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Changes of chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence and photosynthetic pigment contents were analysed in galled leaves (visibly damaged and undamaged parts) and intact leaves. The values of minimal fluorescence of the dark-adapted state, maximal quantum yield of PSII photochemistry, effective quantum yield of PSII photochemical conversion, and photochemical quenching coefficient decreased in Ulmus pumila L. leaves galled by Tetraneura ulmi (L.) and in U. glabra Huds. galled by Eriosoma ulmi (L.). Colopha compressa (Koch.) feeding affected these parameters only in damaged parts of U. laevis Pall. galled leaves. The increasing number of T. ulmi galls progressively decreased photosynthetic performance. In gall tissues of all analysed aphid species, the lowest photosynthetic pigment content was found, indicating that the photosynthetic capacity must have been low in galls. Significant reduction of Chl and carotenoid contents were observed in damaged and undamaged portions of galled leaves only in the case of T. ulmi feeding.
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Abbreviations
- Car:
-
carotenoids
- CF:
-
chlorophyll fluorescence
- Chl:
-
chlorophyll
- F0, Fm :
-
minimal and maximal fluorescence yield of the dark-adapted state, respectively
- F0', Fm' :
-
minimal and maximal fluorescence yield of the light-adapted state, respectively
- Fs :
-
steady-state fluorescence yield
- Fv :
-
variable fluorescence in the dark-adapted state
- Fv/Fm :
-
maximal quantum yield of PSII photochemistry
- qN:
-
nonphotochemical quenching coefficient
- qP:
-
photochemical quenching coefficient
- Y:
-
effective quantum yield of PSII photochemical conversion
- ΦPSII :
-
quantum efficiency of PSII electron transport
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Acknowledgements: This work was supported by University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Project no. OKE/DS/2 in 2013-2017). Authors thank to three anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments, which helped improve this manuscript.
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Kmieć, K., Rubinowska, K., Michałek, W. et al. The effect of galling aphids feeding on photosynthesis photochemistry of elm trees (Ulmus sp.). Photosynthetica 56, 989–997 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-018-0813-9
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