Intake of Radionuclides in the Trees of Fukushima Forests 5. Earthquake Could Have Caused an Increase in Xyloglucan in Trees

A megathrust earthquake caused the Fukushima–Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, which dispersed abundant radioiodines, causing them to be bound to xyloglucan into forest trees. Nevertheless, targeted xyloglucan was found in increased quantities in the annual rings of forest trees affected by the...

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Published inForests Vol. 11; no. 9; p. 966
Main Authors Kaida, Rumi, Sasaki, Yuya, Ozaki, Kaho, Baba, Kei’ichi, Momoi, Takao, Ohbayashi, Hiroya, Taji, Teruaki, Sakata, Yoichi, Hayashi, Takahisa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2020
Subjects
Aftershocks
Annual rings
Antibodies
Earthquakes
Fukushima disaster
megathrust earthquake
Nuclear accidents
Nuclear accidents & safety
Nuclear power plants
oak
Radioisotopes
Seismic activity
Shaking
Trees
Tsunamis
Xyloglucan
xyloglucan deposition
Japan
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Summary:A megathrust earthquake caused the Fukushima–Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, which dispersed abundant radioiodines, causing them to be bound to xyloglucan into forest trees. Nevertheless, targeted xyloglucan was found in increased quantities in the annual rings of forest trees affected by the earthquake. We propose that trees could acclimate rapidly to shaking stress through an increase in xyloglucan deposition as a plant response under natural phenomena.
ISSN:1999-4907
1999-4907
DOI:10.3390/f11090966