Variation in drought resistance, drought acclimation and water conservation in four willow cultivars used for biomass production

Growth and water-use parameters of four willow (Salix spp.) clones grown in a moderate drought regime or with ample water supply were determined to characterize their water-use efficiency, drought resistance and capacity for drought acclimation. At the end of the 10-week, outdoor pot experiment, clonal differences were observed in: (1) water-use efficiency of aboveground biomass production (WUE); (2) resistance to xylem cavitation; and (3) stomatal conductance to leaf-specific, whole-plant hydraulic conductance ratio (g(st)/K(P); an indicator of water balance). Across clones and regimes, WUE was positively correlated with the assimilation rate to stomatal conductance ratio (A/g(st)), a measure of instantaneous water-use efficiency. Both of these water-use efficiency indicators were generally higher in drought-treated trees compared with well-watered trees. However, the between-treatment differences in (shoot-based) WUE were smaller than expected, considering the differences in A/g(st) for two of the clones, possibly because plants reallocated dry mass from shoots to roots when subject to drought. Higher root hydraulic conductance to shoot hydraulic conductance ratios (K(R)/K(S)) during drought supports this hypothesis. The same clones were also the most sensitive to xylem cavitation and, accordingly, showed the strongest reduction in g(st)/K(P) in response to drought. Drought acclimation was manifested in decreased g(st), g(st)/K(P), osmotic potential and leaf area to vessel internal cross-sectional area ratio, and increased K(R), K(P) and WUE. Increased resistance to stem xylem cavitation in response to drought was observed in only one clone. It is concluded that WUE and drought resistance traits are inter-linked and that both may be enhanced by selection and breeding.     

Nutrition, xylem cavitation and drought resistance in hybrid poplar

Effects of mineral nutrition on susceptibility to cavitation were examined in four hybrid poplar clones. Two drought-sensitive and two drought-resistant hybrid clones of black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa Torr. & Gray) and eastern cottonwood (P. deltoides Bartr.) were grown at three concentrations of nitrogen (N) applied factorially with two concentrations of phosphorus (P) in a greenhouse, and subjected to varying degrees of drought stress before measurement of cavitation and of anatomical features that might affect cavitation. Mean vessel pit pore diameters were 0.132 micro m at low P, and 0.074 micro m at high P, but no other significant effects of mineral nutrition on vessel dimensions were observed. Vessel diameter and specific conductivity were greater in the drought-resistant clones than in the drought-susceptible clones. Drought-resistant clones did not reach such low water potentials as drought-sensitive clones during the cavitation induction experiments, suggesting better stomatal and cuticular control of water loss. Scanning electron microscope observations showed less damage to pit membranes, also suggesting greater membrane strength in drought-resistant clones than in drought-sensitive clones. High concentrations of N increased cavitation, whereas high concentrations of P decreased cavitation as measured by both hydraulic flow apparatus and dye perfusion techniques. For one test, cavitation was 48% at high N and low P, but only 28% at high N and high P. We consider that N fertilization may make poplars more susceptible to cavitation on dry sites, but P fertilization may reduce this effect.     

干旱对南五味子和海南红豆幼苗气体交换参数的影响

对海南红豆和南五味子的1年生实生苗在不同强度干旱胁迫下的叶片气体交换参数进行研究。结果表明:随着干旱胁迫的加强,南五味子和海南红豆的净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Gs)、蒸腾速率(Tr)和叶片水分利用率(WUE)不断下降,而胞间CO2浓度(Ci)为先下降后上升,气孔限制值(Ls)呈现先上升后下降;重度胁迫时海南红豆的Pn、Gs、Tr和WUE均比南五味子大,说明前者对干旱有更强的适应性。     

Effects of water stress on growth,dry matter allocation and water-use efficiency of a leguminous species, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Sophora davidii</Emphasis>

