakata tri vrste samoniklih biljaka familije Lamiaceae:&nbsp;<em> Satureja montana&nbsp;</em>L.,&nbsp; <em>Salvia sclarea&nbsp;</em>L.,<em>&nbsp; Clinopodium menthifolium</em>&nbsp; Host. Pored toga, ispitano je delovanje vodenih ekstrakata na korovske i ratarsko-povrtarske biljke, insekte i mikroorganizme, kao i etarskih ulja na insekte.<br />Potvrđeno je da ispitivane vrste imaju insekticidno dejstvoi da nemaju uticaj na rast korisnih mikroorganizama prisutnih u zemlji&scaron;tu.</p> / <p>The chemical composition of essential oils and aqueous extracts of three types of self-seeding plants of the Lamiaceae family are examined. Apart from the composition, the effects of aqueous extracts on weed and vegetable plants, insects and&nbsp; microorganisms are examined. The effects of essential oils on insects are also examined. Insecticidal activity of examined plants is confirmed. It is also confirmed that the examined plants have no effect on the growth of useful microorganisms present in the soil.</p>

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This study attempted to clarify the following issues: species of Myrtaceae family present in the cerrado (Brazilian savanna) exhibit allelopathic potential? There is a similar allelopathic response within genera? Among the active species, which is most promising for starting a bioprospecting? Some of these species has potential as a herbicide for use in agroforestry or organic production of food? To answer these questions were conducted experiments of seed germination and seedling growth of target species cultivated and weedy, and chemical extraction of active compounds in leaves of Myrcia tomentosa. The leaves of Blepharocalyx salicifolius, Campomanesia pubescens, Eugenia bimarginata, Eugenia klotzschiana, Eugenia myrcianthes, Eugenia punicifolia, Myrcia bella, Myrcia lingua, Myrcia multiflora, Myrcia splendens, Myrcia tomentosa, Psidium australe, Psidium cinereum, Psidium laruotteanum and Psidium rufum were collected , cleaned, crushed and stored in plastic bags until use. In the first stage, were carried out the germination and growth bioassays using aqueous extracts of leaf in a concentration of 10% (w / v). We selected three target species, Lactuca sativa and Solanum lycopersicum, both eudicotyledonous and a monocotyledonous Allium cepa. The extracts were applied to all Myrtaceae species compared with the control (distilled water). In the second phase, bioassays were carried out using aqueous extracts of leaves at concentrations of 5 and 10% (w / v). We selected as target species three weeds Euphorbia heterophylla, Echinochloa crus-galli and Ipomoea grandifolia. The leaf extracts of B. salicifolius, M. multiflora, M. splendens and M. tomentosa were compared to negative control (distilled water) and positive (herbicide Oxyfluorfen). In the third stage were carried out biotests germination, growth, and coleoptile of wheat (Triticum aestivum) to direct chemical extraction of active compounds of M. tomentosa. The extractions were carried out using dried leaves powdered and organic solvents of different polarity, the extracts were fractionated using chromatographic column and purified by HPLC. The isolated and purified compounds were identified in RMN13C and RMN1H, by comparison of spectra. The results showed that aqueous extracts of twelve out of fifteen donor species evaluated showed allelopathic activity and each species showed a distinct behavior regarding the allelopathic activity, no grouping by taxonomic proximity. Evaluating the four species most active on weeds species, was detected the potential and efficiency of the extracts, since these were more toxic to weeds species than the herbicide. The leaf extracts of M. tomentosa stood out for demonstrating high activity even at low concentrations, so was chemical extraction from powdered of leaves of M. tomentosa were isolated two compounds from the ethyl acetate extract: juglanin and avicularin, the difference between ix both is the presence of one hydroxyl attached to carbon 3' in avicularin molecule, this difference has an phytotoxic effect more pronounced in the juglanin. This paper is the first report of the presence of the flavonoids kaempferol (juglanin) and quercetin (avicularin) in species of Myrtaceae of cerrado (Brazilian savanna) and gave foundation for future studies on bioprospecting of the M. tomentosa, which did not find any reports of allelopathic