Rozprawy doktorskie: „Plant ecophysiology”

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Vergara, Díaz Omar. "High-throughput field phenotyping in cereals and implications in plant ecophysiology". Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/668314.

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Global climate change effects on agroecosystems together with increasing world population is already threatening food security and endangering ecosystem stability. Meet global food demand with crops production under climate change scenario is the core challenge in plant research nowadays. Thus, there is an urgent need to better understand the underpinning mechanisms of plant acclimation to stress conditions contributing to obtain resilient crops. Also, it is essential to develop new methods in plant research that permit to better characterize non-destructively plant traits of interest. In this sense, the advance in plant phenotyping research by high throughput systems is key to overcome these challenges, while its verification in the field may clear doubts on its feasibility. To this aim, this thesis focused on wheat and secondarily on maize as study species as they make up the major staple crops worldwide. A large panoply of phenotyping methods was employed in these works, ranging from RGB and hyperspectral sensing to metabolomic characterization, besides of other more conventional traits. All research was performed with trials grown in the field and diverse stressor conditions representative of major constrains for plant growth and production were studied: water stress, nitrogen deficiency and disease stress. Our results demonstrated the great potential of leave-to-canopy color traits captured by RGB sensors for in-field phenotyping, as they were accurate and robust indicators of grain yield in wheat and maize under disease and nitrogen deficiency conditions and of leaf nitrogen concentration in maize. On the other hand, the characterization of the metabolome of wheat tissues contributed to elucidate the metabolic mechanisms triggered by water stress and their relationship with high yielding performance, providing some potential biomarkers for higher yields and stress adaptation. Spectroscopic studies in wheat highlighted that leaf dorsoventrality may affect more than water stress on the reflected spectrum and consequently the performance of the multispectral/hyperspectral approaches to assess yield or any other relevant phenotypic trait. Anatomy, pigments and water changes were responsible of reflectance differences and the existence of leaf-side-specific responses were discussed. Finally, the use of spectroscopy for the estimation of the metabolite profiles of wheat organs showed promising for many metabolites which could pave the way for a new generation phenotyping. We concluded that future phenotyping may benefit from these findings in both the low-cost and straightforward methods and the more complex and frontier technologies.
Els efectes del canvi climàtic sobre els agro-ecosistemes i l’increment de la població mundial posa en risc la seguretat alimentària i l’estabilitat dels ecosistemes. Actualment, satisfer les demandes de producció d’aliments sota l’escenari del canvi climàtic és el repte central a la Biologia Vegetal. Per això, és indispensable entendre els mecanismes subjacents de l’aclimatació a l’estrès que permeten obtenir cultius resilients. També és precís desenvolupar nou mètodes de recerca que permetin caracteritzar de manera no destructiva els trets d’interès. L’avenç del fenotipat vegetal amb sistemes d’alt rendiment és clau per abordar aquests reptes. La present tesi s’enfoca en el blat i secundàriament en el panís com a espècies d’estudi ja que constitueixen els cultius bàsics arreu del món. Un ampli ventall de mètodes de fenotipat s’han utilitzat, des sensors RGB a híper-espectrals fins a la caracterització metabolòmica. La recerca s’ha dut a terme en assajos de camp i s’han avaluat diversos tipus d’estrès representatius de les majors limitacions pel creixement i producció vegetal: estrès hídric i biòtic i deficiència de nitrogen. Els resultats demostraren el gran potencial dels trets del color RGB (des de la planta a la capçada) pel fenotipat de camp, ja que foren indicadors precisos del rendiment a blat i panís sota condicions de malaltia i deficiència de nitrogen i de la concentració de nitrogen foliar a panís. La caracterització metabolòmica de teixits de blat contribuí a esbrinar els processos metabòlics endegats per l’estrès hídric i la seva relació amb comportament genotípic, proporcionant bio-marcadors potencials per rendiments més alts i l’adaptació a l’estrès. Estudis espectroscòpics en blat van demostrar que la dorsoventralitat pot afectar més que l’estrès hídric sobre l’espectre de reflectància i consegüentment sobre el comportament de les aproximacions multi/híper-espectrals per avaluar el rendiment i d’altres trets fenotípics com anatòmics i contingut de pigments. Finalment, l’ús de l’espectroscòpia per l’estimació del contingut metabòlic als teixits de blat resulta prometedor per molts metabòlits, la qual cosa obre les portes per a un fenotipat de nova generació. El fenotipat pot beneficiar-se d’aquestes troballes, tant en els mètodes de baix cost com de les tecnologies més sofisticades i d’avantguarda.