The adaptation responses to different water conditions and the drought tolerance of Sophora davidii seedlings were assessed in a greenhouse experiment. Two-month-old seedlings were subjected to the following water supplies for 95 days: 100, 80, 60, 40 and 20% of field water capacity. The seedlings at 100% FC had the greatest productivity, height, basal diameter, branch number, leaf number and leaf area. Water supply <80% FC was the threshold of drought-initiated negative effects on seedling growth, yield and physiological processes; these parameters were severely reduced at 20% FC, however, there was no plant death during the experiment. Moreover, water stress decreased leaf relative water content, specific leaf area, leaf area ratio, and water-use efficiency (WUE), whereas it increased the biomass allocation to roots, which resulted in a higher root:stem mass ratio under drought. The S. davidii seedlings tolerated drought by maintaining high leaf relative water content and by reducing branching and leaf expansion. However, low productivity and WUE at 20% FC suggested that seedlings did not produce high biomass under severe drought. Therefore, prior to introducing S. davidii in forestation efforts, a water supply >40% FC is recommended for seedlings to maintain growth and productivity. These results provide insights into limitations and opportunities for establishment of S. davidii in arid regions.     

Variation in nitrogen supply changes water-use efficiency of Pseudotsuga menziesii and Populus x euroamericana; a comparison of three approaches to determine water-use efficiency

We studied the effects of three nitrogen (N) supply rates (low, intermediate and high) on Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) seedlings and poplar clone "I-214" (Populus x euroamericana (Dole) Guinier) cuttings growing in mini-stands. Our specific objectives were to: (1) evaluate the effects of N supply on water-use efficiency (WUE) and biomass production; (2) determine if N affects WUE through control of carbon assimilation rates or through stomatal control of water loss; and (3) compare three methods of estimating WUE: one short-term method (WUE(i), based on gas exchange measurements) and two long-term methods (WUE(T), based on the ratio between biomass production and transpired water, and Delta, based on leaf carbon isotope discrimination tested as a proxy of WUE). In both species, biomass production, WUE(i) and WUE(T) increased with increasing N supply, but there was no effect of N supply on either transpiration or stomatal conductance and Delta was negatively related to leaf N concentration. Plots of Delta versus both WUE(i) and WUE(T) revealed negative trends, but the regression between WUE(i) and Delta was significant only for Douglas-fir, and the regression between WUE(T) and Delta was significant only for poplar. Thus, the mechanisms underlying the response of WUE to N supply were mainly related to a positive effect of N supply on photosynthetic rates. The data confirm that carbon isotope discrimination may be a useful proxy of WUE. The finding that N availability enhances both biomass production and WUE may have practical implications in regions where these factors impose constraints on forest productivity.     

碧玉杨叶形态结构与生理特性对干旱的响应

【目的】以群众杨为对照,探讨干旱胁迫下碧玉杨的叶形态、结构和光合、水分生理特性的关系及其影响植株生物量积累的内在成因,进一步揭示碧玉杨和群众杨的抗旱机制,为区域造林绿化杨树的抗旱生理研究和品种推广提供参考。【方法】以碧玉杨与和群众杨1年生扦插苗为研究对象,应用盆栽控水法模拟干旱条件,对比分析不同干旱胁迫程度下2个品种的叶面积、叶脉密度、叶氮素利用效率、光合特性及叶水分输导能力的响应,及其对植株生物量和抗旱能力的影响。【结果】干旱胁迫程度加剧,2个杨树品种的叶脉密度(LVD)和单位干质量叶氮含量(N_mass)上升,碧玉杨的LVD增幅大、N_mass增幅小;净光合速率(P_n)、植株总光合速率(PTL)、最大净光合速率(P_nmax)、光合日累积量、蒸腾日累积量、叶导水率(K_leaf)、水分利用效率(WUE)、光合氮利用效率(PNUE)、叶面积(LA)以及植株生物量(TB)均下降,碧玉杨的降幅均小。相较群众杨而言,碧玉杨的LA、LVD、PNUE、TB和日均耗水量在干旱胁迫前后均高,P_n、K_leaf、WUE和N_mass在干旱胁迫前后均低,PTL和Tr日累积在中度和重度干旱胁迫下高,P_nmax、P_n日累积和Tr在重度干旱胁迫下高。PTL较Pn与TB相关关系更紧密,PNUE较N_mass与TB相关关系更紧密。【结论】干旱胁迫下碧玉杨的叶形态结构与生理特性呈现出低效水分利用、高效叶形态结构调整、高效氮素利用和高效光合固碳的平衡制约关系。2个品种的抗旱机制不同,抗旱能力强的碧玉杨其叶结构调整更高效,抗旱能力弱的群众杨其光合特性对干旱更敏感,叶结构与抗旱性关联最大,其次是光合特性。     