studies, fractionation and identification of chemical compounds. / Os vegetais liberam metabolitos primarios e secundarios no ambiente que podem influenciar no desenvolvimento da vegetacao adjacente, este fenomeno de interferencia e denominado alelopatia. E reconhecida como um processo ecologico importante, pois interfere na estrutura, distribuicao, composicao e dinamica de comunidades vegetais. Estudos sobre interacoes alelopaticas podem ser uteis na busca por fitotoxinas naturais, produzidas por plantas ou microrganismos a serem empregados como herbicidas naturais, mais especificos e menos prejudiciais ao ambiente. De acordo com inventario floristico realizado pelo IBGE a familia Myrtaceae e uma das principais em riqueza e diversidade no ecossistema de cerrado. Assim, este trabalho tentou esclarecer as seguintes questoes: especies da familia Myrtaceae presentes no cerrado apresentam potencial alelopatico? Existe semelhanca na resposta alelopatica dentro dos generos? Dentre as especies ativas, qual a mais promissora para se iniciar uma bioprospeccao? Alguma dessas especies apresenta potencial para utilizacao como herbicida em sistemas agroflorestais ou de producao organica de alimentos? Para responder essas perguntas foram realizados bioensaios de germinacao de diasporos e crescimento de plantulas, de especies alvo cultivadas e infestantes de cultura, e extracao quimica de compostos ativos em folhas de Myrcia tomentosa. As folhas maduras de Blepharocalyx salicifolius, Campomanesia pubescens, Eugenia bimarginata, Eugenia klotzschiana, Eugenia myrcianthes, Eugenia punicifolia, Myrcia bella, Myrcia lingua, Myrcia multiflora, Myrcia splendens, Myrcia tomentosa, Psidium australe, Psidium cinereum, Psidium laruotteanum e Psidium rufum foram coletadas, higienizadas, trituradas e armazenadas em embalagens plasticas ate a utilizacao. Na primeira etapa, os bioensaios de germinacao e crescimento, foram efetuados utilizando-se extratos aquosos de po de folhas em concentracao de 10% (p/v). Como especies receptoras foram selecionadas duas eudicotiledoneas Lactuca sativa e Solanum lycopersicum e, uma monocotiledonea Allium cepa, nas quais foram aplicados os extratos de todas as especies de Myrtaceae comparadas ao controle (agua destilada). Na segunda etapa, os bioensaios foram efetuados utilizando-se extratos aquosos de po de folhas em concentracao de 5 e 10% (p/v). Como especies receptoras foram selecionadas as infestantes de cultura Euphorbia heterophylla, Echinochloa crus-galli e Ipomoea grandifolia, nas quais foram aplicados os extratos de folhas de B. salicifolius, M. multiflora, M. splendens e M. tomentosa, comparadas ao controle negativo (agua destilada) e ao positivo (herbicida Oxifluorfem). Na terceira etapa, foram efetuados biotestes de germinacao, crescimento e de coleoptilo de trigo para direcionar a extracao quimica de compostos ativos de M. tomentosa. Para tanto as extracoes foram feitas empregando-se o po de folhas e os solventes organicos de diferentes polaridades. Os extratos foram fracionados em coluna cromatografica e purificados em CLAE. Os compostos isolados e purificados foram identificados em RMN13C e RMN1H, por comparacao de espectros. Os resultados mostraram que extratos aquosos de doze das quinze especies doadoras avaliadas apresentaram atividade alelopatica e cada especie demonstrou comportamento distinto em relacao a atividade alelopatica, nao houve agrupamento por proximidade taxonomica. Avaliando as quatro especies mais ativas sobre especies invasoras, constatou-se o potencial e a eficiencia dos extratos, uma vez que estes foram mais fitotoxicos as especies invasoras que o herbicida. O extrato foliar de M. tomentosa destacou-se por demonstrar elevada atividade mesmo em baixa concentracao, assim foi realizada a extracao quimica do po folhas desta especie. Foram isolados dois compostos do extrato acetato de etila: juglanina e avicularina, o que as diferencia e a hidroxila ligada ao carbono 3 na molecula de avicularina, esta diferenca produziu efeito fitotoxico mais acentuado da molecula de vii juglanina. O presente trabalho relatou pela primeira vez a presenca dos flavonoides kaempferol (juglanina) e quercetina (avicularina) em uma especie de Myrtaceae do cerrado e deu embasamento para futuros estudos relativos a bioprospeccao da especie Myrcia tomentosa, da qual nao se encontrou nenhum relato de estudos alelopaticos, fracionamento e identificacao de compostos quimicos.

