Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The effect of irradiance and water restriction on photosynthesis in young jatobá-do-cerrado (Hymenaea stigonocarpa) plants

  • Original Papers
  • Published:
Photosynthetica

Abstract

High irradiance promotes decreases in the quantum yield in plants, which reduce the photosynthetic rate. The excess of light in combination with water deficit can intensify the response of plants to stress, especially in species susceptible to those factors. The aim of the present study was to characterize the photosynthetic activity of young jatobá-do-cerrado (Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart. ex Hayne) trees under different irradiance conditions, both alone and/or in combination with water deficit. Four irradiances [45, 230, 510, and 1,700 μmol(photon) m−2 s−1] and two levels of water in soil (90% and 50% of field capacity) were used. Gas exchange, water potential, and chlorophyll a fluorescence were measured. The highest rates of photosynthesis were observed under irradiances of 230 and 510 μmol(photon) m−2 s−1. Irradiance of 1,700 μmol(photon) m−2 s−1 led to the photoinhibition of photosynthesis, as indicated by a reduced maximum quantum yield of PSII, effective quantum yield ratio, and electron transport rate, as well as higher nonphotochemical quenching. The most stressful to young H. stigonocarpa plants was high irradiance, while water deficit did not intensify the response to light stress.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Abbreviations

C i/C a :

ratio of intercellular and ambient concentration of CO2

Chl:

chlorophyll

E :

transpiration rate

ETR:

electron transport rate

Fm :

maximal fluorescence yield of the dark-adapted state

F0 :

minimal fluorescence yield of the dark-adapted state

Fv :

variable fluorescence

Fv/Fm :

maximal quantum yield of PSII photochemistry

FC:

field capacity

g s :

stomatal conductance

LF:

full sun [1,700 μmol(photon) m−2 s−1]

L45, L230, and L510:

irradiances of 45, 230, and 510 μmol(photon) m−2 s−1, respectively

P N :

net photosynthetic rate

NPQ:

nonphotochemical quenching

qP :

photochemical quenching coefficient

VPD:

vapor pressure deficient

ΔF/Fm′:

effective quantum yield of PSII photochemistry

Ψw :

water potential

References

  • Antunes Júnior M.Z.A., Lobo F.A., Dalmagro H.J. et al.: [Microclimate effect on potential gas exchange of cambara (Vochysia divergens Pohl) and lixeira (Curatella americana L.) in Brazilian Savanna area.] — Rev. Bras. Bioci. 9: 77–85, 2011. [In Portuguese]

    Google Scholar 

  • Aranda I., Forner A., Cuesta B., Valladares F.: Species-specific water use by forest tree species: From the tree to the stand. — Agr. Water Manage. 114: 67–77, 2012.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bauer H., Thöni W.: Photosynthetic light acclimation in fully developed leaves of the juvenile and adult life phases of Hedera helix. — Physiol. Plantarum 73: 31–37, 1988.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bilger W., Björkman O.: Role of xanthophyll cycle in photoprotection elucidated by measurements of light induced absorbance changes, fluorescence and photosynthesis in leaves of Hedera canariensis. — Photosynth. Res. 25: 173–185, 1990.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Bilger W., Schreiber U., Bock M.: Determination of the quantum efficiency of photosystem II and of non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence in the field. — Oecologia 102: 425–432, 1995.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Campos H., Trejo C., Peña-Valdivia C.B. et al.: Stomatal and non-stomatal limitations of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants under water stress and re-watering: Delayed restoration of photosynthesis during recovery. — Environ. Exp. Bot. 98: 56–64, 2014.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Capuzzo J.P., Rossatto D.R., Franco A.C.: Differences in morphological and physiological leaf characteristics between Tabebuia aurea and T. impetiginosa is related to their typical habitats of occurrence. — Acta Bot. Bras. 26: 519–526, 2012.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Carvalho P.E.: [Jatobá-do-Cerrado — Hymenaea stigonocarpa Embrapa Forestry. Technical Report, n. 133]. Pp. 8. Embrapa Forestry. Colombo 2007. [In Portuguese]

    Google Scholar 

  • Cornic G., Fresneau C.: Photosynthetic carbon reduction and carbon oxidation cycles are the main electron sinks for photosystem II activity during a mild drought. — Ann. Bot.-London 89: 887–894, 2002.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • De-Carvalho P.S., de Miranda S.C., dos Santos M.L.: [Germination and biometrical data of Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart. ex Hayne (Leguminosae Caesalpinoideae) — jatobá-docerrado]. — Rev. Anh. 6: 101–116, 2005. [In Portuguese]

    Google Scholar 

  • Dos Anjos L., Oliva M.A., Kuki K.N.: Fluorescence imaging of light acclimation of brazilian atlantic forest tree species. — Photosynthetica 50: 95–108, 2012.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ehleringer J.: Leaf absorptances of Mohave and Sonoran desert plants. — Oecologia 49: 366–370, 1981.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • EMBRAPA: [Brazilian Soil Classification System]. Pp. 412. Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária — EMBRAPA. Centro Nacional de Pesquisas de Solos. Rio de Janeiro, 1999. [In Portuguese]