Clonal variation of Populus tremuloides responses to diurnal drought stress

We have developed an automated microprocessor controlled system for subjecting hydroponically grown plants to drought. Pumps and valves were used to move nutrient solutions into and out of a system of culture vessels in a growth chamber to provide periods of drought. Drought conditions were obtained by exposing the roots of hydroponically grown clones of aspen, Populus tremuloides Michx., to air in culture vessels temporarily emptied of nutrient medium. Over a 3-week period, the daily duration of drought was increased from 0 to 6 h. During this period, the plants became increasingly tolerant to drought, as shown by a decreasing propensity to wilt. All three clones sustained diurnal drought periods of 6 h for up to 5 weeks without detectable deterioration of health. Typical drought stress symptoms were observed including inhibition of growth, increased tissue amino acid content, and decreased water, solute, and turgor potentials in young leaves. In all clones, control plants had leaf water potentials between -1.0 and -1.6 MPa, whereas leaf water potentials of drought-treated plants were significantly lower, ranging from -1.7 to -3.0 MPa. Only one of the clones showed a significant decrease in leaf solute potential in response to drought. The decrease in leaf solute potential paralleled the decrease in water potential resulting in no significant difference in turgor potential. The other two clones had nonsignificant decreases to more negative leaf solute potentials under drought conditions resulting in significantly lowered turgor potentials. Leaf water potentials, solute potentials, and turgor potentials of the drought-treated plants returned to control values within two hours after rewatering. The growth inhibitions observed could not have been the consequence of loss of turgor. These results demonstrate genetic differences among aspen clones in water relations responses to drought.     

Xylem conductivity and vulnerability to cavitation of ponderosa pine growing in contrasting climates

We examined the effects of increased transpiration demand on xylem hydraulic conductivity and vulnerability to cavitation of mature ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws.) by comparing trees growing in contrasting climates. Previous studies determined that trees growing in warm and dry sites (desert) had half the leaf/sapwood area ratio (A(L)/A(S)) and more than twice the transpiration rate of trees growing in cool and moist sites (montane). We predicted that high transpiration rates would be associated with increased specific hydraulic conductivity (K(S)) and increased resistance to xylem cavitation. Desert trees had 19% higher K(S) than montane trees, primarily because of larger tracheid lumen diameters. Predawn water potential and water potential differences between the soil and the shoot were similar for desert and montane trees, suggesting that differences in tracheid anatomy, and therefore K(S), were caused primarily by temperature and evaporative demand, rather than soil drought. Vulnerability to xylem cavitation did not differ between desert and montane populations. A 50% loss in hydraulic conductivity occurred at water potentials between -2.61 and -2.65 MPa, and vulnerability to xylem cavitation did not vary with stem size. Minimum xylem tensions of desert and montane trees did not drop below -2.05 MPa. Foliage turgor loss point did not differ between climate groups and corresponded to mean minimum xylem tensions in the field. In addition to low A(L)/A(S), high K(S) in desert trees may provide a way to increase tree hydraulic conductivity in response to high evaporative demand and prevent xylem tensions from reaching values that cause catastrophic cavitation. In ponderosa pine, the flexible responses of A(L)/A(S) and K(S) to climate may preclude the existence of significant intraspecific variation in the vulnerability of xylem to cavitation.     