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The experiment was conducted in a protected environment, considering four soil fertility managements (with calcium and magnesium silicate and fertilization; with limestone and fertilization; without correction of acidity, but with fertilization; without correction of acidity and without fertilization) and five arrangements competition between Zea mays and the weeds Brachiaria brizantha, Ipomoea grandifolia, Conyza canadensis, Bidens pilosa and Hyptis suaveolens, addition of species in monoculture and soils without plants. The coexistence of corn with weeds caused average reductions of 43.9%, 39.8% and 41.9% in dry matter of shoot, root and total culture, respectively. Under interference of B. brizantha, the corn had reductions exceeding 50% in the content of all macronutrients, being this weed the most damaging to the culture. Additionally, B. brizantha and B. pilosa in competition with corn stood out among the other weeds and has high ability to extract and use macronutrients in the four soil conditions. There was a tendency of reduction of microbial biomass carbon (MBC) in soils that receive were not correction acidity. B. pilosa and the arrangement formed by Z. mays and B. brizantha, showed high values of MBC, regardless of soil management. Low biological activity was observed in soil without acidity correction and without fertilization. In soil with calcium and magnesium silicate and maize plants in monoculture, the metabolic quotient (qCO2) was higher than the value observed with the weeds in monoculture and in competition arrangements, suggesting greater susceptibility of this system for carbon losses. Z. mays in competition with H. suaveolens was the arrangement that had greater preservation of organic matter (<qCO2) in the four soils. The weeds showed different competitive abilities causing reductions in the dry matter and nutrients accumulation in the corn plants, and showed distinct potential for nutrient cycling, depending on soil condition. Calcium and magnesium silicate and limestone did not differ in the weed interference on the dry biomass of corn plants, being the influence of these sources variable on nutrient accumulation by plants in monoculture or under interference. The microbial biomass and activity were altered by plant species, interference and managements of soil fertility. The manipulation of soil microorganisms may be a strategy used by corn and, or the weeds to minimize the competition in a given soil. / A habilidade competitiva das culturas e das plantas daninhas está relacionada à utilização eficiente dos recursos do meio na qual se encontram. No entanto, pode também estar relacionada com as associações dessas espécies com a microbiota do solo e a capacidade de alterá-la para minimizar a interferência. Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar os efeitos da interferência de cinco plantas daninhas no acúmulo de matéria seca e no conteúdo relativo de macronutrientes de plantas de milho, bem como a biomassa e a atividade microbiana associada às plantas daninhas e de milho em monocultivo e em competição, em solos com diferentes manejos de fertilidade. O experimento foi realizado em casa de vegetação, considerando-se como primeiro fator quatro manejos de fertilidade do solo (com silicato de cálcio e magnésio e adubação; com calcário e adubação; sem correção de acidez, mas com adubação; sem correção de acidez e sem adubação) e como segundo fator cinco arranjos de competição entre Zea mays e as plantas daninhas Brachiaria brizantha, Ipomoea grandifolia, Conyza canadensis, Hyptis suaveolens e Bidens pilosa, acrescido das seis espécies em monocultivo e de solo sem cultivo. A convivência do milho com plantas daninhas provocou reduções médias de 43,9%, 39,8% e 41,9% na massa da matéria seca da parte aérea, do sistema radicular e total da cultura, respectivamente. Sob interferência de B. brizantha, o milho apresentou reduções superiores a 50% no conteúdo de todos os macronutrientes, sendo esta a planta daninha mais danosa a cultura. Adicionalmente, B. brizantha e B. pilosa em competição com o milho se destacaram entre as demais plantas daninhas, apresentando elevada habilidade de extração e utilização de macronutrientes nas quatro condições de solo. Observou-se tendência de redução do carbono da biomassa microbina (CBM) nos solos que não tiveram correção de acidez. B. pilosa e o arranjo formado por Z. mays e B. brinzantha, independente do solo, apresentaram elevados valores de CBM. Baixa atividade biológica foi verificada no solo sem correção de acidez e sem adubação. No solo corrigido com silicato de cálcio e magnésio e cultivado com milho livre de interferência, o quociente metabólico (qCO2) foi