Altitudinal trends in photosynthetic rate and leaf characteristics of Miscanthus populations from central Taiwan

2001 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Yuan Kao ◽  
Kuo-Wei Chang
Keyword(s):  
Photosynthetic Rate ◽  
Altitudinal Gradient ◽  
Stomatal Density ◽  
Leaf Width ◽  
Leaf Mass Per Area ◽  
Leaf Characteristics ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Gradient Measurements ◽  
Central Taiwan ◽  
Leaf Photosynthetic Rate

Leaf photosynthetic rate and leaf characteristics including chlorophyll content, leaf width, leaf mass per area (LMA), stomatal density and the dimensions of guard cells were measured in C 4 Miscanthus spp. growing along an altitudinal gradient from 390 to 2700 m in central Taiwan. The main objective of this study was to understand if morphological and physiological variation occur in leaves of the C 4 plants growing along the altitudinal gradient. Measurements were taken during the growing season, May, July and September, of 1997. Photosynthetic rate, leaf width and guard cell dimensions decreased while LMA and stomatal density increased with altitude. The pattern of continuous variation in the analysed parameters suggests that it is related to some underlying environmental factors (mainly air temperature and CO 2 concentration) associated with changing altitude.

scholarly journals Leaf Temperature and Vapour Pressure Deficit (VPD) Driving Stomatal Conductance and Biochemical Processes of Leaf Photosynthetic Rate in a Subtropical Evergreen Coniferous Plantation

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Li ◽  
Lei Zhou ◽  
Shaoqiang Wang ◽  
Yonggang Chi ◽  
Jinghua Chen
Keyword(s):  
Stomatal Conductance ◽  
Photosynthetic Rate ◽  
Vapour Pressure Deficit ◽  
Leaf Temperature ◽  
Slash Pine ◽  
Seasonal Patterns ◽  
Subtropical China ◽  
Biochemical Processes ◽  
Leaf Photosynthetic Rate ◽  
Positive Effect

Photosynthesis is arguably the most important biochemical process on Earth, which is dramatically influenced by environmental conditions. How environmental factors drive stomatal conductance and biochemical processes of leaf photosynthetic rate has not been sufficiently investigated in subtropical China. In this study, we analysed the effects of stomatal and biochemical parameters on the photosynthetic rate of native Masson’s pine (Pinus massoniana Lamb.) and exotic slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.) in response to leaf temperature and vapour pressure deficit (VPD) in subtropical China, based on leaf gas exchange measurements in 2016. Our results showed that there was no significant difference in the light-saturated photosynthetic rate (Asat) between native Masson’s pine and exotic slash pine. The seasonal patterns of maximum rate of the carboxylation (Vcmax25) were basically consistent with seasonal patterns of Asat for both species. The positive effect of leaf temperature on Asat was mainly produced through its positive effect on Vcmax25. Leaf temperature had no significant effect on stomatal conductance. Vcmax25 and gs simultaneously affected Asat in response to VPD. Our results highlighted the importance of biochemical processes in limiting leaf photosynthetic rate in response to environmental conditions in subtropical evergreen coniferous plantations.

scholarly journals Effects of microhabitat on leaf traits in Digitalis grandiflora L. (Veronicaceae) growing at forest edge and interior

2014 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 615-627
Author(s):  
J. Kołodziejek
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Stomatal Density ◽  
Leaf Traits ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Forest Edge ◽  
Leaf Mass Per Area ◽  
Forest Interior ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Shade Leaves

