The switch from C-3 to CAM pathway was induced by water stress in a C-3/CAM intermediate plant Sedum spectabile Boreau. Typical CAM criteria were observed upon 15 d of withholding water. Leaf delta(13)C value (-%) and...The switch from C-3 to CAM pathway was induced by water stress in a C-3/CAM intermediate plant Sedum spectabile Boreau. Typical CAM criteria were observed upon 15 d of withholding water. Leaf delta(13)C value (-%) and water content showed a linear correlation fashion. Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and antioxidative capacity were altered by water stress. Phi(PSII) and q(P) were reduced by 50% and 34% of the control, respectively, while NPQ rose ca. 180%. SOD activity and ability to scavenge DPPH. free radical went down but membrane permeability changed slightly. However, when an additional photooxidation by MV with high PPFD was carried out with leaf discs from watered (C-3 mode) and drought plants (CAM mode), q(P) and Phi(PSII) in leaves at induced CAM mode stage continuously decreased to a very low level. High 1 - q(P) value (0.86) and 1 - q(P)/NPQ ratio (>1) indicated the presence of high reduction state and unbalance of light energy budget. Together with the marked loss of membrane integral, it was evidenced that photooxidative damage was more serious in the induced CAM mode than in the C-3 mode. No advantage of photooxidation tolerance was found at the induced CAM expression stage of the facultative CAM plant, as compared with its C-3 mode stage, and also with the constitutive CAM plants reported previously. The differences in photooxidation sensitivity between the inducible CAM expressing plant and the constitutive CAM plant were discussed.展开更多
文摘The switch from C-3 to CAM pathway was induced by water stress in a C-3/CAM intermediate plant Sedum spectabile Boreau. Typical CAM criteria were observed upon 15 d of withholding water. Leaf delta(13)C value (-%) and water content showed a linear correlation fashion. Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and antioxidative capacity were altered by water stress. Phi(PSII) and q(P) were reduced by 50% and 34% of the control, respectively, while NPQ rose ca. 180%. SOD activity and ability to scavenge DPPH. free radical went down but membrane permeability changed slightly. However, when an additional photooxidation by MV with high PPFD was carried out with leaf discs from watered (C-3 mode) and drought plants (CAM mode), q(P) and Phi(PSII) in leaves at induced CAM mode stage continuously decreased to a very low level. High 1 - q(P) value (0.86) and 1 - q(P)/NPQ ratio (>1) indicated the presence of high reduction state and unbalance of light energy budget. Together with the marked loss of membrane integral, it was evidenced that photooxidative damage was more serious in the induced CAM mode than in the C-3 mode. No advantage of photooxidation tolerance was found at the induced CAM expression stage of the facultative CAM plant, as compared with its C-3 mode stage, and also with the constitutive CAM plants reported previously. The differences in photooxidation sensitivity between the inducible CAM expressing plant and the constitutive CAM plant were discussed.
文摘为了探究海拔对我国西南高寒地区植物稳定碳同位素组成特征及水分利用效率的影响,本研究以梅里雪山东坡不同海拔(2200、2500、2700、3000、3200和4200 m)上不同功能型植物为对象,分析了不同光合途径(C3和Crassulacean acid metabolism,CAM)植物和C3植物中不同生活型(灌木、阔叶乔木和针叶乔木)植物叶片稳定碳同位素组成特征(δ^(13)C_(p))及内在水分利用效率(intrinsic water use efficiency,iWUE)随海拔梯度的变化。结果表明:(1)梅里雪山东坡C3植物叶片的δ^(13)C_(p)值分布范围在-26.72‰~-31.67‰,均值为-29.12‰,而CAM植物的δ^(13)C_(p)值分布范围在-13.24‰~-14.59‰,均值为-13.77‰;(2)CAM植物δ^(13)C_(p)值和iWUE显著高于C3植物,其中,C3植物中不同生活型植物δ^(13)C_(p)和iWUE值呈现灌木>阔叶乔木>针叶乔木的变化规律;(3)海拔3200 m以下乔木和灌木植物δ^(13)C_(p)和iWUE值随海拔升高而降低,主要受土壤水分的影响,3200 m以上灌木植物δ^(13)C_(p)和iWUE值随海拔升高有增大的趋势,可能受温度的调控。梅里雪山东坡不同功能型植物水分利用效率对海拔梯度的响应反映了不同植物对高寒山地气候不同的适应性。