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Yokum, Hannah Elizabeth. "Understanding Community and Ecophysiology of Plant Species on the Colorado Plateau". BYU ScholarsArchive, 2017. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7211.

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The intensification of aridity due to anthropogenic climate change is likely to have a large impact on the growth and survival of plant species in the southwestern U.S. where species are already vulnerable to high temperatures and limited precipitation. Global climate change impacts plants through a rising temperature effect, CO2 effect, and land management. In order to forecast the impacts of global climate change, it is necessary to know the current conditions and create a baseline for future comparisons and to understand the factors and players that will affect what happens in the future. The objective of Chapter 1 is to create the very first high resolution, accurate, park-wide map that shows the distribution of dominant plants on the Colorado Plateau and serves as a baseline for future comparisons of species distribution. If we are going to forecast what species have already been impacted by global change or will likely be impacted in the future, we need to know their physiology. Chapter 2 surveys the physiology of the twelve most abundant non-tree species on the Colorado Plateau to help us forecast what climate change might do and to understand what has likely already occurred. Chapter 1. Our objective was to create an accurate species-level classification map using a combination of multispectral data from the World View-3 satellite and hyperspectral data from a handheld radiometer to compare pixel-based and object-based classification. We found that overall, both methods were successful in creating an accurate landscape map. Different functional types could be classified with fairly good accuracy in a pixel-based classification but to get more accurate species-level classification, object-based methods were more effective (0.915, kappa coefficient=0.905) than pixel-based classification (0.79, kappa coefficient=0.766). Although spectral reflectance values were important in classification, the addition of other features such as brightness, texture, number of pixels, size, shape, compactness, and asymmetry improved classification accuracy.Chapter 2. We sought to understand if patterns of gas exchange to changes in temperature and CO2 can explain why C3 shrubs are increasing, and C3 and C4 grasses are decreasing in the southwestern U.S. We conducted seasonal, leaf-level gas exchange surveys, and measured temperature response curves and A-Ci response curves of common shrub, forb, and grass species in perennial grassland ecosystems over the year. We found that the functional trait of being evergreen is increasingly more successful in climate changing conditions with warmer winter months. Grass species in our study did not differentiate by photosynthetic pathway; they were physiologically the same in all of our measurements. Increasing shrub species, Ephedra viridis and Coleogyne ramosissima displayed functional similarities in response to increasing temperature and CO2.

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Tabot, Pascal Tabi. "The effects of salinity and inundation on salt marsh plants in the context of climate change". Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1019919.