maior do que com as plantas daninhas em monocultivo e arranjos de competição, sugerindo maior suscetibilidade desse sistema a perdas de carbono. Z. mays em competição com H. suaveolens mostrou ser o sistema misto mais conservativo da matéria orgânica (<qCO2) nos quatro manejos de fertilidade do solo. As plantas daninhas apresentaram não só habilidades competitivas distintas, provocando reduções consideráveis no acúmulo de matéria seca e nutrientes das plantas de milho, como também potencial diferenciado para ciclagem dos nutrientes estudados, a depender da condição de solo. Silicato de cálcio e magnésio e calcário não diferiram quanto à interferência das plantas daninhas sobre o acúmulo de biomassa seca das plantas de milho, sendo variável a influência dessas fontes sobre o acúmulo de nutrientes pelas plantas em monocultivo ou sob interferência. A biomassa e atividade microbiana foram alteradas pelas espécies de plantas, pela convivência e pelos manejos de fertilidade do solo, e a manipulação dos microrganismos do solo pode ser uma estratégia utilizada pela cultura do milho e, ou pelas plantas daninhas para minimizar a competição em determinado ambiente.

Lors de ce travail de thèse nous avons adopté une approche fonctionnelle de la dynamique forestière méditerranéenne. L'objectif principal est de comprendre comment les réponses fonctionnelles à la disponibilité de la lumière et aux interactions biotiques vont conditionner la régénération des trois principales espèces impliquées dans cette dynamique : Pinus halepensis, Quercus ilex, Quercus pubescens. Une première expérimentation en pots a été menée en conditions contrôlées afin de déterminer progressivement : les différences de stratégies d'acclimations à l'ombre du pin d'Alep et du chêne pubescent, les compromis fonctionnels et les limites ontogéniques et nutritionnelles de ces stratégies, et l'impact de l'allélopathie et de la compétition sur cette réponse à l'ombre. Une expérimentation de terrain a ensuite permis de créer un gradient d'éclaircie dans une pinède de pin d'Alep, pour comprendre les principaux effets positifs et négatifs de la canopée sur les facteurs abiotiques et le développement du chêne pubescent et du chêne vert à différentes échelles de temps. Les résultats obtenus montrent que le pin d'Alep présente une stratégie d'évitement de l'ombre par une forte réponse plastique qui implique des compromis fonctionnels, des coûts nutritionnels élevés, et un temps d'expression limité. Cette stratégie présente un désavantage dans le cas d'une régénération sous canopée. A l'inverse, le chêne pubescent montre une stratégie plus conservatrice grâce à une réponse plastique à l'ombre limitée, mais une forte sensibilité aux interactions plantes-plantes. En conditions naturelles, le chêne pubescent et le chêne vert en régénération présentent des réponses différentes au gradient d'éclaircie de la canopée, le chêne pubescent montrant cette fois ci une moins forte tolérance à l'ombre. Cette thèse permet de mettre en évidence les liens entre limites fonctionnelles de la plasticité phénotypique, tolérance à l'ombre, et réussite d'installation sous couvert forestier. / During this work we studied the Mediterranean forest dynamic through a functional approach. Our main goal consisted to know how functional responses to light availability and biotic interactions determine the regeneration of three main species involved in this dynamic : Pinus halepensis, Quercus ilex and Quercus pubescens.A nursery experiment was set up to determine specific shade acclimatation strategies of the Aleppo pine and the Downy oak, functional tradeoffs and nutritional and ontogenetic limits of these stratgies, and the competitive and allélopathic impact on the shade induced response.Then a field experiment was set up to make a light gradient in an Aleppo pins pinewood in order to know the main positive and negative canopy effects on abiotic factors and oak seedlings development at different scales of time. Results showed that Aleppo pine exhibits a shade avoiding strategy through a strong plastic response involving functional tradeoffs, high nutritional costs, and time-limited expression. This strategy is considered as maladaptive in case of regeneration under unovercome forest canopy. Reversly, the downy oak shows a more conservative strategy through a limited plastic response to shade but a strong vulnerability to plant-plant interactions. In field conditions, Quercus pubescens and Quercus ilex seedlings showed different responses to the canopy cover, with a fewer shade tolerance in Quercus pubescens. This work help to highlight relationships between functional limits of phenotypic plasticity, shade tolerance, and regenerative success in Aleppo pine understory.

