[Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) pollen scattering out of season]. 1992

H Taira, and H Teranishi, and Y Kenda
Forest Experiments Station, Toyama Forest and Forest Product Research Center.

We investigated the preseasonal blooming conditions of the male flowers of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) which flowers commonly in spring. We also investigated atmospheric Sugi pollen during all seasons for three years from 1988 through 1991 to determine pollen scattering in autumn. Our results showed that a discernible amount of pollen is scattered from the middle of October into December; this scattering would be expected in the following spring. Almost none of the buds of the flowers collected in October and in November bloomed when incubated at temperatures ranging from 6 degrees C to 20 degrees C after low-temperature treatment to arise the blooms from dormancy. However, small numbers of the male flowers from various Sugi trees bloomed and scattered pollen under these conditions. We found that the ratio of the blooming male flowers was one-third or less per blossom. The ratio changed depending on the growth stage and incubation conditions. In conclusion, the density of airborne Sugi pollen scattering is not high in autumn in general. However, the density would be expected to be high enough to induce allergic reactions and clinical symptoms in some areas of Sugi growth, especially in a good harvest year.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011058 Pollen The fertilizing element of plants that contains the male GAMETOPHYTES. Male Gametes, Plant,Male Gametophytes,Microspores, Plant,Plant Microspores,Pollen Grains,Gamete, Plant Male,Gametes, Plant Male,Gametophyte, Male,Gametophytes, Male,Grain, Pollen,Grains, Pollen,Male Gamete, Plant,Male Gametophyte,Microspore, Plant,Plant Male Gamete,Plant Male Gametes,Plant Microspore,Pollen Grain
D000388 Air The mixture of gases present in the earth's atmosphere consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.
D000485 Allergens Antigen-type substances that produce immediate hypersensitivity (HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE). Allergen
D012621 Seasons Divisions of the year according to some regularly recurrent phenomena usually astronomical or climatic. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Seasonal Variation,Season,Seasonal Variations,Variation, Seasonal,Variations, Seasonal
D013696 Temperature The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms. Temperatures
D014197 Trees Woody, usually tall, perennial higher plants (Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, and some Pterophyta) having usually a main stem and numerous branches. Tree

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