Interactive response of photosynthetic characteristics in Haloxylon ammodendron and Hedysarum scoparium exposed to soil water and air vapor pressure deficits.
Interactive response of photosynthetic characteristics in Haloxylon ammodendron and Hedysarum scoparium exposed to soil water and air vapor pressure deficits.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2015.03.012
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发表时间:
2015-08
影响因子:
6.9
通讯作者:
Chunmei Gong;Jiajia Wang;Congxia Hu;Junhui Wang;P. Ning;J. Bai
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作者:
Chunmei Gong;Jiajia Wang;Congxia Hu;Junhui Wang;P. Ning;J. Bai
C4plants possess better drought tolerance than C3plants. However,Hedysarum scoparium, a C3species, is dominant and widely distributed in the desert areas of northwestern China due to its strong drought tolerance. This study compared it withHaloxylon ammodendron, a C4species, regarding the interactive effects of drought stress and different leaf–air vapor pressure deficits. Variables of interest included gas exchange, the activity levels of key C4photosynthetic enzymes, and cellular anatomy. In both species, gas exchange parameters were more sensitive to high vapor pressure deficit than to strong water stress, and the net CO2assimilation rate (An) was enhanced as vapor pressure deficits increased. A close relationship betweenAnand stomatal conductance (gs) suggested that the species shared a similar response mechanism. InH. ammodendron, the activity levels of key C4enzymes were higher, including those of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-malate enzyme (NADP-ME), whereas inH. scoparium, the activity level of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-malate enzyme (NAD-ME) was higher. Meanwhile,H. scopariumutilized adaptive structural features, including a larger relative vessel area and a shorter distance from vein to stomata, which facilitated the movement of water. These findings implied that some C4biochemical pathways were present inH. scopariumto respond to environmental challenges.