麻栎无性系对干旱胁迫的抗性研究

采用盆栽试验方法,研究干旱胁迫下13个1a生麻栎(Quercus acutissima Carruth.)无性系的生理生化特性,并用隶属函数法对其抗旱性进行了综合评价。结果表明:参试麻栎无性系的叶片相对含水量随着干旱胁迫的加重而逐渐下降。叶片失水曲线呈现的规律性较为一致,轻度干旱胁迫下,失水量先增大后减小,中度干旱时,失水量一直下降或先增后降,重度干旱时,失水量总体曲线呈下降趋势。SOD活性随土壤干旱胁迫的加剧先增大后下降或一直下降,而各无性系可溶性糖含量的变化规律不一。综合评价得出麻栎无性系7、5、13、15和11号具有较强的耐旱能力。     

Growth,biomass partitioning,and water-use efficiency of a leguminous shrub (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Bauhinia faberi</Emphasis> var. <Emphasis Type="Italic">microphylla</Emphasis>) in response to various water availabilities

Responses of the endemic leguminous shrub Bauhinia faberi var. microphylla, to various soil water supply regimes were studied in order to assess water stress tolerance of seedlings. Two-month-old seedlings were grown under water supply regimes of 100, 80, 60, 40, and 20% water field capacity (FC), respectively, in a temperature and light-controlled greenhouse. Plant height and leaf number were measured monthly over a 4-month period, while water use (WU), water-use efficiency (WUE), leaf relative water content (RWC), biomass production and its partitioning were recorded at the end of the experiment. Seedlings exhibited the greatest biomass production, height, basal diameter, branch number, leaf number, and leaf area when soil content was at 100% FC, and slightly declined at 80% FC. These parameters declined significantly under 60% FC water supply, and severely reduced under 40 and 20% FC. RWC, WU and WUE decreased, while the ratio of root mass to stem mass (R:S) increased in response to decreasing water supply. Water stress caused leaf shedding, but not plant death. The results demonstrated that B. faberi var. microphylla seedlings could tolerate drought by reducing branching and leaf area while maintaining a high R:S ratio. However, low dry mass and WUE at 40 and 20% FC suggested that the seedlings did not produce significant biomass under prolonged severe water deficit. Therefore, before introducing B. faberi var. microphylla in vegetation restoration efforts, water supply above 40% FC is recommended for seedlings to maintain growth.     

Tolerance of Japanese larch to drought is modified by nitrogen and water regimes during cultivation of container seedlings

Improving drought tolerance of container seedlings of Japanese larch is of high importance to afforestation. We hypothesized that adequate nitrogen (N) and limited water supply would increase the tolerance of container seedlings to water-deficit stress, circumventing photoinhibition, by means of (i) enhanced photosynthetic capacity with higher leaf N and (ii) decreased water loss from leaves with lower biomass allocation into aboveground parts. Container seedlings of Japanese larch were grown under the treatment combinations of adequate (+?N: 300 mg N container^?1) or limited (??N: 150 mg N container^?1) N and adequate (+?W: daily irrigation) or limited (??W: twice-a-week irrigation) water. Then, seedlings were subjected to a progressive drought treatment. Higher leaf N was observed in container seedlings grown under?+?N and???W. During progressive drought, lower stomatal conductance and net photosynthetic rate were observed in leaves with higher leaf N at a given predawn leaf water potential. Furthermore, the maximum efficiency of PSII photochemistry (F_v/F_m) was lower in leaves with higher leaf N, suggesting that higher leaf N might impair intrinsic tolerance to drought at the leaf level contrary to expectations. Conversely,???N and???W seedlings with lower shoot biomass delayed soil drying as a whole-plant response via a reduction in leaf transpiration, leading to delayed photoinhibition as indicated by a decline in F_v/F_m. To circumvent stress at the initial stage of water deficit, lower leaf N via limited N regime and smaller shoot biomass driven by limited N and water regimes would be important.

     

不同土壤水分含量下落羽杉根、茎、叶营养水平的差异

应用温室盆栽试验方法,采用完全随机试验设计,研究了土壤水分含量对1年生落羽杉实生苗的营养吸收及分配的影响。试验共有5种处理,即W1(淹水,水深为土壤表面以上5cm)、W2(渍水,水面与土面保持水平)、W3、W4、W5(土壤含水量分别为土壤田间持水量的75%、50%和25%),处理时间为130d。研究结果表明:(1)随着土壤水分含量的减少,落羽杉根、茎和叶中全N质量浓度均逐渐升高,根、茎、叶中全P质量浓度则又先升高后下降的趋势,以W3水分处理最高,根、茎和叶中全Ca、全K、全Na、全Mg、全Fe质量浓度则有不同的变化趋势;(2)所有处理根、茎、叶中全Fe、全N、全P、全Mg、全Na、全Ca、全K质量浓度大小的顺序为叶>根>茎;(3)随着土壤水分含量的减少,落羽杉对各种营养元素的吸收累积量减少,分配到根和茎中的比例增加,分配到叶中的比例逐渐减少。     

