Morphological and physiological responses of Vitex negundo L. var. heterophylla (Franch.) Rehd. to drought stress

• Autorzy: Du N. , Guo W. , Zhang X. , Wang R.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Water is a main factor limiting plant growth. Integrative responses of leaf traits and whole plant growth to drought will provide implications to vegetation restoration. This study investigated the drought responses of Vitex negundo L. var. heterophylla (Franch.) Rehd. with a focus on leaf morphology and physiology, seedling growth and biomass partitioning. Potted 1-year-old seedlings were subjected to four water supply regimes [75, 55, 35 and 15% field capacity (FC)], served as control, mild water stress, moderate water stress and severe water stress. Leaf morphological traits varied to reduce the distance of water transfer under water stress and leaflets were dispersed with drought. Net photosynthetic rate decreased significantly under water stress: stomatal closure was the dominant limitation at mild and moderate drought, while metabolic impairment was dominant at severe drought. The physiological impairment at severe drought could also be detected from the relative lower water use efficiency and nonphotochemical quenching to moderate water stress. Total biomass of well-watered plants was more than twice that at moderate water deficit and nearly ten times that at severe water deficit. In summary, V. negundo var. heterophylla had adaptation mechanism to water deficit even in the most serious condition, but different strategies were adopted. Seedlings invested more photosynthate to roots at mild and moderate drought while more photosynthate to leaves at severe drought. A nearly stagnant seedling growth and a sharp decline of total biomass were the survival strategy at severe water stress, which was not favorable to vegetation restoration. Water supply above 15% FC is recommended for the seedlings to vegetation restoration.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: 32
• Numer: 5
• Opis fizyczny: p.839-848,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Du N.

• Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, College of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China

autor

Guo W.

• Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, College of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China

autor

Zhang X.

• Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, College of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China

autor

Wang R.

• Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, College of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China

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