Light response of photosynthesisand its simulation in leaves of Prunus sibirica L.under different soil water conditions
Light response of photosynthesisand its simulation in leaves of Prunus sibirica L.under different soil water conditions
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H. Xiaolan
Water deficit is one of the major limiting factors in vegetation recovery and reconstruction in loess hilly gully region.Prunus sibirica L.is one of the common trees grown in this region.However,studies on characteristics of photosynthesis in leaves of Prunus sibirica L.under water stress are limited. The objective of this study is to explore the effect of different soil water content on photosynthesis in leaves of Prunus sibirica L.to characterize the relationship between photosynthesis of Prunus sibirica L.and soil water content and to explore the applicability of different photosynthetic models in simulating light response of photosynthesis in Prunus sibirica L.under different soil water conditions,which will help us to further understand the photo-physiological characteristics of Prunus sibirica L.under water stress.The results will also help guiding cultivation of Prunus sibirica L.in the loess hilly gully region. By using CIRAS-2 portable photosynthesis system,the light responses of photosynthesis in leaves of two-year-old Prunus sibirica L.were studied under 8 different soil water conditions.And the light response curves of photosynthesis were fitted and analyzed by rectangular hyperbola model,non-rectangular hyperbola model and a modified model based on rectangular hyperbola model. Higher photosynthesis and less obvious photo-inhibition were observed in leaves of Prunus sibirica L grown in the region where the relative soil water contents(RSWC) were from 56.3% to 80.9%.The light response of photosynthesis,the apparent quantum yield(Φ),the light compensation point(LCP) and the dark respiration rate(Rd) were well fitted by the three models.Among the three models,the non-rectangular hyperbola model fitted the data best;the rectangular hyperbola model fitted the data worst.When the RSWC exceeded the optimal range(56.3%RSWC80.9%),obvious photo-inhibition and significant decrease in photosynthesis were observed in leaves of Prunus sibirica L.under strong light,light saturation point and quantum yield of photosynthesis also decreased significantly.Under this circumstance,only the modified rectangular hyperbola model could well fit light response of photosynthesis and the main parameters. The optimal range of RSWC for normal photosynthesis in leaves of Prunus sibirica L was from 56.3% to 80.9%.The modified rectangular hyperbola model could well fit light response curves of photosynthesis and the main parameters under all the different soil water conditions.The rectangular hyperbola model and non-rectangular hyperbola model could only be used to fit light response curves of photosynthesis and the main parameters under the optimal soil water conditions.