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Ecophysiology studies are needed to predict plant responses in relation to climate change. Variations in salinity and inundation are expected to influence the survival and distribution of salt marsh. The following species were chosen to study as they occur in most South African salt marshes and are representative of different tidal ranges; namely Triglochin buchenaui (lower intertidal), Bassia diffusa (upper intertidal succulent) and Limonium linifolium (upper intertidal non-succulent). To simulate climate change conditions as predicted for South Africa, a 3 x 5 controlled experiment of three inundation levels (tidal, submerged and drought) and five salinity levels (0, 8, 18, 35, 45 ppt) was conducted for each species. This resulted in 15 treatments per species. Plant responses were measured over a three month period. Triglochin buchenaui showed significant variation in height (7.57 ± 0.5 to 29 ± 1.55 cm, p < 0.005, DF = 55) with optimum growth at 0 ppt under tidal conditions; leaf area increments and relative growth rates which decreased with increasing salinity under all inundation states. There was almost a cessation of growth under submergence which reduces the plant’s regeneration potential under these conditions. Proline accumulation (1.84 ± 0.23 to 3.36 ± 0.38 mg l-1), response of photosynthetic pigments and electrolyte leakage (8.17 ± 0.80 to 38.36 ± 7.42 percent) were fundamental to osmotic and membrane response regulation. Plants survived in all inundation states at salinity up to 45 ppt, but the optimum range was 0 to 18 ppt, and best water state was the tidal condition. Viable rhizomes were produced under drought conditions. Bassia diffusa (Thunb.) Kuntze plants under submergence died within one month, irrespective of the salinity. Optimum growth occurred in plants of the tidal treatment at 18 ppt, and reduced with increased salinity and drought conditions. Plants in the tidal treatments were more succulent than the drought-treated plants. There was reduced leaf mass and high anthocyanin concentrations in drought-treated plants and these effects increased with salinity. Soil and leaf water potential were positively correlated with anthocyanin concentration in leaves and stems, suggesting anthocyanin accumulated in response to drought and could be an adaptation to lower the plant’s water potential under drought conditions. A shift of anthocyanin from leaves to stems was found in drought-treated plants, and this possibly enables the maximization of photosynthesis in leaves, to complement its role in osmotic balance and photo-protection. Growth of Limonium linifolium showed that the plant was tolerant to a wide range of salinity under both tidal and drought conditions, but was susceptible to complete submergence, with high membrane damage even in tidal-treated plants. Plants died within 2 weeks of complete submergence. Results further indicated that L. linifolium tolerates extreme drought by accumulating large quantities of proline and oxalic acid, which consequently lowers its water potential for uptake of soil water of high salinity. Excess salts were excreted through salt glands. This is an important adaptation for a plant that thrives in a highly variable saline habitat Further investigation of submergence effects on upper intertidal species using B. diffusa showed three key stages in the response. A drop in chlorophyll a+b within 6 hours (4.2 ± 0.2 to 2.4 ± 0.3 mg l-1) with a corresponding increase in carotenoid concentration (0.6 ± 0.1 mg l-1) indicated an immediate response to submergence. Oxalic acid concentration was highest on Day 4 (13.6 mM) as opposed to control levels, indicative of its role in submergence tolerance, thus Day 4 may be the peak of positive acclimation. The third phase was marked by a sharp increase in electrolyte leakage to 47.5 ± 2.6 percent on Day 10, from 9.4 ± 1.4 percent on Day 7, with a corresponding decrease in total dissolved solutes between Days 7 and 10. Results suggest that oxalic acid accumulates under submergence possibly as a stabilizing osmolyte. The threshold for tolerance of the species under submergence is 7 days with membrane damage thereafter. Bassia diffusa would not survive prolonged submergence (> 7 days) but could survive submergence of short duration (< 7 days) through continuous underwater photosynthesis, accumulation of osmolytes such as oxalic acid and carotenoid, and maintenance of relative water content and succulence within control levels. When considered together, results showed that the two upper intertidal species were sensitive to waterlogging and would not survive complete submergence, whereas the lower intertidal species could in addition to its natural range, thrive in conditions typical of the upper intertidal range, namely prolonged dry conditions and high sediment salinity. These results have important implications for the future management of salt marshes under predicted climate change conditions. In permanently open South African estuaries, a landward migration of salt marsh will be possible if coastal squeeze is limited and the rate of landward recruitment is on par with sea level rise. In this case salt marsh species would retain their current zonation while shifting inland. Increased sea storms and saltwater intrusion could lead to high salinity concentration in the sediment and significantly reduce growth of salt-sensitive plants. In estuaries that are temporarily open to the sea, reduced freshwater inflow will result in an increase in mouth closure, high water levels, prolonged submergence, and consequently die back of salt marsh vegetation. On the other hand increased abstraction and drought would result in low water levels and high sediment salinity which would decrease growth and survival of salt marsh. This research has provided new knowledge on the ecophysiology of salt marsh plants which can be used to predict the responses of plants to climate change.

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Males, Jamie Oliver. "Structure-function relationships in the water-use strategies and ecological diversity of the Bromeliaceae". Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2017. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/267920.

