Effects of light radiation intensity on photosynthetic characteristics and water use efficiency of Platycladus orientalis and Pinus tabulaeformis seedlings |
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| Authors: | Weiqiang Zhang Kangning He Yunqi Wang Baitian Wang Juntao Deng Yi Zhou Xijun Zhong Zhaoqing Li |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forest University, Beijing, 100083, China;(2) Forest Research Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510520, China;(3) Office of Food Control and Drought Relief, Pearl River Water Resource Commission, Guangzhou, 510611, China |
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| Abstract: | In order to offer a scientific basis for cultivation and management of forests, effects of light radiation intensity on photosynthetic
characteristics and water use efficiency of Platycladus orientalis and Pinus tabulaeformis were studied under different soil moisture contents. By adopting artificial control methods to soil moisture, and under simulated
photosynthetic radiation (SPR), the net photosynthetic rate (P
N), transpiration rate (T
r), water use efficiency (WUE) and intercellular CO2 concentration (C
i) of Platycladus orientalis and Pinus tabulaeformis in the semi-arid region of the Loess Plateau, were studied. Results are as follows: within the photon range of 0–2,200 μmol/(m2·s), P
N, T
r and WUE were enhanced with an increase in SPR in both species. P
N and WUE of Platycladus orientalis and Pinus tabulaeformis, however, declined with continued increase in SPR. P
N, T
r, WUE and light saturation point (LSP) of Platycladus orientalis were higher than those of Pinus tabulaeformis, while light compensation point (LCP) of Platycladus orientalis was lower than that of Pinus tabulaeformis at the same soil moisture content. The efficiency of light energy utilization of Platycladus orientalis was higher than that of Pinus tabulaeformis; P
N, T
r and C
i of Platycladus orientalis and Pinus tabulaeformis were enhanced by increasing soil moisture content, whereas WUE declined. At soil moistures of 7.90%, 13.00% and 19.99%, LSP of Platycladus orientalis was 1,275, 1,450 and 1,675 μmol/(m2·s) respectively, and LCP was 42, 25 and 13 μmol/(m2·s) respectively, with corresponding maximal net CO2 photosynthetic rates (P
max) of 3.04, 4.06 and 5.53 μmol/(m2·s). At soil moistures of 7.83%, 13.04% and 20.15%, the LSP of Pinus tabulaeformis was 1,100, 1,325 and 1,500 μmol/(m2·s) respectively, and LCP was 60, 30 and 23 μmol/(m2·s), with P
max of 1.08, 3.35 and 4.36 μmol/(m2·s) respectively.
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Translated from Science of Soil and Water Conservation, 2006, 4(3): 108–113 译自: 中国水土保持科学] |
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| Keywords: | Platycladus orientalis Pinus tabulaeformis seedlings simulated photosynthetic radiation soil moisture content photosynthetic characteristics water use efficiency |
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