The morphological, anatomical and biochemical traits of the leaves of yellow foxglove (Digitalis grandiflora Mill.) from two microhabitats, forest interior (full shade under oak canopy) and forest edge (half shade near shrubs), were studied. The microhabitats differed in the mean levels of available light, but did not differ in soil moisture. The mean level of light in the forest edge microhabitat was significantly higher than in the forest interior. Multivariate ANOVA was used to test the effects of microhabitat. Comparison of the available light with soil moisture revealed that both factors significantly influenced the morphological and anatomical variables of D. grandiflora. Leaf area, mass, leaf mass per area (LMA), surface area per unit dry mass (SLA), density and thickness varied greatly between leaves exposed to different light regimes. Leaves that developed in the shade were larger and thinner and had a greater SLA than those that developed in the half shade. In contrast, at higher light irradiances, at the forest edge, leaves tended to be thicker, with higher LMA and density. Stomatal density was higher in the half-shade leaves than in the full-shade ones. LMA was correlated with leaf area and mass and to a lesser extent with thickness and density in the forest edge microsite. The considerable variations in leaf density and thickness recorded here confirm the very high variation in cell size and amounts of structural tissue within species. The leaf plasticity index (PI) was the highest for the morphological leaf traits as compared to the anatomical and biochemical ones. The nitrogen content was higher in the ?half-shade leaves? than in the ?shade leaves?. Denser leaves corresponded to lower nitrogen (N) contents. The leaves of plants from the forest edge had more potassium (K) than leaves of plants from the forest interior on an area basis but not on a dry mass basis; the reverse was true for phosphorus.

scholarly journals The significance of shared leaf shape in Alseuosmia pusilla and Pseudowintera colorata

Botany ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (7) ◽  
pp. 555-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl G. Yager ◽  
H. Martin Schaefer ◽  
Kevin S. Gould
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Variation ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Altitudinal Gradient ◽  
Leaf Shape ◽  
Sympatric Species ◽  
Spatially Explicit ◽  
Shape Variation ◽  
Geometric Morphometric ◽  
Leaf Characteristics ◽  
Shape And Size

Leaf shape, size, and colour are used by herbivores to identify sources of palatable foliage for food. It is possible, therefore, that an undefended plant might gain protection from herbivores by matching leaf characteristics of a chemically defended species. We demonstrate the use of a geometric morphometric approach to quantify spatial variation in leaf shape and size across populations of Pseudowintera colorata (Raoul) Dandy, and a putative Batesian mimic, Alseuosmia pusilla (Colenso) A. Cunningham. These are unrelated, sympatric species that, to the human eye, bear strikingly similar foliage. Using the Cartesian coordinates of leaf margins as descriptors of leaf shape, we found that in the chemically defended P. colorata, leaves were morphologically distinct from all of the neighbouring species except for the undefended A. pusilla. Alseuosmia pusilla individuals were more similar to neighbouring than to distant P. colorata, and 90% of leaf shape variation in the two species varied similarly across an altitudinal gradient. The data are consistent with Batesian mimicry, wherein the conspicuous characteristic of a defended model is replicated by an undefended mimic across its entire growing range. Our study provides the first detailed and powerful quantitative leaf shape evidence of leaf shape being matched between an undefended plant species to a chemically defended unrelated species across a shared growing range, and highlights the importance of using a spatially explicit morphometric method when investigating leaf shape, especially in relation to plant mimicry.

QTL analysis of leaf photosynthetic rate and related physiological traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Euphytica ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng Teng ◽  
Qian Qian ◽  
Dali Zeng ◽  
Yasufumi Kunihiro ◽  
Kan Fujimoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oryza Sativa ◽  
Photosynthetic Rate ◽  
Qtl Analysis ◽  
Oryza Sativa L ◽  
Physiological Traits ◽  
Leaf Photosynthetic Rate

Weak co-ordination between vein and stomatal densities in 105 angiosperm tree species along altitudinal gradients in Southwest China

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 1126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan-Li Zhao ◽  
Ya-Jun Chen ◽  
Timothy J. Brodribb ◽  
Kun-Fang Cao
Keyword(s):  
Water Balance ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Altitudinal Gradient ◽  
Stomatal Density ◽  
Montane Forests ◽  
Vein Density ◽  
Tropical Montane Forests ◽  
Leaf Level ◽  
Angiosperm Species ◽  
Stomatal Length

Leaf-level water balance, as revealed by a correlation between stomatal density (SD) and vein density (VD), has been reported in some plants. However, the generality of this correlation and how it may be affected by altitude changes are unclear. Here, we investigated whether this balance is maintained across tree species of diverse families along a large altitudinal gradient. We measured leaf area (LA), SD, stomata length (SL), and VD in 105 angiosperm species across two altitudinal ranges, 800–1400 m above sea level (a.s.l.) in tropical montane forests (TMF) and 2000–2600 m a.s.l. in subtropical montane forests (SMF) in Yunnan, South-west China. The average SD was independent of altitude in both regions. Similarly, the average VD within either SMF or TMF was also not significantly different. However, overall, TMF had significantly larger VD and LA but smaller SL than SMF. Vein density was positively correlated with SD across SMF species, with a weaker correlation for TMF species and all species combined. Stomatal length was negatively correlated with SD and VD across all species. Our results extend the leaf water balance theory to diverse angiosperm tree species, and indicate decoupled adaptation of SD and VD in these species along a large altitudinal gradient.