Comparison of drought resistance among Prunus species from divergent habitats

Root and shoot characteristics related to drought resistance were compared among cultivated peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch.), P. andersonii (Nevada Desert almond), P. besseyi (western sand cherry), P. maritima (beach plum), P. subcordata (Sierra or Pacific plum), and P. tomentosa (Nanking cherry). In all species, shoot characteristics were more closely associated with drought adaptation than root characteristics. The most xeric species, P. andersonii, had the lowest specific leaf area, smallest leaves, highest stomatal conductance (before stress), highest rate of carbon assimilation (A), high root length/leaf area and root weight/leaf area ratios, and the highest leaf nitrogen content on an area basis. Root hydraulic conductivity was similar for all species, indicating a lack of importance of this parameter for drought resistance. During a 5-7 day drought, water use efficiency (WUE) increased as shoot water potentials (Psi) declined to -3.0 to -4.0 MPa for the xeric P. andersonii and P. subcordata, whereas after an initial increase, WUE decreased with declining Psi in the -1.5 to -3.0 MPa range for the more mesic P. maritima, P. persica and P. tomentosa as a result of non-stomatal limitations to A. Carbon assimilation rate decreased linearly with Psi during drought in all species, but the Psi at which A reached zero was not associated with drought adaptation. We conclude that the variation in leaf characteristics among Prunus species could be exploited to improve the drought resistance of commercial cultivars.     

Hydraulic differences along the water transport system of South American Nothofagus species: do leaves protect the stem functionality?

Hydraulic traits were studied for six Nothofagus species from South America (Argentina and Chile), and for three of these species two populations were studied. The main goal was to determine if properties of the water conductive pathway in stems and leaves are functionally coordinated and to assess if leaves are more vulnerable to cavitation than stems, consistent with the theory of hydraulic segmentation along the vascular system of trees in ecosystems subject to seasonal drought. Vulnerability to cavitation, hydraulic conductivity of stems and leaves, leaf water potential, wood density and leaf water relations were examined. Large variations in vulnerability to cavitation of stems and leaves were observed across populations and species, but leaves were consistently more vulnerable than stems. Water potential at 50% loss of maximum hydraulic efficiency (P(50)) ranged from -0.94 to -2.44 MPa in leaves and from -2.6 to -5.3 MPa in stems across species and populations. Populations in the driest sites had sapwood and leaves more vulnerable to cavitation than those grown in the wettest sites. Stronger diurnal down-regulation in leaf hydraulic conductance compared with stem hydraulic conductivity apparently has the function to slow down potential water loss in stems and protect stem hydraulics from cavitation. Species-specific differences in wood density and leaf hydraulic conductance (K(Leaf)) were observed. Both traits were functionally related: species with higher wood density had lower K(Leaf). Other stem and leaf hydraulic traits were functionally coordinated, resulting in Nothofagus species with an efficient delivery of water to the leaves. The integrity of the more expensive woody portion of the water transport pathway can thus be maintained at the expense of the replaceable portion (leaves) of the stem-leaf continuum under prolonged drought. Compensatory adjustments between hydraulic traits may help to decrease the rate of embolism formation in the trees more vulnerable to cavitation.     

