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Morpho-physiological responses of Nothofagus obliqua to light intensity and water status, with focus on primary growth dynamics

Morpho-physiological responses of Nothofagus obliqua to light intensity and water status, with... Key message Intra-individual variations of plant responses to environmental conditions are related to axis differ - entiation. Plastic responses include variations in primary growth, shoot allometry, leaves’ chlorophyll content and water use efficiency. Abstract Primary growth affects plant plasticity by influencing the number, spatial arrangement and time of differentiation of the leaves. For Nothofagus obliqua, we evaluated if primary shoot growth dynamics determines short-term responses to environmental conditions, and intra-individual variations in such responses. Before bud-break, saplings were located in experimental conditions, combining two light treatments with two water supply treatments. For each individual, morphology, relative extension rate (RER), and relative leaf chlorophyll content (SPAD units) were registered for the annual shoot derived from the most distal bud of two axis categories: the main axis (trunk) and a main branch. For trunk shoots, we analysed the net photosynthetic rate at saturating photosynthetic photon flux density (P ) of proximal and distal leaves. Shaded trees had sat higher RER, longer and more slender shoots, longer internodes, and higher leaf chlorophyll content than unshaded trees. The number of nodes was affected by water condition in trunk shoots, and by light condition in main branch shoots. Full sunlight stimulated the development of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Trees Springer Journals

Morpho-physiological responses of Nothofagus obliqua to light intensity and water status, with focus on primary growth dynamics

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2018 by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature
Subject
Life Sciences; Forestry; Plant Sciences; Agriculture; Plant Anatomy/Development; Plant Pathology; Plant Physiology
ISSN
0931-1890
eISSN
1432-2285
DOI
10.1007/s00468-018-1712-1
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Abstract

Key message Intra-individual variations of plant responses to environmental conditions are related to axis differ - entiation. Plastic responses include variations in primary growth, shoot allometry, leaves’ chlorophyll content and water use efficiency. Abstract Primary growth affects plant plasticity by influencing the number, spatial arrangement and time of differentiation of the leaves. For Nothofagus obliqua, we evaluated if primary shoot growth dynamics determines short-term responses to environmental conditions, and intra-individual variations in such responses. Before bud-break, saplings were located in experimental conditions, combining two light treatments with two water supply treatments. For each individual, morphology, relative extension rate (RER), and relative leaf chlorophyll content (SPAD units) were registered for the annual shoot derived from the most distal bud of two axis categories: the main axis (trunk) and a main branch. For trunk shoots, we analysed the net photosynthetic rate at saturating photosynthetic photon flux density (P ) of proximal and distal leaves. Shaded trees had sat higher RER, longer and more slender shoots, longer internodes, and higher leaf chlorophyll content than unshaded trees. The number of nodes was affected by water condition in trunk shoots, and by light condition in main branch shoots. Full sunlight stimulated the development of

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TreesSpringer Journals

Published: May 29, 2018

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