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Special issue in honour of Prof. Reto J. Strasser - Seasonal variation and trade-off between frost resistance and photosynthetic performance in woody species
- Source :
- Photosynthetica, Vol 58, Iss 2, Pp 331-340 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Experimental Botany, 2020.
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Abstract
- We tested the seasonal variability of frost resistance and photosynthesis characteristics, namely net photosynthetic rate at saturating irradiance and ambient atmospheric CO2 concentrations, maximum carboxylation rate, and measurements based on the JIP-test, namely maximum quantum yield of PSII and the performance index. Additionally, we measured leaf functional traits, namely specific leaf area, leaf dry matter content, stomatal pore area index, and chlorophyll content. We assessed all traits weekly on two evergreen species Berberis vulgaris and Quercus × hispanica as well as the two summer green species Betula pendula and Quercus pubescens. We found that there was a high seasonal variability in all traits except stomatal pore area index. In a multivariate analysis, we could show trade-offs between growth rates and leaf thickness on the first axis, as well as resistance and performance on the second axis. The findings help understand ecophysiological processes and fine-tune biosphere models.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Specific leaf area
Physiology
botanical garden
Plant Science
gas exchange
Quercus pubescens
Photosynthesis
01 natural sciences
lcsh:Botany
medicine
Chlorophyll fluorescence
biology
chlorophyll fluorescence
fungi
atleaf
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Evergreen
Seasonality
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
pocket pea
lcsh:QK1-989
Horticulture
Betula pendula
Frost
electrolyte leakage
040103 agronomy & agriculture
0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
010606 plant biology & botany
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15739058 and 03003604
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Photosynthetica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....39633b51ded09071ad679891bdee403d