Seasonal photosynthetic changes in the green-stemmed Mediterranean shrub Calicotome villosa: a comparison with leaves

Title:

Seasonal photosynthetic changes in the green-stemmed Mediterranean shrub Calicotome villosa: a comparison with leaves

Creator:

Yiotis, C., Psaras, G. K., and Manetas, Y.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:b0701b81-a4a2-4fcf-9fe0-dc7686ee1d6f
uuid:b0701b81-a4a2-4fcf-9fe0-dc7686ee1d6f
issn:0300-3604
doi:10.1007/s11099-008-0045-5

Subject:

carotenoids, chlorophyll, drought stress, electron transport rates, photoinhibition, photosystem 2 efficiency, and spiny broom

Type:

model:article and TEXT

Format:

bez média and svazek

Description:

Some photosynthetic attributes of leaves and stems were seasonally followed in the small-leaved, summer-deciduous, green-stemmed Mediterranean shrub Calicotome villosa. Both leaves and stems displayed similar photon energy-saturated photosystem 2 (PS2) efficiencies with a minimum during winter. A second minimum in stems during the leafless summer period could be ascribed to sustained photoinhibition. Yet, stems were slightly inferior in photon capture, resulting partly from lower chlorophyll (Chl) contents and partly from higher reflectance due to pubescence. As a result, photon energy-saturated linear electron transport rates were slightly higher in leaves. However, when the total leaf and stem areas were taken into account, this superiority was abolished during autumn and winter and more than overturned during spring. Given that during summer the stems were the only photosynthetic organs, the yearly photosynthetic contribution of stems was much higher. Chl contents in stems displayed a transient and considerable summer drop, accompanied by an increase in the carotenoid to Chl ratio, indicating a photo-protective adaptation to summer drought through a decrease of photo-selective capacity, typical for leaves of many Mediterranean plants. and C. Yiotis, G. K. Psaras, Y. Manetas.

Language:

Multiple languages

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Coverage:

262-267

Source:

Photosynthetica | 2008 Volume:46 | Number:2

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