  • Favaretto V.F., Martinez C.A., Soriani H.H., Furriel R.P.M.: Differential responses of antioxidant enzymes in pioneer and late successional tropical tree species grown under sun and shade conditions. — Environ. Exp. Bot. 70: 20–28, 2011.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Franco A.C., Matsubara S., Orthen B.: Photoinhibition, carotenoid composition and the co-regulation of photochemical and non-photochemical quenching in neotropical savanna trees. — Tree Physiol. 27: 717–725, 2007.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Franco A.C.: Seasonal patterns of gas exchange, water relations and growth of Roupala montana, an evergreen savanna species. — Plant Ecol. 136: 69–76, 1998.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Genty B., Briantais J.M., Baker N.R.: The relationship between the quantum yield of photosynthetic electron transport and quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence. — Biochim. Biophys. Acta 990: 87–92, 1989.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Gonçalves J.F.C., Santos Junior U.M.: Utilization of the chlorophyll a fluorescence technique as a tool for selecting tolerant species to environments of high irradiance. — Braz. J. Plant Physiol. 17: 307–313, 2005.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gonçalves J.F.C., Silva C.E., Guimarães D.G. et al.: [Analysis of the transient of chlorophyll a fluorescence of Carapa guianensis and Dipteryx odorata seedling submitted to two light environments.] — Acta Amaz. 40: 89–98, 2010. [In Portuguese]

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jones H. G. Plants and Microclimate: A Quantitative Approach to Environmental Plant Physiology. 2nd Ed. Pp. 85. Cambridge University. Press, Cambridge 1992.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kanegae M. F., Braz V. S., Franco A. C.: [Seasonal drought effects and light availability on the survival and gowth of Bowdichia virgilioides in two typical vegetation types of the savanna of Central Brazil]. — Rev. Bras. Bot. 23: 459–468, 2000. [In Portuguese]

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Laisk A., Loreto F.: Determining photosynthetic parameters from leaf CO2 exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence. — Plant Physiol. 110: 903–912, 1996.

    PubMed Central  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Lemos Filho J.P.: [Photoinhibition in three species of the savanna (Annona crassifolia, Eugenia dysenterica and Campomanesia adamantium) in the dry and rainy season]. — Rev. Bras. Bot. 23: 45–50, 2000. [In Portuguese]

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lorenzi H.: [Brazilian Trees: Manual of Identification and Cultivation of the Wood Plants Native from Brazil.] Pp 352. Instituto Plantarun de Estudos da Flora, São Paulo, Nova Odessa 2000. [In Portuguese]

    Google Scholar 

  • Mattos E. A. de, Reinert F., de Moraes J.A.P.V.: Comparison of carbon isotope discrimination and CO2 and H2O gas exchange between the dry and wet seasons in leaves of several cerrado woody species. — Rev. Bras. Fisiol. Veg. 9: 77–82, 1997.

    Google Scholar 

  • Maxwell K., Johnson G. N.: Chlorophyll fluorescence: a practical guide. — J. Exp. Bot. 51: 659–668, 2000.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Melis A.: Photosystem-II damage and repair cycle in chloroplasts: what modulates the rate of photodamage in vivo? — Trends Plant Sci. 4: 130–135, 1999.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Morais R.R. de, Gonçalves J.F.C., Santos Júnior U.M. et al.: Chloroplastid pigment contents and chlorophyll a fluorescence in Amazonian tropical three species. — Rev. Árvore 31: 959–966, 2007.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Müller P., Li Xiao-Ping, Niyogi K. K.: Non-photochemical quenching. A response to excess light energy. — Plant Physiol. 125: 1558–1566, 2001.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Munns R.: Comparative physiology of salt and water stress. — Plant Cell Environ. 25: 239–250, 2002.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Murata N., Takahashi S., Nishiyama Y., Aakhverdiev S.I.: Photoinhibition of photosystem II under environmental stress. — BBA-Bioenergetics 1767: 414–421, 2007.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Myers N., Mittermeier R.A., Mittermeier C.G. et al.: Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. — Nature 403: 853–858, 2000.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Niinemets Ü.: Responses of forest trees to single and multiple environmental stresses from seedlings to mature plants: past stress history, stress interactions, tolerance and acclimation. — Forest Ecol. Manag. 260: 1623–1639, 2010.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Pereira S.R., Giraldelli G.R., Laura V.A., de Souza A.L.T.: [Fruit and seeds size and its influence on jatobá-do-cerrado (Hymenaea stigonocarpa var. stigonocarpa Mart. ex Hayne, Leguminosae — Caesalpinoideae).] — Rev. Bras. Sementes 33: 141–148, 2011. [In Portuguese]