干旱胁迫对麻栎无性系蒸腾作用的影响

以13个3年生麻栎无性系为研究对象,采用盆栽试验方法,研究了在持续干旱胁迫条件下的麻栎无性系土壤水势、叶片水势光合速率和蒸腾速率变化规律及其关系。结果表明,随着干旱胁迫的加剧,13个麻栎无性系土壤水势呈现出不断下降的变化趋势,叶片水势的变化无一致规律,光合速率则先下降而后上升,蒸腾速率的变化规律不尽相同。在13个麻栎无性系中,2、4、5、7、9和16号无性系的蒸腾速率、叶片水势和光合速率具有相同规律,随着干旱胁迫的加剧先下降而后上升,具有较强的适应干旱逆境的能力。对不同干旱条件下无性系的蒸腾速率、土壤水势、叶片水势和光合速率的相关性分析发现,干旱胁迫7天时,蒸腾速率和光合速率达极显著正相关;干旱胁迫12天时,蒸腾速率和土壤水势间呈极显著负相关,光合速率与土壤水势呈显著负相关;干旱胁迫17天时,蒸腾速率与光合速率呈显著正相关。     

Effects of water stress on water use efficiency and water balance components of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Hippophae rhamnoides</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Caragana intermedia</Emphasis> in the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum

Hippophae rhamnoides (Sea buckthorn) and Caragana intermedia (Intermediate peashrub), which are nitrogen-fixing and perennial temperate shrubs, are extensively used in the agroforestry systems in the loess areas of China. In this study, artificially controlled water gradient experiments were carried out with both shrubs, based on four levels of water supply (normal precipitation, slight drought, drought, and extreme drought). The results showed significant impacts of drought on net photosynthesis rate, biomass accumulation, and biomass allocation in both species. Water use efficiency (WUE) varied with different species, scales, and water stress intensities. WUE at the leaf scale (WUEi) was highest under moderate water stress, while the WUE at the community scale (WUEb) decreased with increasing water stress. We observed alteration in the diel and seasonal transpiration of both species in response to water stress. The night-time transpiration accounted for a small but significant proportion of the water balance, and its importance tended to increase with increasing drought. Both species experienced water deficits under all treatments. Soil moisture of H. rhamnoides declined more severely than that of C. intermedia. The ratio of transpiration to evapotranspiration (T/ET) ranged from 50 to 80% for both species in the growing season. The T/ET and WUEi of H. rhamnoides were comparatively smaller under severe water stress but increased under moist conditions. Our data suggest that H. rhamnoides uses water resources more efficiently under favorable water conditions, and C. intermedia shows competitive advantages under drought conditions. Moreover, possible strategies to maintain water balance in the water-limited agroforestry systems are discussed.     

Gas exchange characteristics of Populus trichocarpa, Populus deltoides and Populus trichocarpa x P. deltoides clones

Responses of net photosynthesis, dark respiration, photorespiration, transpiration, and stomatal conductance to irradiance, temperature, leaf-to-air vapor density difference (VDD), and plant water stress were examined in two Populus trichocarpa clones (one from a moist, coastal climate in western Washington and one from a dry, continental climate in eastern Washington), one P. deltoides clone, and two P. trichocarpa x P. deltoides clones. Light saturation of photosynthesis in greenhouse-grown trees occurred at about 800 micromol m(-2) s(-1) for P. deltoides, P. trichocarpa x P. deltoides, and the eastern Washington ecotype of P. trichocarpa, but at about 600 micromol m(-2) s(-1) for the western Washington ecotype of P. trichocarpa. Average net photosynthesis (at saturating irradiance and the optimum temperature of 25 degrees C) was 20.7, 18.8, 18.2 and 13.4 micromol CO(2) m(-2) s(-1) for P. deltoides, P. trichocarpa x P. deltoides, and the eastern and western Washington clones of P. trichocarpa, respectively. In all clones, net photosynthesis decreased about 14% as VDD increased from 3 to 18 g H(2)O m(-3). Stomatal conductance decreased sharply with decreasing xylem pressure potential (XPP) in all clones except the western Washington clone of P. trichocarpa. Stomata in this clone were insensitive to changes in XPP and did not control water loss. Complete stomatal closure (stomatal conductance < 0.05 cm s(-1)) occurred at about -2.0 MPa in the eastern Washington clone of P. trichocarpa and around -1.25 MPa in the P. deltoides and P. trichocarpa x P. deltoides clones. Transpiration rates were highest in the P. trichocarpa x P. deltoides clone and lowest in the western Washington clone of P. trichocarpa. The P. deltoides clone and eastern Washington clone of P. trichocarpa had the highest water use efficiency (WUE) and the western Washington clone of P. trichocarpa had the lowest WUE. The hybrids were intermediate. It was concluded that: (1) gas exchange characteristics of eastern and western Washington clones of P. trichocarpa reflected adaptation to their native environment; (2) crossing the western Washington clone of P. trichocarpa with the more drought resistant P. deltoides clone produced plants better adapted to the interior Pacific Northwest climate, although the stomatal response to soil water deficits in the hybrid was conservative compared with that of the eastern Washington clone of P. trichocarpa; and (3) introducing eastern Washington clones of black cottonwood into breeding programs is likely to yield lines with favorable growth characteristics combined with enhanced WUE and adaptation to soil water deficits.     

