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Beech ( Fagus sylvatica  L.) seedlings were grown in an ambient or elevated CO 2  concentration ([CO 2 ]) either in small stands in microcosms for three to four seasons or individually in pots fertilized at different nutrient supply rates. Leaves at different stages of development, as well as stems and roots at the end of the growing season, were used for analysis of structural biomass and lignin. In elevated [CO 2 ], lignification of leaves was slightly retarded compared with structural biomass production and showed a strong correlation with the activities of ionically, cell-wall-bound peroxidases but not with total soluble peroxidases or covalently wall-bound peroxidases. The effect of elevated [CO 2 ] on lignin concentration of mature tissues was dependent on nutrient supply rate. In leaves and roots, elevated [CO 2 ] increased the lignin concentration in dry mass in N-limited plants. In seedlings grown with high nutrient supply, the lignin concentration in dry mass was unaffected or diminished by elevated [CO 2 ]. Because elevated [CO 2 ] enhanced seedling growth in the high nutrient supply treatments, the total amount of lignin produced per seedling was higher in these treatments. We predict that long-term sequestration of carbon will increase as long as biomass production is stimulated by elevated [CO 2 ] and that tissue quality will change depending on developmental stage and nutrient availability.

Lignification in beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) grown at elevated CO 2 concentrations: interaction with nutrient availability and leaf maturation