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Poorter L., Markesteijn L.: Seedling traits determine drought tolerance of tropical tree species. — Biotropica 40: 321–331, 2008.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Prado C.H.B.A., Wenhui Z., Cardoza-Rojas, M.H., Souza G.M.: Seasonal leaf gas exchange and water potential in a woody cerrado species community. — Braz. J. Plant Physiol. 16: 7–16, 2004.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Queiroz C.G.S., Garcia Q.S., Lemos Filho, J.P. [Photosynthetic activity and peroxidation of membrane lipids in aroeira-dosertão plants under water stress and followed of rehydration]. — Braz. J. Plant Physiol. 14: 59–63, 2002. [In Portuguese]

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Rascher U., Liebig M., Lüttge U.: Evaluation of instant light-responses curves of chlorophyll parameters obtained with a portable chlorophyll fluorometer on site in the field. — Plant Cell Environ. 23: 1397–1405, 2000.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ribeiro R.V., Souza G. M., Oliveira R. F., Machado E.C.: Photosynthetic responses of tropical tree species from different successional group sunder contrasting irradiance conditions. — Rev. Bras. Bot. 28: 149–161, 2005.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ruzana Adibah M.S., Ainuddin A.N.: Epiphytic plants responses to light an water stress. — Asian J. Plant Sci. 10: 97–197, 2011.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Silva A.S., Oliveira J.G., da Cunha M., Vitória A.P.: Photosynthetic performance and anatomical adaptations in Byrsonima sericea DC. under contrasting light conditions in a remnant of the Atlantic forest. — Braz. J. Plant Physiol. 22: 245–254, 2010.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Silvestrini M., Válio I.F.M., de Mattos E.A.: Photosynthesis and carbon gain under contrasting light levels in seedlings of a pioneer and a climax tree from a Brazilian Semideciduous Tropical Forest. — Rev. Brasil. Bot. 30: 463–474, 2007.

    Google Scholar 

  • Snider J.L., Collins G. D., Whitaker J. et al.: Electron transport through photosystem II is not limited by a wide range of water deficit conditions in field-grown Gossypium hirsutum. — J. Agro. Crop. Sci. 200: 77–82, 2014.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Takahashi S., Badger M.R.: Photoprotection in plants: a new light on photosystem II damage. — Trends Plant Sci. 16: 53–60, 2011.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Tezara W., Martínez D., Rengifo E., Herrera A.: Photosynthetic responses of the tropical spiny shrub Lycium nodosum (Solanaceae) to drought, soil salinity and saline spray. — Ann. Bot.-London 92: 757–765, 2003.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Thach B., Shapcott A., Schmidt S., Critchley C.: The OJIP fast fluorescence rise characterizes Graptophyllum species and their stress responses. — Photosynth. Res. 94: 423–436, 2007.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Valladares F., Pearcy R.W.: Interactions between water stress, sun-shade acclimation, heat tolerance and photoinhibition in the sclerophyll Heteromeles arbutifolia. — Plant Cell Environ. 20: 25–36, 1997.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wong S.L., Chen C.W., Huang H.W., Weng J.H.: Using combined measurements of gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence to investigate the photosynthetic light responses of plant species adapted to different light regimes. — Photosynthetica 50: 206–214, 2012.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Yamashita N., Koike N., Ishida A.: Leaf ontogenetic dependence of light acclimation in invasive and native subtropical trees of different successional status. — Plant Cell Environ. 25: 1341–1356, 2002.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang L.T., Zhang Z.S., Gao H.Y. et al.: Mitochondrial alternative oxidase pathway protects plants against photoinhibition by alleviating inhibition of the repair of photodamaged PSII through preventing formation of reactive oxygen species in Rumex K-1 leaves. — Physiol. Plantarum 143: 396–407, 2011.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Laboratório de Ecofisiologia e Produtividade Vegetal, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano — Campus Rio Verde, Caixa Postal 66, 75901-970, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil

    A. C. Costa, S. L. Rezende-Silva, C. A. Megguer, L. M. F. Moura & M. Rosa

  2. Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Ed. CCBII, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Universitário, Av. P. H. Rolfs s/n, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil

    A. A. Silva

Authors
  1. A. C. Costa
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. S. L. Rezende-Silva
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. C. A. Megguer
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. L. M. F. Moura
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. M. Rosa
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. A. A. Silva
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to A. C. Costa.

Additional information

Acknowledgements: We thank CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior), CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico), FINEP (Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos) and the Instituto Federal Goiano — Campus Rio Verde for their financial support.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Costa, A.C., Rezende-Silva, S.L., Megguer, C.A. et al. The effect of irradiance and water restriction on photosynthesis in young jatobá-do-cerrado (Hymenaea stigonocarpa) plants. Photosynthetica 53, 118–127 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-015-0085-6

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-015-0085-6

Additional key words

Search

Navigation