réalisé en cotutelle avec la Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar. / Le pois chiche (Cicer arietinum L.) a l’avantage de pouvoir assimiler l'azote atmosphérique grâce à son association symbiotique avec des bactéries du genre Mesorhizobium. Malgré cet effet bénéfique sur les systèmes culturaux, le pois chiche réduit parfois la productivité du blé qui la suit. Cet effet négatif du pois chiche pourrait provenir d’une réaction allélopathique à ses exsudats racinaires ou résidus, ou de changements inopportuns dans la communauté microbienne du sol induits par la plante. L'amélioration des interactions symbiotiques du pois chiche pourrait améliorer la performance économique et environnementale des systèmes culturaux basés sur le blé. L’objectif à long terme de ce travail est d'améliorer l’influence du pois chiches sur son environnement biologique et sur la productivité du système cultural. À court terme, nous voulons 1) vérifier l'effet des champignons endophytes sur la performance de cultivars de pois chiche de type desi et kabuli, particulièrement en conditions de stress hydrique, ainsi que sur celle d’une culture subséquente de blé dur, 2) identifier des cultivars de pois chiche capables d’améliorer la qualité biologique de sols cultivés, 3) vérifier que des composés biologiquement actifs sont présents dans les racines des différents cultivars de pois chiches et 4) définir la nature de l’activité (stimulation ou inhibition) des ces composés sur les champignons endomycorhiziens à arbuscules (CMA), qui sont des microorganismes bénéfiques du sol reconnus. L’inoculation du pois chiche avec des champignons endophytes indigènes en serre a augmenté la tolérance à la sécheresse du cultivar de type kabuli à feuille simple CDC Xena et amélioré la nutrition azotée et phosphatée d’un cultivar de type desi, cv. CDC Nika, cultivé en conditions de stress hydrique. La germination des graines de blé dur fut meilleure lorsque celles-ci étaient semées dans les débris de pois chiche inoculé de type kabuli. Le sol dans lequel le génotype de pois chiche à feuille simple CDC Xena fut cultivé mais duquel tout le matériel végétal de pois chiche fut retiré a fortement inhibé la germination des semences de blé dur, ce qui suggère un effet des exsudats racinaires sur la communauté microbienne du sol associée à cette variété de pois chiche. En champ, les cultivars de pois chiche ont influencé différemment la composition des communautés de champignons de la rhizosphère. Les espèces de champignons pathogènes étaient infréquentes et les espèces saprotrophiques et de CMA étaient fréquentes dans la zone des racines du cultivar de type desi CDC Anna. L’effet des composés contenus dans les fractions séparées par HPLC et solubles en solution de méthanol à 25% et 50% de l’extrait racinaire de ce cultivar sur la germination de spores de CMA a été testé in vitro. Les deux espèces de CMA utilisées ont répondu différemment à l’exposition aux composés testés, révélant un mécanisme impliqué dans l’association préférentielle entre les plantes hôtes et les CMA qui leurs sont associés. Nous concluons que le génotype de pois chiche influence la composition de la communauté microbienne qui lui est associée et que cette influence est reliée au moins en partie aux molécules bioactives produites par les racines de la plante. D’autre part, la productivité du pois chiche et de la culture subséquente pourrait être favorisée par la manipulation de leurs champignons endophytes par inoculation. / Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) has the ability to bring free N into cropping systems, but is only a fair rotation crop, leading to lower yield in following wheat crops, as compared to medic, vetch or lentil. The negative effects of a chickpea plant on the following wheat crops could come from chickpea root exudates, their residues or their influence on the soil microbial community. The identification of chickpea cultivars best able to promote soil biological quality and the growth of a subsequent crop in rotation will help farmers in selecting better crop rotations and, thus, will improve crop management in soil zone growing chickpea. The global objective of this research is to improve the fitness of chickpea crops to their biological environment and to improve the ability of the plant to enhance soil biological quality. The specific objectives were (1) to verify that the productivity of chickpea and subsequent crops could be promoted through the inoculation by some indigenous endophytic fungi particularly