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Leaf rolling and photosystem II efficiency in Ctenanthe setosa exposed to drought stress

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Photochemical efficiency of PSII of Ctenanthe setosa was investigated to understand the photosynthetic adaptation mechanism under drought stress causing leaf rolling. Stomatal conductance (g s), the levels of photosynthetic pigments and chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence parameters were determined in leaves that had four different visual leaf rolling scores from 1 to 4, opened after re-watering and mechanically opened at score 4. g s value gradually decreased in adaxial and abaxial surfaces in relation to scores of leaf rolling. Pigment contents decreased until score 3 but approached score 1 level at score 4. No significant variations in effective quantum yield of PSII (ΦPSII), and photochemical quenching (qp) were found until score 3, while they significantly decreased at score 4. Non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) increased at score 2 but then decreased. After re-watering, the Chl fluorescence and other physiological parameters reached to approximately score 1 value, again. As for mechanically opened leaves, g s decreased during drought period. The decrease in adaxial surface was higher than that of the rolled leaves. NPQ was higher than that of the rolled leaves. ΦPSII and qp significantly declined and the decreases were more than those of the rolled leaves. In conclusion, the results indicate that leaf rolling protects PSII functionality from damage induced by drought stress.

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Abbreviations

Chl:

chlorophyll

ETR:

electron transport rate

g s :

stomatal conductance

Fv/Fm :

maximum quantum yield of PSII photochemistry

Fm :

maximum Chl fluorescence yield in the dark-adapted state

Fm′:

maximum Chl fluorescence yield in the lightadapted state

F0 :

minimum Chl fluorescence yield in the dark-adapted state

Fs :

steady-state Chl fluorescence yield in the light-adapted state

FM:

fresh mass

DM:

dry mass

TM:

turgid mass

NPQ:

non-photochemical quenching of Chl fluorescence

qp :

photochemical quenching of Chl fluorescence

Rfd:

vitality index

RWC:

relative water content

ΦPSII :

effective quantum yield of PSII photochemistry

Ψleaf :

leaf water potential

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Science, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey

    H. Nar, A. Saglam, R. Terzi & A. Kadioglu

  2. Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, H-6701, Hungary

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Acknowledgement: This work was supported by the Research Fund of Karadeniz Technical University (project number is 2006.111.004.2) and Hungarian National Science Foundation (project number is OTKA K63252). Authors thank to Dr. Győző Garab for his valuable suggestions and Dr. M. Naci Kayaoğlu for language control.

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Nar, H., Saglam, A., Terzi, R. et al. Leaf rolling and photosystem II efficiency in Ctenanthe setosa exposed to drought stress. Photosynthetica 47, 429–436 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-009-0066-8

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