Effects of shading on gas exchange,specific leaf weight and chlorophyll content in four kiwifruit cultivars under field conditions |
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Authors: | K Chartzoulakis I Therios B Noitsakis |
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Institution: | 1. Subtropical Plants and Olive Tree Institute, 73100 Chania, Crete,;2. Department of Pomology,;3. Department of Ecophysiology, Geotechnical Faculty, University of Thessaloniki, 54006 Greece |
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Abstract: | Diurnal changes of incident photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD), transpiration rate (E), photosynthetic rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Cs) and water use efficiency (WUE), together with a number of environmental factors, were measured on individual leaves at well exposed and shaded positions within the canopy for four cultivars of kiwifruit (Actinidia sinensis, P.). Pn and E rates were'much lower in the shaded leaves for all cultivars due to extremely low PPFD values reaching these leaves. Cs followed a trend similar to that for Pn. Exposed leaves showed a significantly higher WUE in the morning, while no difference was observed between exposed and shaded leaves around midday. Specific leaf weight (SLW) was lower in shaded leaves, which had a greater chlorophyll content than exposed leaves. |
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