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Low night temperature effects on photosynthetic performance on two grapevine genotypes

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Biologia Plantarum

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The functional activities of the photosynthetic apparatus of two grapevine genotypes (Vitis vinifera L. cvs. Müller-Thurgau and Lagrein) were investigated after low night temperature (LNT) treatment for 7 d. LNT caused important reductions of the net photosynthetic rate (PN) of Lagrein plants due to non-stomatal components. These non-stomatal effects were not evident in Müller-Thurgau. At LNT treatment, the contents of photosynthetic pigments decreased significantly in Lagrein, but in Müller-Thurgau the contents of chlorophyll (Chl) remained unchanged whereas the contents of carotenoids (Car) increased. An increase and decrease of Chl a/b was shown in Mü ller-Thurgau and Lagrein stressed plants, respectively. RuBPC activity and content of soluble proteins were also significantly reduced in Lagrein. Under LNT treatment, photosystem (PS) 2 was markedly more inhibited in Lagrein than in Müller-Thurgau. The decrease in PS 2 activity in Lagrein was mostly due to the marked loss of D1, 47, 43, 33, 28-25, 23 and 17 kDa proteins determined by immunological and SDS-PAGE studies.

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Abbreviations

Car:

carotenoids

Chl:

chlorophyll

DCBQ:

2,6-dichloro-p-benzoquinone

F0 :

minimal fluorescence

Fm :

maximum fluorescence

Fv :

variable fluorescence

gs :

stomatal conductance

LNT:

low night temperature

MV:

methyl viologen

PN :

net photosynthetic rate

PS:

photosystem

ΦPS 2:

efficiency of open reaction center in light

RuBPC:

ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase

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  1. Agricultural Resources Department, IASMA Research Center, via E. Mach, I-38010, San Michele all’Adige, Italy

    M. Bertamini, L. Zulini & N. Nedunchezhian

  2. School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 625021, India

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Bertamini, M., Zulini, L., Muthuchelian, K. et al. Low night temperature effects on photosynthetic performance on two grapevine genotypes. Biol Plant 51, 381–385 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10535-007-0080-2

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