Chill-induced inhibition of photosynthesis: genotypic variation within Cucumis sativus.
Chill-induced inhibition of photosynthesis: genotypic variation within Cucumis sativus.
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DOI:
10.1093/pcp/pcf134
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发表时间:
2002-10
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Jingquan Yu;Yanhong Zhou;Li-feng Huang;D. Allen
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作者:
Jingquan Yu;Yanhong Zhou;Li-feng Huang;D. Allen
Cucumber is generally a thermophilic species; however, cultivars have been selected for higher yield during winter cultivation in unheated glasshouses in temperate regions. We tested whether photosynthesis in these varieties had greater chilling tolerance. There was no difference in the instantaneous reduction of photosynthesis at low temperature between four winter glasshouse and four summer field cultivars. After 5 d of 10 degrees C and 100 micro mol m(-2) s(-1) photon flux density, the four field cultivars had a sustained depression of photosynthesis after returning to clement conditions. This inhibition was associated with reduced rates of CO(2) fixation and photosystem II (PSII) electron transport in the light, but not with sustained PSII photoinhibition. However, photosynthesis in the glasshouse genotypes was nearly identical to the pre-chill rates. Chill impacts on light-adapted chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, such as the quantum yield of PSII electron transport (phi(PSII)), correlated well with overall photosynthesis. This demonstrates the potential for using these fast and non-invasive techniques to screen for chill-tolerant genotypes, with the potential to further improve winter cucumber yield in unheated glasshouses.