under drought stress conditions (2) to verify the existence of variation in the rhizospheric associations of field-grown chickpea, as it is a necessary condition for the selection of genotypes with improved compatibility with beneficial microorganisms. (3) to identify the biologically active compounds present in the root extracts of chickpea cultivars with contrasting phenotypes, and assess their effect on beneficial and pathogenic soil microorganisms. The greenhouse experiments show that inoculation with indigenous endophytes increased drought tolerance of the unifoliate Kabuli chickpea CDC Xena and the N and P nutrition of the drought stressed Desi chickpea CDC Nika. Inoculation of both Kabuli chickpea varieties with indigenous endophytes improved wheat seeds germination in tissues amended soil. Residue-free soil previously growing the unifoliate Kabuli chickpea CDC Xena strongly inhibited durum seed germination suggesting an effect of root exudates on the soil microbial community, with this Kabuli chickpea variety. In a field experiment, the fungal diversity in cultivated Prairie dryland appeared to host a large array of fungal groups known to reduced plant nutrient, water and biotic stresses, and chickpea genotypes influenced differently the composition and biomass of the soil microbial community. The Desi chickpea CDC Anna was associated with high diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and culturable fungi, favored the proliferation of soil bacteria and fungal genus hosting biocontrol agents, and developed high AM root colonization level, as compared to the three Kabuli genotypes examined. The HPLC fractions of the roots of chickpea cultivar CDC Anna were recovered and the effects of these fractions on AM fungal spore germination were assayed in multi-well plates. Root extract fractions affect in a different ways the percentage of spores’ germination of Glomus etunicatum and Gigaspora Rosea. We concluded that the genotype of chickpea plants influences the composition of the associated microbial community, and this influence may be related to molecular signals produced by the plants. Furthermore, the productivity of chickpea and subsequent crops could be promoted through the inoculation with indigenous endophytic fungi.

Le pois chiche (Cicer arietinum L.) a l’avantage de pouvoir assimiler l'azote atmosphérique grâce à son association symbiotique avec des bactéries du genre Mesorhizobium. Malgré cet effet bénéfique sur les systèmes culturaux, le pois chiche réduit parfois la productivité du blé qui la suit. Cet effet négatif du pois chiche pourrait provenir d’une réaction allélopathique à ses exsudats racinaires ou résidus, ou de changements inopportuns dans la communauté microbienne du sol induits par la plante. L'amélioration des interactions symbiotiques du pois chiche pourrait améliorer la performance économique et environnementale des systèmes culturaux basés sur le blé. L’objectif à long terme de ce travail est d'améliorer l’influence du pois chiches sur son environnement biologique et sur la productivité du système cultural. À court terme, nous voulons 1) vérifier l'effet des champignons endophytes sur la performance de cultivars de pois chiche de type desi et kabuli, particulièrement en conditions de stress hydrique, ainsi que sur celle d’une culture subséquente de blé dur, 2) identifier des cultivars de pois chiche capables d’améliorer la qualité biologique de sols cultivés, 3) vérifier que des composés biologiquement actifs sont présents dans les racines des différents cultivars de pois chiches et 4) définir la nature de l’activité (stimulation ou inhibition) des ces composés sur les champignons endomycorhiziens à arbuscules (CMA), qui sont des microorganismes bénéfiques du sol reconnus. L’inoculation du pois chiche avec des champignons endophytes indigènes en serre a augmenté la tolérance à la sécheresse du cultivar de type kabuli à feuille simple CDC Xena et amélioré la nutrition azotée et phosphatée d’un cultivar de type desi, cv. CDC Nika, cultivé en conditions de stress hydrique. La germination des graines de blé dur fut meilleure lorsque celles-ci étaient semées dans les débris de pois chiche inoculé de type kabuli. Le sol dans lequel le génotype de pois chiche à feuille simple CDC Xena fut cultivé mais duquel tout le matériel végétal de pois chiche fut retiré a fortement inhibé la germination des semences de blé dur, ce qui suggère un effet des exsudats racinaires sur la communauté microbienne du sol associée à cette variété de pois chiche. En