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The Bromeliaceae is one of the largest and most ecologically diverse angiosperm families in the Neotropics. In recent years, this family has begun to emerge as a model system for the study of plant evolutionary ecology and physiology, and major advances have been made in understanding the factors involved in episodes of rapid diversification and adaptive radiation in specific bromeliad lineages. However, despite a long tradition of ecophysiological research on the Bromeliaceae, an integrative, evolutionarily-contextualised synthesis of the links between anatomical) physiological, and ecological aspects of bromeliad biology has hitherto been lacking. The overarching aim of this research project was therefore to use new quantitative data representing a wide range of bromeliad taxonomic and functional groups to elucidate how variation in leaf traits connected by structure-function relationships influences ecological differentiation among bromeliad taxa. Special emphasis was placed on hydraulic and water relations traits because of fast-paced contemporary developments in these fields. The methodologies employed included an assessment of the diversity of bromeliad hydrological habitat occupancy, quantification of key anatomical and physiological traits and their correlations, investigation of the links between vascular and extra-xylary anatomy and hydraulic efficiency and vulnerability, quantification of stomatal sensitivity to leaf-air vapour pressure deficit and stomatal kinetics, and a case study of trait-mediated niche segregation among congeneric epiphytic bromeliad species on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. The results highlight how divergences in a range of continuous and categorical anatomical traits underpin differences in physiological capacities and sensitivities, which in turn determine environmental relations and ecological distinctiveness. This research project therefore provides critical insights into the mechanistic basis of evolutionary diversification in a highly ecologically important family. It also represents the most comprehensive analysis of the significance of trait variation for ecological differentiation across any major radiation of herbaceous angiosperms.

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Wigley, Benjamin. "An isotopic assessment of the water sourced by Ischyrolepis Sieberi (Restionaceae) growing at high altitudes in the Cedarberg : does fog play an important role?" Bachelor's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26131.

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The main aim of this study was to determine if Ischyrolepis sieberi, a common restiod species found at high altitudes in the Cederberg captures fog to supplement its water needs. This was done by comparing the isotopic ratios of δD and δ¹⁸O in captured fog, rainwater, and stream water and comparing these to the δD and δ¹⁸O values found in the xylem water of Ischyrolepis sieberi plants growing at the study site. The δD values of the collected fog samples were enriched relative to rainwater, stream water, and xylem water from I. sieberi, however these differences were not significant. The δ¹⁸O values of the I. sieberi xylem water were significantly (p < 0.01) more enriched than rain, stream, and fog water. The xylem water of I. sieberi was depleted in δD and enriched in δ¹⁸O relative to all other water sources. The plants therefore did not appear to be utilizing fog during the three months of this study. The δ¹⁸O values of I. sieberi were consistently 4-6‰ enriched compared to rainwater, suggesting that they are utilizing rainwater, which has undergone fractionation due to evaporation in the soil before being taken up by the plants. This study was run during the wet winter months. The δD and δ¹⁸O values from previous data suggest that the I. sieberi plants do utilize fog during the dry summer months.

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Howis, Seranne. "Phylogeography and comparative ecophysiology of Chrysanthemoides Turn. Ex Medik. (Tribe Calenduleae)". Thesis, Rhodes University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008189.

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Chrysanthem Oides is a common Southern African shrub that grows in a variety of habitats. From coastal shrubland and fynbos to mountainous areas as far north as Kenya. The genus has two species and 8 subspecies. The diagnoses and delimitation of which have been based almost exclusively on morphological characteristics. This project aims to investigate, with the use of phylogenetic species concepts. The validity of these subspecies. Unlike biological species concepts that rely on reproductive isolation as a defining character of a species. Phylogenetic species concepts (PSC) are concerned with delimiting evolutionary significant units (ESUs). ESUs are evolutionarily isolated lineages, and under the PSC a species is an aggregation of organisms consistently diagnosable by a fixed character or combination of characters. This project therefore searched for genetic and physiological characters by which to delimit ESUs within the Cill), samhemoides genus. DNA sequencing was used to investigate the genetic characters, while gas exchange studies were used to investigate the ecophysiological characters. DNA sequence analysis indicated that the ESUs can be diagnosed by genetic means and that one species may be of hybrid origin. Field studies of three disparate genetically identifiable ESUs from three disparate climates found that there are noticeable differences in ecophysiological responses of these ESUs in the field. Plants from each ESU were transferred to a greenhouse and grown under identical conditions for several months and compared to determine if these traits are inherent, or elastic in relation to environmental conditions. Under simulated high rainfall conditions. There does not appear to be a significant difference in the photosynthetic traits.

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Ribeiro, Maria da SaÃde de Sousa. "Ecophysiology and alecrim pimenta productivity at conditions of Massif BaturitÃ, CearÃ". Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2015. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=14350.

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The medicinal plants are included within the wide diversity of the MaciÃo de BaturitÃ ecosytem and they are an important component of traditional medicine of this region. However, scientific information that may contribute to the increase in the cultivation of these plants are still rare, particularly at conditions of the State of CearÃ. The overall objective of this project is to evaluate the development and the production of alecrim pimenta (Lippia origanoides) at conditions of MaciÃo de BaturitÃ, CearÃ. Two experiments were conducted, the first during the dry season of 2013 (August to November) and the second during the rainy season of 2014 (February to May). The experiment was corned out in completely randomized design with split plots, being the plots defined by two seasons (drought and rainy), the subplot formed by light conditions (greenhouse and full sun), and the subsubplots formed by four evaluation times (0, 40, 80 and 120 days after transplanting). Five replications were used, each one represented by a pot of 20 L containing a plant. The following variables were evaluated: leaf area, plant height, stem diameter, dry matter production, leaf gas exchange, chlorophyll content, mineral nutrients, organic solutes, and essential oils. The alecrim pimenta grows well in the BaturitÃ region, with yields of biomass and essential oil similar to those observed in other studies. The cultivation in greenhouse (50% of solar radiation) changed the pattern of development of alecrim pimenta, resulting in plants with better overall appearance, taller, with larger leaves, higher specific leaf area, less developed root system, and lower root/shoot ratio, regardless of the season of cultivation. The production of dry biomass of leaves and total did not differ between the two environments (light conditions) after 120 days cultivation, regardless of the period of year. During the drought season there was a strong influence of the light condition on stomatal conductance and transpiration, with the values being lower in full sun environment, suggesting stomatal sensitivity to climate conditions in this species. Plants grown in greenhouse showed, in general, higher levels of nutrients and nitrogen compounds (N-aminossolÃveis), compared to plants under full sunlight, regardless of the cropping season.
Dentre os vegetais que compÃem ampla diversidade do MaciÃo de BaturitÃ se inserem as plantas medicinais, sendo estas, principais componentes da medicina tradicional. No entanto, informaÃÃes cientÃficas que possam contribuir para o incremento do cultivo dessas plantas ainda sÃo raras, particularmente nas condiÃÃes edafoclimÃticas do Estado do CearÃ. Objetivou-se com o presente trabalho, avaliar o desenvolvimento e o potencial produtivo do alecrim pimenta (Lippia origanoides) nas condiÃÃes edafoclimÃticas do MaciÃo de BaturitÃ, CearÃ. Foram realizados dois experimentos, sendo o primeiro durante o perÃodo seco de 2013 (agosto a novembro) e o segundo durante o perÃodo chuvoso de 2014 (fevereiro a maio). O experimento foi conduzido seguindo um delineamento inteiramente casualizados com parcelas subsubdivididas, sendo as parcelas definidas pelas duas estaÃÃes (seca e chuvosa), as subparcelas formadas pelas condiÃÃes de luminosidade (telado e pleno sol), e as subsubparcelas pelas quatro Ãpocas de avaliaÃÃo (0, 40, 80 e 120 dias apÃs o transplantio). Foram utilizadas cinco repetiÃÃes, sendo cada repetiÃÃo representada por um vaso de 20 litros contendo uma planta. Foram avaliadas as seguintes variÃveis: Ãrea foliar, altura da planta, diÃmetro do caule, massa seca dos diferentes ÃrgÃos vegetais, trocas gasosas, teores de clorofila, teores de minerais, solutos orgÃnicos e rendimento do Ãleo essencial. O alecrim pimenta desenvolveu-se bem na regiÃo do MaciÃo de BaturitÃ, com produtividades de biomassa e de Ãleo essencial similares Ãs observadas em outros estudos. O cultivo em telado alterou o padrÃo de desenvolvimento do alecrim pimenta, resultando em plantas com melhor aparÃncia geral, mais altas, com folhas maiores, maior Ãrea foliar especÃfica, menor desenvolvimento do sistema radicular e menor relaÃÃo raiz/parte aÃrea, independentemente da Ãpoca de cultivo. A produÃÃo de massa seca de folhas e total nÃo diferiu entre os dois ambientes apÃs 120 dias de cultivo, independentemente do perÃodo do ano. Houve forte influÃncia do ambiente de cultivo no perÃodo seco, sobre a condutÃncia estomÃtica e a transpiraÃÃo, com os valores sendo menores no ambiente a pleno sol, sugerindo a sensibilidade estomÃtica da espÃcie Ãs condiÃÃes atmosfÃricas do perÃodo. As plantas cultivadas em telado apresentaram, de forma geral, maiores teores de nutrientes minerais e de compostos nitrogenados (N-aminossolÃveis), em comparaÃÃo Ãs plantas submetidas a pleno sol, independente do Ãpoca de cultivo.

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Llambi, Cartaya Luis Daniel. "Old-field succession in the high tropical Andes : ecophysiology, local spatial interactions and plant community development". Thesis, University of York, 2002. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/9863/.

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Domingos, Vanessa David [UNESP]. "Crescimento de Brachiaria subquadripara (Trin.) Hitchc. sob diferentes condições nutricionais e monitoramento sazonal de fatores ambientais no habitat natural". Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/99961.

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Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o crescimento e caracterizar o ambiente de ocorrência de Brachiaria subquadripara, sendo constituído de três etapas: (i) avaliar a população e os fatores abióticos presentes no reservatório de Barra Bonita em duas épocas (seca e águas); (ii) seleção da solução nutritiva (solução base) favorável ao crescimento a partir de diferentes diluições (80, 60, 40, 20 e 0%) da solução nutritiva completa de Sarruge em casa-de-vegetação e (iii) avaliar o crescimento e absorção de nutrientes sob o efeito de diferentes concentrações (0, 25, 50, 75 e 100%) de N, P e K na solução base em casa-devegetação. As coletas foram realizadas nos dias 06/07/2004 e 14/01/2005 em pontos previamente selecionados e georreferenciados, os quais constituíram-se de 13 pontos no reservatório Barra Bonita (7 pontos no braço do rio Piracicaba e 6 pontos no braço do rio Tietê). Foram realizadas coletas de solo, sedimento, água e plantas. A distribuição em relação à área de infestação das populações de B. subquadripara foi considerada heterogenia entre os pontos amostrados no reservatório de Barra Bonita, principalmente no verão referente à 2ª época. A diluição de 20% da solução nutritiva propiciou melhores condições ao desenvolvimento da planta e foi considerada representativa para ser utilizada como solução base destinada à aplicação dos diferentes níveis de N, P e K. A variação sazonal influenciou na distribuição das populações, a qual ocorreu de forma heterogênea na estação chuvosa em relação à densidade populacional. O Rio Tietê foi considerado um ambiente mais eutrófico do que o Rio Piraracicaba tanto em relação ao solo quanto em relação à coluna d água. O crescimento de B. subquadripara apresentou melhor ajuste aos modelos exponencial e linear, sendo obtidos coeficientes...
The objective of this work was to evaluate the growth and characterize the occurrence environment of Brachiaria subquadripara being consisted of three stages: (i) evaluate the population and the abiotic factors present in the reservoir of Barra Bonita in two seasons (drought and waters); (ii) selection of nutritious solution (base solution) favorable to growth from different dilutions (80, 60, 40, 20 and 0%) of Sarruge s complete nutritious solution, at green house and (iii) evaluate the growth and nutrients absorption under the effect of different N, P and K concentrations (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100%) in the base solution, at green house. Collections were carried out in July 6, 2004 and January, 14, 2005, in previously selected and georeferred places, which consisted of 13 places at Barra Bonita reservoir (7 places in the branch of the Piracicaba River and 6 places in the branch of the Tietê River). Soil, sediment, water and plants collections were carried out in each place. The distribution in relation to infestation area of B. subquadripara populations was considered heterogeneous among the places chosen in the Barra Bonita reservoir, mainly in the summer of the 2nd season. The 20% dilution of nutritious solution allowed better conditions for plant development and was considered significant to be used as base solution destined to the application of different levels 4 of N, P and K. Seasonal variation influenced the populations distribution, which heterogeneously occurred in the rainy season, in relation to population density. The Tietê River was considered the most eutrophic environment than the Piracicaba river, in relation to both soil and water column. B. subquadripara growth presented better adjustment to exponential and linear models, with determination coefficients above 90% and probability of 0,001 to 0,05. The absence of nitrogen affected the foliaceous area... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

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Coleman, David. "Applications of low-field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance technology to the ecophysiology of eucalypts". Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/28052.

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The development of a precise, non-destructive method to measure leaf water status is an important step towards testing our theories and models of leaf hydraulic function. Many of the responses of stomata to rapid changes in leaf water content (minutes to hours) are difficult to measure, in part due to destructive sampling methodologies necessary for establishing leaf water content. In this thesis, I use the technology of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxometry to measure dynamic in vivo leaf relative water content (RWC). I show how stomata respond to rapid water deficit with a high level of temporal precision, by combining this measure of leaf water status with other non-destructive technologies such as leaf gas exchange. I apply the new simultaneous measure of leaf water status and transpiration to measure leaf hydraulic conductance dynamically and repeatedly in the same leaf over a range of water contents for the first time. Furthermore, I use the technique to show how the response of stomata to rapid water deficit is adapted to climate in the leaves in eucalypts, the dominant genus of tree in most Australian biomes. This research develops the new low-field NMR sensor as a useful tool for uncovering processes in leaf physiology and hydraulics, in conjunction with other non-destructive technologies and add to our understanding of the finely tuned relationship between climate and leaf physiology in eucalypts.

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Sriladda, Chalita. "Ecophysiology and Genetic Variation in Domestication of Shpaeralcea and Shepherdia Species for the Intermountain West". DigitalCommons@USU, 2011. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1042.

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Low-water landscaping is an essential tool for water conservation in the arid Intermountain West (IMW) for managing limited supplies and population-driven increased demand. The IMW harbors a large number of drought-tolerant native species that have potential for use in the low-water use landscape (LWL). However, many species are not available in the nursery trade due to their morphological confusion and establishment difficulty in the managed landscapes. The overall goal of this study is to elucidate morphological, ecophysiological, and genetic distinctions within two IMW native plant genera containing species with high urban low-water landscape potential.

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Sonnenberg, Bernd Jürgen. "The anatomy and ecophysiology of Mariscus congestus from three different habitats in the Albany and Bathurst districts of the Eastern Cape, investigated under field and laboratory conditions". Thesis, Rhodes University, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003798.

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An investigation of the anatomy and gas exchange characteristics of Mariscus congestus in three different habitats was undertaken in order to establish whether M. congestus from the three different habitats displayed any ecotypic responses when placed in a new similar environment. It was hoped that the results of this investigation would yield evidence that would support the ecotype concept similar to the investigations of Milner and Hiesey (1964), Green (1969) and Slayter and Ferrar (1977). On the basis of the site leaf anatomy, M. congestus investigated at the coast (site 1) differed in many respects from the inland plants (sites 2 and 3). These differences suggest that the coastal plants may have undergone a slight ecotypic divergence from the inland plants. The anatomical investigation also suggested that the leaves of M. congestus from all three sites may either be C₄ NADP-ME or PCK and that all had typical Chlorocyperiod anatomy. The habitat microclimates at sites 1-3 had different light and water regimes. There were no significant differences between the 12 month temperature environments of the three sites. There was however, a minor difference between the coastal (high temperature) and the inland (lower temperature) sites. M. congestus at the three sites had significantly different CO₂ assimilation rates, transpiration and stomatal conductance in response to the differing habitat microclimates. The water use efficiency of the sites were however, similar. Site 1 attained the highest CO₂ assimilation rates, transpiration, stomatal conductance, and water use efficiency and site 3 the lowest. Under similar conditions the gas exchange data for the potted plants indicated that M. congestus from the different sites was typically C₄. The optimal photosynthetic temperatures of all the sites was above 30°C and they did not show significant inhibition of CO₂ assimilation by different oxygen concentrations. The results of the laboratory investigation of the potted plants suggested that the only site-specific (ecotypic) response of M. eongestus was the light intensity at which the plants from the different sites were light saturated. The light and temperature response of field plants under field conditions was not comparable to the light and temperature response of potted plants under laboratory conditions. This may have been due to the field results being obtained under differing water and soil nutrient regimes. The potted plants may also have had a reduced root mass compared to their field counterparts and the potted plants may have also have become root bound. Under field conditions the plants had differing light saturation points and optimal photosynthetic temperatures compared to the potted plants. This investigation thus did not support the hypothesis stated in this thesis. The data in this investigation thus may indicate that plants with as diverse habitats as Mariscus congestus that are removed from their natural habitats display rapid changes in gas exchange characteristics in response to their new microclimates, with few ecotypic physiological characteristics of the old habitat being retained.

