Abstract
This study examined the effects of the combination of UV radiation and water limitation on the leaf photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, and terpene emissions of four Mediterranean species. 1-year-old seedlings of these Mediterranean species [Daphne gnidium L., Pistacia lentiscus L., Ilex aquifolium L. and Laurus nobilis L.] were grown under one of three UV treatments (without UV, with UVA, or with UVA + UVB) and two watering regimes (high and low water supply). In general, UV treatments did not affect significantly leaf photosynthesis or stomatal conductance, although UVA and UVB radiation in September led to a reduction in leaf stomatal conductance in D. gnidium. Leaf photosynthesis rates did not differ significantly between the two watering treatments, even though, in three of the species, leaf stomatal conductance was significantly higher among the well-watered plants. The effects of UV on terpene emissions were species-specific; D. gnidium had the highest terpene emission rates when grown under UVA + UVB radiation, which was also true for L. nobilis in September. Overall, UV treatments did not have a significant effect on total terpene emission rates in I. aquifolium, but UVB and UVA in July and September, respectively, reduced emission rates in P. lentiscus. A limited water supply reduced the terpene emission rates in D. gnidium, increased emissions in L. nobilis, and did not affect the emission rates in the other two species.
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Abbreviations
- UVA:
-
Ultraviolet A
- UVB:
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Ultraviolet B
- UV0:
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Without UV
- HWT:
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High water treatment
- LWT:
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Low water treatment
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Grants from the Spanish Government (CGL2006-04025/BOS, CGL2007-64583/BOS, and CGC2010-17172), Consolider-Ingenio Montes (CSD2008-00040), and the Catalan government (SGR2009-458) supported the research.
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Llusia, J., Llorens, L., Bernal, M. et al. Effects of UV radiation and water limitation on the volatile terpene emission rates, photosynthesis rates, and stomatal conductance in four Mediterranean species. Acta Physiol Plant 34, 757–769 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-011-0876-8
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