champ, les cultivars de pois chiche ont influencé différemment la composition des communautés de champignons de la rhizosphère. Les espèces de champignons pathogènes étaient infréquentes et les espèces saprotrophiques et de CMA étaient fréquentes dans la zone des racines du cultivar de type desi CDC Anna. L’effet des composés contenus dans les fractions séparées par HPLC et solubles en solution de méthanol à 25% et 50% de l’extrait racinaire de ce cultivar sur la germination de spores de CMA a été testé in vitro. Les deux espèces de CMA utilisées ont répondu différemment à l’exposition aux composés testés, révélant un mécanisme impliqué dans l’association préférentielle entre les plantes hôtes et les CMA qui leurs sont associés. Nous concluons que le génotype de pois chiche influence la composition de la communauté microbienne qui lui est associée et que cette influence est reliée au moins en partie aux molécules bioactives produites par les racines de la plante. D’autre part, la productivité du pois chiche et de la culture subséquente pourrait être favorisée par la manipulation de leurs champignons endophytes par inoculation. / Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) has the ability to bring free N into cropping systems, but is only a fair rotation crop, leading to lower yield in following wheat crops, as compared to medic, vetch or lentil. The negative effects of a chickpea plant on the following wheat crops could come from chickpea root exudates, their residues or their influence on the soil microbial community. The identification of chickpea cultivars best able to promote soil biological quality and the growth of a subsequent crop in rotation will help farmers in selecting better crop rotations and, thus, will improve crop management in soil zone growing chickpea. The global objective of this research is to improve the fitness of chickpea crops to their biological environment and to improve the ability of the plant to enhance soil biological quality. The specific objectives were (1) to verify that the productivity of chickpea and subsequent crops could be promoted through the inoculation by some indigenous endophytic fungi particularly under drought stress conditions (2) to verify the existence of variation in the rhizospheric associations of field-grown chickpea, as it is a necessary condition for the selection of genotypes with improved compatibility with beneficial microorganisms. (3) to identify the biologically active compounds present in the root extracts of chickpea cultivars with contrasting phenotypes, and assess their effect on beneficial and pathogenic soil microorganisms. The greenhouse experiments show that inoculation with indigenous endophytes increased drought tolerance of the unifoliate Kabuli chickpea CDC Xena and the N and P nutrition of the drought stressed Desi chickpea CDC Nika. Inoculation of both Kabuli chickpea varieties with indigenous endophytes improved wheat seeds germination in tissues amended soil. Residue-free soil previously growing the unifoliate Kabuli chickpea CDC Xena strongly inhibited durum seed germination suggesting an effect of root exudates on the soil microbial community, with this Kabuli chickpea variety. In a field experiment, the fungal diversity in cultivated Prairie dryland appeared to host a large array of fungal groups known to reduced plant nutrient, water and biotic stresses, and chickpea genotypes influenced differently the composition and biomass of the soil microbial community. The Desi chickpea CDC Anna was associated with high diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and culturable fungi, favored the proliferation of soil bacteria and fungal genus hosting biocontrol agents, and developed high AM root colonization level, as compared to the three Kabuli genotypes examined. The HPLC fractions of the roots of chickpea cultivar CDC Anna were recovered and the effects of these fractions on AM fungal spore germination were assayed in multi-well plates. Root extract fractions affect in a different ways the percentage of spores’ germination of Glomus etunicatum and Gigaspora Rosea. We concluded that the genotype of chickpea plants influences the composition of the associated microbial community, and this influence may be related to molecular signals produced by the plants. Furthermore, the productivity of chickpea and subsequent crops could be promoted through the inoculation with indigenous endophytic fungi. / réalisé en cotutelle avec la Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar.