Photosynthesis,Transpiration, and Water Use Efficiency in Two Divergent Leymus Chinensis Populations from Northeast China

The net photosynthetic rate (P _N), transpiration rate (E), and water use efficiency (WUE) of two divergent Leymus chinensis populations from the grassland region of Northeast China were compared. The two populations experienced the similar habitats, but differed in leaf colour, stomata numbers, and chlorophyll contents. The leaf P _N for the grey-green (GG) population was greater than that for the yellow-green (YG) population, while the leaf E for GG population was lower than that for the YG population. The greater WUE for the GG population suggests that this type is more able to maintain higher P _N under drought and is more fit for the rangeland use in this climate region.     

Photosynthesis,Transpiration, and Water Use Efficiency of Two Puccinellia Species on the Songnen Grassland,Northeastern China

The intra- and inter-specific variations in net photosynthetic (P _N) and transpiration (E) rates and water use efficiency (WUE) of Puccinellia tenuiflora and Puccinellia chinampoensis leaves were compared. The two species experienced a similar habitat, but differed in leaf area, leaf colour, and nitrogen contents. Leaf P _N and E for both reproductive and vegetative shoots of the two species declined with leaf age. P _N for reproductive shoots was less than for vegetative shoots, but their E was greater than that of vegetative shoots in the dry season. The average P _N and E for reproductive shoots of P. tenuiflora were lower than those of P. chinampoensis, but higher for vegetative shoots.     

Diurnal and Seasonal Patterns of Water Potential,Photosynthesis, Evapotranspiration and Water Use Efficiency of Clusterbean

Diurnal patterns of leaf water potential (_W), canopy net photosynthetic rate (P _N), evapotranspiration rate (E), canopy temperature (T_c), and water use efficiency (WUE) of clusterbean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub., cv. Desi] were studied at six phenological stages of plant development under field conditions at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. The highest P _N, E, and WUE were observed at pod initiation stage (61 DAS). Daily maxima of P _N were usually between 11:00 to 14:00 h while those of E and WUE between 12:30 and 16:00 h. P _N was mainly dependent on photosynthetically active radiation and E on air temperature (T_a) but the relationships varied at different growth stages. WUE declined with the increase in T _a. At mid-day, _W was highest during pod initiation.     

Diurnal Gas Exchange and Superior Resources Use Efficiency of Typical C4 Species in Hunshandak Sandland,China

Net photosynthetic rate (P _N), transpiration rate (E), stomatal conductance (g _s), leaf water potential (ψ_leaf), leaf nitrogen content, and photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency (PNUE) were compared between a typical C₄ plant, Agriophyllum squarrosum and a C₃ plant, Leymus chinensis, in Hunshandak Sandland, China. The plant species showed different diurnal gas exchange patterns on June 12–14 when photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD), air temperature (T _air), and water potential were moderate. P _N, E, and g _s of A. squarrosum showed distinct single peak while those of L. chinensis were depressed at noon and had two peaks in their diurnal courses. Gas exchange traits of both species showed midday depression under higher photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) and T _air when Ψ_leaf was significantly low down on August 6–8. However, those of A. squarrosum were depressed less seriously. Moreover, A. squarrosum had higher P _N, Ψ_leaf, water use efficiency (WUE), and PNUE than L. chinensis. Thus A. squarrosum was much more tolerant to heat and high irradiance and could utilise the resources on sand area more efficiently than L. chinensis. Hence species like A. squarrosum may be introduced and protected to reconstruct the degraded sand dunes because of their higher tolerance to stress and higher resource use efficiency. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Gas Exchange and Water Use Efficiency of Three Native Tree Species in Hunshandak Sandland of China

Only three tree species, i.e. Ulmus pumila, Malus baccata, and Prunus padus, are distributed in Hunshandak Sandland (HS) in Inner Mongolia, China. Field studies of gas exchange and chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence of these three tree species were conducted in three arid periods of growth season 2002. Net photosynthetic rate (P _N), transpiration rate (E), stomatal conductance (g _s), and F_v/F_m of U. pumila were higher than in M. baccata and P. padus, especially in the midday. Hence M. baccata and P. padus were more sensitive to high temperature and irradiance than U. pumila in HS. This may be a reason for wide distribution of U. pumila in HS. M. baccata and P. padus are adapted to the back slope of fixed dune, because the micro-habitat is relatively cool and less irradiated than the slope facing sun. Water use efficiency (WUE) of U. pumila was lower than that of M. baccata and P. padus, and thus U. pumila does not form forests in this region, because the soil is dry. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Effect of Growth Regulators on Photosynthesis, Transpiration and Related Parameters in Water Stressed Cotton

Gas exchange in Gossypium hirsutum L. cv. H-777 as affected by water deficit and growth regulators (IAA, GA₃, BAP, ABA, ethrel) was examined. Sixty days after sowing, growth regulators in concentration 50 µM were applied as foliar spray and irrigation was withheld to get desired (moderate and severe) water deficit. All the parameters were measured on the third leaf from the top between 10:00 and 11:00. Net photosynthetic rate (P_N), transpiration rate (E), stomatal conductance (g_s), carboxylation efficiency (CE), and water potential (_w) decreased significantly with the increasing water stress, however, water use efficiency (WUE) was unaffected. Foliar spray with IAA, GA₃ and BAP partially counteracted the effect of water deficit on the above parameters except _w, which became more negative. ABA and up to some extent ethrel increased WUE and maintained higher _w, however, caused further decrease in P_N, E, and g_s.     

Photosynthesis,Transpiration, and Water Use Efficiency of Caragana microphylla,C. intermedia,and C. korshinskii

In the order C. microphylla — C. intermedia — C. korshinskii, compensation irradiance, saturation irradiance, and optimum temperature for photosynthesis increased, net photosynthetic rate (P _N) at low irradiance and low temperature decreased, optimum air humidity decreased, and P _N at low air humidity increased. Daily cumulative value of P _N increased while daily cumulative value of transpiration (E) decreased, and hence water use efficiency (WUE =P _N/E) increased. Diurnal course of P _N of C. microphylla was a double-peak curve, but the second peak in the curves of C. intermedia and C. korshinskii was not visible. These physiological characteristics are biological basis for the geographical distribution of these three Caragana species, and are in relation to water conditions of their habitats and distinctiveness in leaf hair of plant.     

Species- and Habitat-variability of Photosynthesis,Transpiration and Water Use Efficiency of Different Plant Species in Maowusu Sand Area

Photosynthesis ( Pn ), transpiration (E) and water use efficiency (WUE) of more than 66 add sand species from different environmental habitats, shifting sand dune, fixed sand dune, lowland and wetland in the Maowusu Sand Area were analyzed and the relation among these characteristics and the resource utilization efficiency, taxonomic categories and growth forms of the species were assessed. The results showed that species from Chenopodiaceae, Gramineae, keguminosae which possessed the C4 photosynthesis pathway, or C3 pathway and also with nitrogen-fixation capacities had higher or the highest Pa values, i.e., 20 ～30μmol CO2·m－2·s－l, while that of evergreen shrub of Pinaceae had the lowest Pa values, i.e., 0 ～ 5 μunol CO2·m－2·s－1. Those species from Compositae, Scrophuladaceae, and Gramineae with C3 pathway but no N- fixation capacity had the highest E rates, i.e., 20 ～30 mmol H2O· m－2·s－1 and again the evergreen shrub together with some species from Salicaceae and Compositae had the lowest E rates, i.e., 0 ~ 5 mmol H2O·m－2·s－1. Species from kegmninosae, Gramineae and Chenopodiaceae with C4 pathway or Cs pathway with N- fixation capacity, both shrubs and grasses, generally had higher WUE. However, even the physiological traits of the same species were habitat- and season-specific. The values of both Pa and E in late summer were much higher than those in early summer, with average increases of 26%, 40% respectively in the four habitats. WUE in late summer was, however, 12% lower. Generally, when the environments became drier as a result of habitats changed, i.e., in the order of wetland, lowland, fixed sand dune and shifting sand dune, Pn and E decreased but WUE increased.     

六道沟流域2种典型灌木不同季节水分来源及利用效率

该试验以黄土高原风蚀水蚀区的典型代表六道沟流域为研究区,选取了2种典型灌木柠条(Caragana korshinskii)和沙柳(Salix psammophila)为研究对象,测定其茎秆水和不同层次土壤水分的δD值及叶片的δ~(13) C值,利用IsoSource模型分析2种植物对不同层次土壤水分的利用比例,并同步测定叶片水势、气孔导度、光合速率和蒸腾速率等生理生态因子,分析2种灌木在不同季节的水分来源及生理生态适应机制。结果表明:(1)柠条和沙柳的水分利用策略随季节波动,在不同季节对不同土层水分的利用比例存在差异。(2)旱季柠条和沙柳主要利用40~80cm土层的土壤水,利用比例分别为48.1%和49%。(3)雨季柠条主要利用表层0~10cm和浅层10~40cm的土壤水分,利用率约为57.5%;雨季沙柳主要利用浅层10~40cm的土壤水,利用比例达76%。(4)旱季柠条和沙柳的水分亏缺严重,其叶片水势、气孔导度、光合速率和蒸腾速率均小于雨季,而水分利用效率均大于雨季。研究发现,柠条和沙柳在旱季均主要利用深层土壤水分,雨季更倾向于利用浅层土壤水分;柠条和沙柳均能够通过降低气孔导度减小水分损失来获得较高的碳同化速率,维持较高的水分利用效率以适应干旱环境,均表现出较强的适应能力。     

干旱胁迫下红麻和大麻状罗布麻水分生理及光合作用特征研究

以中国红麻和美国大麻状罗布麻为材料,采用防雨棚内盆栽控水法研究了4种土壤水分条件下2种罗布麻的水分生理及光合作用日变化特性,探讨2种罗布麻对干旱胁迫的响应和适应能力,为美国大麻状罗布麻引种栽培提供理论依据。结果显示:(1)随干旱胁迫的加剧,2种罗布麻叶片的组织含水量、相对含水量均逐渐降低,但大麻状罗布麻的降幅较小;同一水分条件下,大麻状罗布麻的组织含水量、相对含水量均高于红麻,而水分饱和亏均低于红麻;不同水分条件下,大麻状罗布麻叶片相对含水量在离体2h后仍维持高位,降幅极显著低于红麻(P<0.01),离体8h后仍能维持较高水平。(2)在饱和供水(CK)、轻度胁迫(LS)和中度胁迫(MS)条件下,2种罗布麻叶片的Pn、Tr、Gs日变化均呈相似的"双峰"型曲线,而重度胁迫(SS)下却呈单峰曲线,各胁迫条件下Pn第二峰值比CK推迟2h左右;各处理Pn和WUE日均值在大麻状罗布麻中表现为LS>CK>MS>SS,而在红麻中则为CK>LS>MS>SS,且2种罗布麻除WUE指标在处理CK与T1间差异不显著外(P>0.05),其余处理间差异均达到显著水平以上(P<0.05);同一水分条件下,大麻状罗布麻的Pn和WUE值均显著高于红麻,如大麻状罗布麻在SS条件下的Pn和WUE日均值分别为2.28μmol·m-2.s-1和1.41μmol·mmol-1,而红麻的仅为0.29μmol·m-2.s-1和0.16μmol·mmol-1。研究表明,在土壤干旱胁迫条件下,大麻状罗布麻叶片在水分生理和光合生理方面均表现出明显优势,比当地红麻具有更强的保水及光合生产能力,耐旱性更强,可在宁夏地区引种栽培。     

黄枝衣科中国新记录属和种

报道了中国黄枝衣科(Teloschistaceae)的一中国新记录属粉黄衣属(新拟)(Xanthomendoza)和一中国新记录种漫粉黄衣(新拟)(Xanthomendoza ulophyllodes)及石黄衣属(Xanthoria)的一新记录种裂芽黄衣(新拟)(Xanthoria calcicola)。对漫粉黄衣的ITS序列进行了测定和系统发育分析,并对相关类群的形态和分子数据进行了讨论。对2新记录种的形态特征、生境与分布进行了详细描述,并提供了形态特征图。     

Realistic Variation in Species Composition Affects Grassland Production,Resource Use and Invasion Resistance

We investigated the effects of realistic variation in plant species and functional group composition, with species occurring at realistic abundances, on ecosystem processes in exotic-dominated California grassland communities. Progressive species removals from microcosm communities, designed to mimic nested variation in diversity observed in the field, reduced grassland production, resistance to intentional invasions, and resistance to natural colonization by new species. Three lines of evidence point to the particular importance of intensified competition within a single functional group—late-active forbs—in explaining the observed effects of realistic species loss order on community resistance. First, reduced success of naturally colonizing species in more diverse assemblages was dominated by declining colonization by late-active forbs. Second, increasing late-active forb biomass appeared to reduce the biomass of intentionally introduced yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis, a late-season forb) both within and across diversity levels. Finally, starthistle addition reduced biomass of resident late-season forbs but not of any other functional group. Increasing diversity increased light levels and soil moisture availability in spring and summer, providing a proximate mechanism linking our realistic species loss order to decreased community resistance. Starthistle addition reduced light and soil moisture availability but not N across richness levels, mirroring the apparent effects of the additional late-active forb species present in higher diversity treatments. Species losses that entail the early loss of whole or key functional groups could, through mechanisms like those we explore, have greater ecosystem consequences than those suggested by randomized-loss experiments.     

葎草水浸提物对外来入侵植物喜旱莲子草营养生长的影响

利用葎草地上和地下部分的水浸提物,对喜旱莲子草根茎的营养生长进行了室内生物测定,分析其形态和相应化感强度,以明确葎草对入侵植物喜旱莲子草营养生长的影响作用。结果表明:(1)与葎草地上部分相比,葎草地下部分浸提物对喜旱莲子草的化感抑制强度更明显。(2)葎草地下部分能够明显抑制喜旱莲子草的叶片大小,0.1mg/L浓度下能比对照组显著减少40.21%。(3)葎草地上部分和地下部分浸提物对喜旱莲子草无性系小株枝条的节数无明显影响,但是浸提物对其根茎的分蘖力均具有明显抑制作用。(4)与葎草地上部分相比,其地下部分浸提物能较强抑制喜旱莲子草无性系小株高度。研究发现,葎草水提物能有效抑制喜旱莲子草的营养生长,有可能作为生物替代材料对喜旱莲子草进行替代控制。     

红砂幼苗根系形态特征和水分利用效率对土壤水分变化的响应

为探讨干旱与半干旱区受损红砂种群幼苗适宜生长的土壤水分条件,采用盆栽方法,研究了红砂幼苗在充分灌溉(FI)、适度灌溉(MI)、干旱处理(DT)3个水分处理下根系形态和水分利用效率的变化特征。结果表明:(1)红砂幼苗根系形态因水分条件和根序的不同而各异;随灌溉量的减少红砂幼苗根系直径和根体积均表现为FIMIDT,但干旱处理促进了根系的伸长生长和比表面积和比根长增加,根系形态的可塑性是红砂幼苗获取水分适应干旱环境的重要策略之一。(2)随根序的升高,各处理水平下红砂幼苗根长、比根长均显著减少,而其根直径和体积却显著增加,表明红砂幼苗根系内部具有高度的形态异质性。(3)与FI处理相比,MI和DT处理下红砂幼苗根系总生物量分别增加了50.00%、19.23%,但MI和DT处理却显著降低了红砂幼苗地上生物量,特别是叶片生物量下降幅度最大,分别降低了62.15%、83.28%,导致根冠比随灌溉量的减少而逐渐增加。(4)干旱处理显著提高了红砂幼苗的水分利用效率。研究认为,在灌溉量减少的情况下,红砂幼苗可通过根长、根系表面积和体积、直径等形态变化来优化其空间分布构型,以调节植株对水分的利用,提高水分利用效率。     

Gas Exchange,Photochemical Efficiency,and Leaf Water Potential in Three Salix Species

Gas exchange, photochemical efficiency, and leaf water potential (_l) of Salix matsudana (non-indigenous species), S. microstachya and S. gordejevii (indigenous species) were studied in Hunshandak Sandland, China. _l of all the three species decreased from 06:00 to 12:00, and increased afterwards. S. matsudana showed higher values of _l than others. Net photosynthetic rate (P _N) and stomatal conductance (g _s) of S. matsudana were the lowest among all, with the maximum P _N at 10:00 being 75% of that of S. gordejevii. Compared with the indigenous species, the non-indigenous S. matsudana had also lower transpiration rate (E) and water use efficiency (WUE). The values of F_v/F_m in all the species were lower from 06:00 to 14:00 than those after 14:00, indicating an obvious depression in photochemical efficiency of photosystem 2 in both non-indigenous and native species. However, it was much more depressed in S. matsudana, the non-indigenous tree. P _N was positively correlated to g _s and negatively related to _l. The relationship between g _s and vapour pressure difference (VPD) was exponential, while negative linear correlation was found between g _s and _l.     

中越带唇兰, 中国带唇兰属(兰科)一新记录

报道了中国兰科（Orchidaceae）植物一新记录种：中越带唇兰（Tainia acuminata Averyanov）,并提供形态描述及彩色图片。该种与心叶带唇兰（T.cordifolia Hook.f.）相近,不同在于萼片与花瓣均为狭披针形,唇瓣无侧裂片,阔披针形,渐尖,唇瓣边缘在中上部波状卷曲,唇盘具3条不明显的脊。     

西藏棉藓科植物新记录

作者对采自西藏色季拉山棉藓科(Plagiotheciaceae)植物标本的分类学鉴定过程中,发现了西藏棉藓科新记录种4种,即小叶棉藓(Plagiothecium latebricola)、毛尖棉藓(P.piliferum)、阔叶棉藓(P.platyphyllum)和长灰藓(Herzogiella seligeri)。本文对这4种植物的主要形态学识别特征进行了详细的描述,提供了相应的图版。凭证标本保存于中国农业大学标本馆(BAU)。     

Photosynthesis and Water Use Efficiency in Twenty Tropical Tree Species of Differing Succession Status in a Brazilian Reforestation

Leaf gas exchange characteristics were measured in twenty woody species that differ in succession status ranging from pioneer species (PS) to late succession species (LS) in a Brazilian rain-reforestation ecosystem. Photon-saturated photosynthetic rate, calculated per either a leaf area (P _NA) or a dry mass (P _NM) basis, differed among species. P _NA and P _NM were highest in PS and lowest in LS. Variation among species was 3-fold (from 7 to 23 mol m^–2 s^–1) for P _NA, and 5-fold (from 50 to 275 mol kg^–2 s^–1) for P _NM. The highest P _NA (23 mol m^–2 s^–1) and P _NM (275 mol kg^–2 s^–1) values were recorded in PS Croton urucurana, while the lowest P _NA (7 mol m^–2 s^–1) and P _NM (50 mol kg^–2 s^–1) values were recorded in LS Aspidosperma cylindrocarpon. A considerable overlap was recorded between PS and LS in values of stomatal conductance (g _s), transpiration rate (E), and leaf mass to area ratio (ALM). However, C. urucurana also showed highest g _s and E. P _NM was highly correlated with ALM in both PS and LS (r=–0.75 and –0.90, respectively). The high values of instantaneous transpiration efficiency (ITE) and intrinsic water use efficiency (WUE_i) were also observed in the PS when compared with the LS.     

不同基质和生长调节剂对红桂木光合与水分利用效率的影响

利用不同的栽培基质和生长调节剂,探讨其对红桂木光合作用和水分利用效率的影响。结果表明,基质土经改良(S2)并配以适量的吲哚丁酸(IBA)和萘乙酸(NAA),能增强植株的光合速率、蒸腾速率和水分利用率。改良基质(S2)与传统基质(S1)相比,前者显著地促进植株同化物的产生,极显著提高净光合速率、气孔导度、蒸腾速率、水分利用率、叶绿素b含量;IBA+NAA处理与IBA处理、CK相比,前者显著提高净光合速率、水分利用率、总叶绿素、叶绿素a、叶绿素b含量。综合而言,S2-IBA-NAA栽培组合有利于增强红桂木光合作用,提高红桂木同化能力。     

中国四川报春花属一新种

报道了中国四川报春花属(Primula L.)一新种——小繸瓣报春(P.hydrocotylifolia G.Hao,C.M.Hu&Y.Xu)。小繸瓣报春植株无毛、无粉,叶片多少呈圆形,具纤细的叶柄,开花期叶丛基部无鳞片,球形蒴果藏于宿存花萼,成熟时裂成不规则碎片,显然属于脆蒴报春组(sect.Petiolares Pax)革叶报春亚组(subsect.Chartacea W.W.Sm.&Forrest),并与该亚组的川西繸瓣报春(P.veitchiana Petitm.)最为接近,但后者植物体的各部分均远大于此新种,花序多花,花亦较大,二者之间无过渡类型。