scholarly journals Photosynthetic Rate, Flowering, and Yield Component Alteration in Hazelnut in Response to Different Light Environments

1996 ◽  
Vol 121 (6) ◽  
pp. 1103-1111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl R. Hampson ◽  
Anita N. Azarenko ◽  
John R. Potter
Keyword(s):  
Photosynthetic Rate ◽  
Dark Respiration ◽  
Stomatal Density ◽  
Chlorophyll Concentration ◽  
Light Response ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Yield Component ◽  
Response Curves ◽  
Photosynthetic Rates ◽  
Light Response Curves

In hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.), vigorous vegetative growth and traditional orchard practices that include little or no pruning combine to produce a dense, shady canopy. A study designed to quantify the effect of shade on reproduction and photosynthetic rate in this shade-tolerant species was undertaken to assess whether some degree of pruning might improve productivity. Shade cloth was used to exclude 30%, 47%, 63%, 73%, or 92% of ambient sunlight from whole `Ennis' and `Barcelona' trees from mid-May until harvest. Photosynthetic light response curves were obtained for leaves that had developed in full sunlight, deep inside the canopy of unshaded trees, or in 92% shade. Light-saturated net photosynthetic rates were 12.0, 6.1, and 9.3 μmol·m-2·s-1 of CO2 and dark respiration rates were 2.0, 1.1, and 0.7 μmol·m-2·s-1 of CO2, respectively, for the three light regimes. Light-saturated photosynthetic rates of leaves from 30% or 63% shade differed little from the control (0% shade). Area per leaf increased by 49% and chlorophyll concentration (dry weight basis) by 157% as shading increased from 0% to 92%. Shading to 92% reduced specific leaf weight (68%), stomatal density (30%), light compensation point (69%), and dark respiration rate (63%) compared to controls. Female inflorescence density declined by about one-third and male inflorescence density by 64% to 74% in the most heavily shaded trees of both cultivars compared to controls. Shade was more detrimental to yield than flowering: yield per tree dropped by >80%, from 2.9 to 3.4 kg in full sun to 0.6 to 0.9 kg in 92% shade. Shade reduced yield primarily by decreasing nut number and secondarily by decreasing nut size. The incidence of several kernel defects increased as shade increased. Therefore, hazelnut leaves showed considerable capacity to adapt structurally and functionally to shade, but improving light penetration into the canopy would probably increase orchard productivity.

Successional and mature stands in an upper Andean rain forest transect of Venezuela: do leaf characteristics of woody species differ?

2003 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio V. Schneider ◽  
Daniela Zipp ◽  
Juan Gaviria ◽  
Georg Zizka
Keyword(s):  
Rain Forest ◽  
Stomatal Density ◽  
Leaf Shape ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Leaf Size ◽  
Montane Rain Forest ◽  
Leaf Characteristics ◽  
Mature Stands ◽  
Vegetation Patches ◽  
Forest Transect

Changes in morphological and anatomical leaf characteristics of woody plant species along an altitudinal gradient as well as between a late-successional and mature upper montane rain forest were examined. For leaf size, the Raunkiaer-Webb classification system was applied. The mature-forest transect comprised eight plots of 0.1 ha between 2300 and 3300 m asl, the successional-forest transect, four plots between 2400 and 2750 m asl. The latter comprised structurally heterogeneous vegetation patches. For each plot the proportions of leaf size classes and of the different categories of leaf shape, margin, and apex were calculated. Leaf size and the proportion of drip-tips decreased with increasing elevation. Serrate leaf margins were more prominent at higher elevations. Stomatal density, leaf thickness and related anatomical characteristics did not show significant trends. Differences between the mature and successional forest plots were generally slight. The advanced age of the successional forest probably led to a convergent development of leaf characteristics.

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