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Gas exchange and water relations of three Vitis vinifera L. cultivars growing under Mediterranean climate

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Optical characteristics, contents of photosynthetic pigments, total soluble sugars, and starch, rates of gas exchange, chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence, and leaf water relations were analysed in three Vitis vinifera L. cultivars, Tinto Cão (TC), Touriga Nacional (TN), and Tinta Roriz (TR), grown in Mediterranean climate. Chl content was significantly lower in TC than in TN and TR leaves, while the Chl a/b ratio was higher. TR had the lowest net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and contents of soluble sugars and starch than TN and TC. In spite of low Chl content, TC showed the lowest photon absorbance and the highest photochemical efficiency of photosystem 2. TC had the lowest predawn and midday leaf water potential. The capability for osmotic adjustment was similar among cultivars and the calculated modulus of elasticity was higher in TC leaves. The typical lighter green leaves of TC seemed to be an adaptive strategy to high irradiance and air temperature associated to water stress.

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Abbreviations

Car:

carotenoids

Chl:

chlorophyll

C i :

internal CO2 concentration

DM/TM:

dry mass/saturated mass

E:

transpiration rate

F0, Fv, Fm :

minimum, variable, and maximum fluorescence, respectively

Fv/Fm :

photochemical efficiency of photosystem 2 of dark-adapted leaves

g s :

stomatal conductance

P N :

net photosynthetic rate

P N/g s :

intrinsic water use efficiency

PPFD:

photosynthetic photon flux density

PS:

photosystem

R:FR:

red/far-red ratio (660/730 nm)

RWC0 :

relative water content at zero turgor

SS:

soluble sugars

ɛmax :

maximum bulk modulus of elasticity

Ψπ :

osmotic potential at full turgor

ΨPD, ΨMD :

leaf water potential at predawn and midday, respectively

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    J. Moutinho-Pereira, B. Gonçalves, E. Bacelar & C. Correia

  2. CECEA, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apartado 1013, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal

    N. Magalhães

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Moutinho-Pereira, J., Magalhães, N., Gonçalves, B. et al. Gas exchange and water relations of three Vitis vinifera L. cultivars growing under Mediterranean climate. Photosynthetica 45, 202–207 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-007-0033-1

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