Water-stress tolerance and late-season organic solute accumulation in hybrid poplar

1989 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 1681-1688 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. Tschaplinski ◽  
T. J. Blake

Organic solute concentrations of five hybrid poplar cultivars were compared to determine the relationship between water-stress tolerance, tissue solute concentration, and growth rate under field conditions. In the expanding foliage of the faster growing Populus deltoides Bartr. × P. balsamifera L. (Jackii 4), the saturated osmotic potential and turgor loss point osmotic potential were 0.18 MPa and 0.47 MPa lower, respectively, than in the slower growing P. deltoides × P. balsamifera (Jackii 7). The expanding foliage of Jackii 4 had higher (ca. 50%) concentrations of organic solutes, attributable mainly to salicyl alcohol, salicin, sucrose, and an unidentified compound. The coupling of high productivity and stress tolerance in Jackii 4 suggests that these may be compatible rather than competing attributes. Water-stress studies on P. deltoides Bartr. × P. nigra L. (DN 22) under greenhouse conditions demonstrated that stressed trees accumulated 4 times the soluble sugar concentrations of well-watered trees, lowering the saturated osmotic potential by 0.55 MPa and turgor loss point osmotic potential by 1.0 MPa. Leaves were the primary site of osmotic adjustment to water stress and roots showed no adjustment. The use of repeated drying cycles in planting stock may aid survival of postplanting stress in species capable of osmotic adjustment. The relationship between stress tolerance and solute concentrations in the greenhouse water-stress study paralleled that of the field study.

1994 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 364-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.J. Tschaplinski ◽  
G.A. Tuskan ◽  
C.A. Gunderson

Water-stress tolerance of six clones in a pedigree consisting of black cottonwood (Populustrichocarpa Torr. & Gray, female) and eastern cottonwood (Populusdeltoides Bartr., male) parental clones and four hybrid progeny was investigated. Trees were grown outdoors in pots; well-watered trees were kept moist (soil water potential greater than −0.03 MPa), and stressed trees (soil water potential less than −2.0 MPa) were subjected to repeated cyclical stress of 1 or 2 days duration over the 14-week study. Male P. deltoides and the male clone 242 displayed the greatest degree of stress tolerance, as evidenced by greater osmotic adjustment at saturation (0.25 MPa) and maintenance of relative growth rate of the main stem under water stress at 100 and 69% of that of well-watered trees, respectively, compared with reductions to 50–58% for the other hybrid clones. However, differences in total plant dry weight under water stress were less obvious, with female clones allocating more carbon to branch production under well-watered conditions, which was further increased under water stress. Three of the four hybrids displayed some degree of osmotic adjustment at saturation after bud set, which was likely conferred by male P. deltoides. Screening clones of Populus for drought tolerance should take into account the segregating tendency of hybrids to allocate carbon to lateral meristems under stress.


1994 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 2404-2408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge H. Lemcoff ◽  
Ana B. Guarnaschelli ◽  
Ana M. Garau ◽  
María E. Bascialli ◽  
Claudio M. Ghersa

Osmotic adjustment was studied in 6-month-old seedlings of Eucalyptuscamaldulensis Dehnh., Eucalyptustereticornis Smith, Eucalyptusviminalis Labill., and Eucalyptusgrandis Hill ex Maiden. Because osmotic adjustment is related to water-stress tolerance, it can be used as a selection criterion of material adapted to drought. Half of the individuals of each species were submitted gradually to water stress, while the rest were maintained in soil at field capacity. Twenty-five days later the effect of stress on the development of osmotic adjustment was analyzed. All species had adjusted osmotically. The lowest osmotic adjustment was observed in E. camaldulensis and E. grandis (14.1% and 15.2%, respectively). Eucalyptusviminalis and E. tereticornis had values of 32.3% and 41.9%, respectively. Our results demonstrate that species differ significantly in their extent of osmotic adjustment under drought stress, and that it is possible to use this inductive plant feature as one of the criteria to select, during early developmental stages, Eucalyptus genotypes adapted to drought-prone environments. Some phylogenetic considerations are presented.


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Author(s):  
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Michelle L. Jones

Water stress decreases the health and quality of horticulture crops by inhibiting photosynthesis, transpiration, and nutrient uptake. Application of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can increase the growth, stress tolerance, and overall quality of field and greenhouse grown crops subjected to water stress. Here, we evaluated Serratia plymuthica MBSA-MJ1 for its ability to increase plant growth and quality of Petunia × hybrida (petunia), Impatiens walleriana (impatiens), and Viola × wittrockiana (pansy) plants recovering from severe water stress. Plants were treated weekly with inoculum of MBSA-MJ1, and plant growth and quality were evaluated 2 weeks after recovery from water stress. Application of S. plymuthica MBSA-MJ1 increased the visual quality and shoot biomass of petunia and impatiens and increased the flower number of petunia after recovery from water stress. In addition, in vitro characterizations showed that MBSA-MJ1 is a motile bacterium with moderate levels of antibiotic resistance that can withstand osmotic stress. Further, comprehensive genomic analyses identified genes putatively involved in bacterial osmotic and oxidative stress responses and the synthesis of osmoprotectants and vitamins that could potentially be involved in increasing plant water stress tolerance. This work provides a better understanding of potential mechanisms involved in beneficial plant-microbe interactions under abiotic stress using a novel S. plymuthica strain as a model.


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