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Photosynthetic and leaf respiration activity of Malcolmia littorea (L.) R. Br. in response to air temperature

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Abstract

Plant traits of Malcolmia littorea growing at the Botanic Garden of Rome and transplanted from the wild population developing along the Latium coast (Italy) were analyzed. The highest photosynthetic rates [P N, 22.5 ± 0.5 μmol(CO2) m−2 s−1], associated to the highest chlorophyll content (Chl, 60 ± 5 SPAD units), and respiration rates [R, 11.1 ± 0.2 μmol(CO2) m−2 s−1] were reached in spring, when mean air temperature (T m) was in the range 17°C to 23°C. P N, Chl, and R decreased by 86, 38, and 59% in summer when mean maximum air temperature (T max) was 30.3 ± 2.6°C. Leaf water potential decreased by 34% in summer compared to the spring value, and it was associated to a relative water content (RWC) of 74 ± 4%, and to a water-use efficiency (WUE) of 2.15 ± 0.81 μmol(CO2) mmol−1(H2O). Moreover, also low air temperatures determined a significant P N and R decreases (by 52 and 40% compared to the maximum, respectively). Responsiveness of gross photosynthetic rate (P g) to R was higher than that to P N as underlined by the slope of the regression line between the two variables. The results underlined a low tolerance to both high- and low air temperatures of M. littorea. The selected key traits (R, WUE, Chl) by the discriminant analysis might be used to monitor the M. littorea wild population in the long time. The ex situ cultivated plants could be propagated and used to increase the individuals number of the wild population.

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Abbreviations

Chl:

chlorophyll content

DM:

leaf dry mass

E :

transpiration rate

g s :

stomatal conductance

L:

leaf thickness

LA:

leaf area

LMA:

leaf mass per unit of leaf area

LTD:

leaf tissue density

P g :

gross photosynthetic rate

P N :

net photosynthetic rate

PAR:

photosynthetically active radiation

R :

leaf respiration rate

RWC:

relative leaf water content

T c :

air temperature into the leaf chamber

T l :

leaf temperature

TLA:

total leaf area per plants

WP:

whole-plant photosynthetic rate

WR:

whole-plant respiration rate

WUE:

instantaneous water-use efficiency

Ψpd :

predawn leaf water potential

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Gratani, L., Catoni, R. & Varone, L. Photosynthetic and leaf respiration activity of Malcolmia littorea (L.) R. Br. in response to air temperature. Photosynthetica 49, 65–74 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-011-0007-1

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