The combined effect of drought and light on different physiological and biochemical traits was assessed in cork oak (Quercus suber L.) seedlings grown under two levels of light availability and submitted to a long-standing drought. Watering was withdrawn after germination and seedlings were allowed to dry to a water content of ca. 50% of field capacity. At this point, water-stressed seedlings were grown under moderate drought and two light regimes: high light (HL—50%) and low light (LL—2%). Soil water in control plants was kept close to field capacity (90–100%) for both light environments. Water-relations parameters derived from P–V curves, gas exchange and water status at predawn (Ψpd) were evaluated at twice during the experiment. Nitrogen and chlorophyll contents were determined in the same leaves used for the gas exchange measurements. In addition, maximum rate of carboxylation (Vcmax) and electronic transport (Jmax) were derived from A–Ci curves in well-watered seedlings.
The variation on moisture availability during the experiment was the same under both light environments. In control plants, Ψpd was over −0.3 MPa at the two harvests, while stressed seedlings decreased to −0.9 MPa, with no differences between light treatments. Water stress decreased osmotic potentials at full (Ψπ100) and zero turgor (Ψπ0). The regressions between both potentials and Ψpd showed a higher intercept in shade grown seedlings. This fact will point out the higher osmoregulation capacity in sun seedlings whatever water availability.
Nitrogen investment on a per leaf mass (Nmass), chlorophyll content (Chlmass) and SLA tended to show a typical pattern of sun-shade acclimation. Thus, the three parameters increased with shade. Only for Nmass there was a significant effect of watering, since water stress increased Nmass.
LL plants showed a lower photosynthetic capacity in terms of maximum net photosynthesis at saturating light (Amax), which was related to a decrease in Vcmax and Jmax. Both parameters varied with specific leaf area (SLA) in a similar way. The low-light environment brought about a higher nitrogen investment in chlorophyll, while under high-light environment the investment was higher in carboxylation (Vcmax) and electronic transport (Fmax).
Stomatal conductance to water vapour (gwv) and Amax were lower in low-light seedlings independently of watering. In addition, there was a trend to keep higher intrinsic water use efficiency (IWUE) under high light environment. The increase of IWUE under water stress was higher in HL seedlings. This was as consequence of the steeper decline in gwv as Ψpd decreased. The decrease of Amax with Ψpd occurred in a similar way in LL and HL seedlings. Thus, the HL seedlings tended to sustain a higher ability to increase IWUE than LL seedlings when they were submitted to the same water stress. 相似文献
利用森林资源“二类调查”的1087个角规样点的角规控制胸径检尺调查资料,分别对油松林、栎类林、白桦林、山杨林及硬阔林、软阔林的平均树高和平均胸径的关系进行回归分析。结果表明,各树种林分平均高与胸径之间存在着显著的相关关系,即:H=a b lnD、H=a bD且相关紧密。在黄龙山林区用胸径估测平均树高,对于森林资源清查和育林作业设计具有十分重要的意义。 相似文献
Seasonal fluxes of CO2 from soil and the contribution of autotrophic (root + mycorrhizal) to total soil respiration (SR) were estimated for a mixed
stand of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Norway spruce (Picea abies) in Central Europe. Mature trees of each species were girdled in August 2002 to eliminate carbohydrate allocation to roots.
SR was measured at distances of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5/2.0 m from the bole of each tree at 1–2 weeks intervals throughout the fall
of 2002 and monthly during the spring and summer of 2003. The contribution of roots and mycorrhizae to total SR was estimated
by the decrease in SR compared to ungirdled control trees to account for seasonal patterns evident in controls. SR decreased
with soil temperature in the fall 2002 and increased again in 2003 as soil warmed. During most of the study period, SR was
strongly related to soil temperature. During the dry summer of 2003, however, SR appeared to be uncoupled from temperature
and was strongly related to soil water content (SWC). Mean rates of SR in beech and spruce control plots as well as root densities
did not show a clear pattern with distance from the bole. SR decreased to levels below controls in beech within a few days
after girdling, whereas spruce did not show a significant decrease until October 2002, 6 weeks after girdling. In both beech
and spruce, decreased SR in response to girdling was greatest closest to the bole, possibly reflecting increased mycorrhizal
activity close to the bole. Autotrophic respiration was estimated in beech to be as much as 50% of the total SR in the stand.
The contribution of autotrophic respiration was less certain for spruce, although close to the bole, the autotrophic fraction
may contribute to total SR as much as in beech. The large fraction of autotrophic respiration in total SR requires better
understanding of tree level stresses that affect carbon allocation below ground. 相似文献
To elucidate the differences in the leaf water relations of Pinus densiflora Sieb. et Zucc. growing in different soil moisture conditions, we examined the pressure-volume curve and the diurnal changes in the stomatal conductance, the transpiration rate, and the leaf water potential. The leaf water relations were compared using field-grown 40-year-old pine trees growing on the upper and lower parts of a slope. We also compared the leaf water relations of potted 4-year-old saplings growing at pF 4.2 and pF 1.8 soil moisture levels for almost 1 year. The values of the ratio of symplasmic water at turgor loss point to symplasmic water at saturated point (Vp/Vo) and bulk modulus of elasticity () of both the adult trees on the upper part of the slope and the potted saplings growing on pF 4.2 soil moisture were higher than those values of both the adult trees on the lower part of the slope and the potted saplings growing on pF 1.8 soil moisture, respectively. The field-grown adult tree and the potted saplings growing under long-term water stress tended to reduce their stomatal conductance in response to the acute soil drying. It is suggested that P. densiflora growing under long-term water stress rapidly closed its stomata in response to soil drying and avoided losing water, and could also rapidly absorb water with reducing water loss because of the decrease in the leaf pressure potential derived from the high values. 相似文献