水分胁迫下外生菌根对马尾松幼苗养分吸收的影响

利用接种褐环乳牛肝菌、鸡油菌、彩色豆马勃、土生空团菌的马尾松苗,在温室采用盆栽方法,研究水分胁迫下,不同菌根化苗对养分的吸收情况.结果表明:在水分胁迫下,外生菌根能显著提高马尾松幼苗对N、P、K的吸收.随胁迫加剧,菌根化苗N、P含量和磷酸酶活性均呈先增后降趋势,在中度胁迫时达最大,其中,接种褐环乳牛肝菌l的苗对N、P吸收效果最好,分别比对照增加56.65％和44.32％;接种彩色豆马勃和褐环乳牛肝菌1的马尾松苗的K含量随胁迫的加剧先增后降,在轻度胁迫时达最大,分别比对照增加221.99％和200.00％.N和K主要分布在叶中,而P在根、茎、叶中分布较均匀,菌根的形成有利于马尾松幼苗N、K的上行运输.在轻度和中度胁迫下,接种褐环乳牛肝菌1对提高马尾松苗N、P、K的吸收和含量效果最好,同时也促进了马毛松幼苗生长和抗旱能力的增强.     

Growth, leaf morphology, water use and tissue water relations of Eucalyptus globulus clones in response to water deficit

Changes in leaf size, specific leaf area (SLA), transpiration and tissue water relations were studied in leaves of rooted cuttings of selected clones of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. subjected to well-watered or drought conditions in a greenhouse. Significant differences between clones were found in leaf expansion and transpiration. There was a significant clone x treatment interaction on SLA. Water stress significantly reduced osmotic potential at the turgor loss point (Pi0) and at full turgor (Pi100), and significantly increased relative water content at the turgor loss point and maximum bulk elastic modulus. Differences in tissue water relations between clones were significant only in the mild drought treatment. Among clones in the drought treatments, the highest leaf expansion and the highest increase in transpiration during the experiment were measured in those clones that showed an early and large decrease in Pi0 and Pi100.     

宝天曼三桠乌药对降雨减少后的生理生态响应

[目的]在宝天曼森林原位建立降水减少(截雨)样地后,样地内的三桠乌药出现了顶端枯死,本研究从水和碳的角度,探讨三桠乌药顶端枯死的原因。[方法]2013年4月在宝天曼锐齿栎林原位建立了3块截雨样地,在2014年生长季干旱时,采用压力室、低压液流系统和蒽酮硫酸法测定了三桠乌药的水力系统特征和非结构性碳等指标。[结果]显示:(1)三桠乌药在截雨处理后出现了顶端枯死;三桠乌药最大导管长度约为60 cm,栓塞50%时的水势(P50)为-1.43 MPa,其木质部栓塞脆弱性较大。在截雨处理1年后生长季较干旱时,净光合速率、凌晨水势、中午水势显著低于对照,中午栓塞显著高于对照,且水力安全边际为负值。(2)三桠乌药气孔导度、蒸腾速率、叶面积、导管直径、边材比导率、叶片比导率显著下降,Huber值、导管密度显著升高;而叶片、韧皮部、木质部3个器官的可溶性糖、淀粉、总非结构性碳与对照差异不显著。[结论]水力失衡是三桠乌药顶端枯死的主要原因,而蒸腾面积、水分输导系统等的变化表明三桠乌药在缺水环境下进行了一定的适应性调节,但这些调节不足以使三桠乌药在缺水情况下避免水力失衡而导致的顶端枯死。