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Balkan, Mehmet Ali. "Sex-Specific Fungal Communities of the Dioicous Moss Ceratodon purpureus". PDXScholar, 2016. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2658.

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Mosses display a number of hallmark life history traits that influence their ecology at the population and community level. The long lived separation of sexes observed in the haploid gametophyte (dioicy) is one such feature of particular importance, as it is observed in the majority of bryophytes and creates intraspecific specialization of male and female individuals. The prevalence of sexually dimorphic mosses raises the possibility of sex-specific interactions with fungi as observed in some vascular plants. Here I investigated how moss sex shapes fungal communities associated with gametophytic tissues of the ubiquitous moss, Ceratodon purpureus. Using greenhouse populations of C. purpureus grown in a common garden, I examined fungal community structure and overall abundance of fungal biomass associated with male and female individuals from multiple populations. I hypothesized that individual mosses would harbor unique fungal communities based on their sex, and that overall fungal biomass associated with host tissues would differ significantly due to differences in morphological and physiological characteristics between the sexes. I found that fungal community composition and overall abundance (i.e. biomass) differ between male and female individuals of C. purpureus, and that sex-specific patterns are retained across individuals from three different populations. This work provides a first glance at how genetically based sexual systems in early land plants influence affiliated fungal community composition.

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Talhouët, Anne-Claire. "Stratégies d’acclimatation de deux plantes alpines, Soldanella alpina et Geum montanum, à deux points clefs de leur developpement Dynamic acclimation to sunlight in an alpine plant, Soldanella alpina L.” Epidermal UVA screening capacity measured in situ as an indicator of light acclimation state of leaves of a very plastic alpine plant Soldanella alpina L". Thesis, université Paris-Saclay, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020UPASS018.

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Les plantes alpines sont soumises à des conditions stressantes, avec des températures extrêmes et des rayonnements lumineux et UV intenses. La majorité de ces plantes se développent donc sur une période de végétation courte. Mais quelques exceptions existent : Soldanella alpina et Geum montanum gardent leurs feuilles pendant plusieurs périodes de végétation. Elles sont ainsi confrontées à des variations brutales de leur environnement, en particulier lors des changements de saison, ce qui est source de stress oxydant. Ainsi au printemps, la neige fond et la température foliaire passe rapidement de -10 à 40 ° C couplé à une augmentation de l'intensité lumineuse et lors de l’automne les feuilles, jusqu’alors recouvertes par la végétation alentour et donc acclimatées à l’ombre, doivent faire face à de fortes luminosités. Pour tolérer ces changements rapides, on peut supposer que S. alpina et G. montanum ont développés des stratégies d’acclimatation uniques que j’ai cherché à comprendre au cours de ma thèse.A l’automne comme au printemps, le principal souci pour les feuilles de S.alpina et G.montanum vient du fait qu’elles sont acclimatées à des intensités lumineuses faibles.Nous avons montrée que les feuilles s’acclimatent au changement d’intensité lumineuse par le biais de changements morphologiques et en améliorant leur photoprotection grâce à une augmentation de la concentration en flavonoïdes pour les 23 flavonoïdes majeurs retrouvé dans l’épiderme et le mésophylle des feuilles de S.alpina. Cependant il n’y a pas d’acclimatation de la photosynthèse aux changements d’intensités lumineuses à l’automne : les feuilles confrontées à des lumières fortes n’arrivent pas utiliser la totalité de cette énergie lumineuse. Cet excès d’énergie crée un déséquilibre entre le flux électronique total et le flux électronique utilisé pour les processus photochimique ce qui abouti en un stress oxydant exacerbé, au printemps, quand au stress lumineux s’ajoutent des températures extrêmes. Après avoir réussi à estimer les différents flux électroniques, on constate chez S.alpina et G.montanum l’existence d’un flux d’électrons en excès, non dissipé par la photosynthèse. La dissipation d’énergie sous forme de chaleur et une capacité forte de la valve malate et du système anti-oxydant permettent respectivement de limiter et consommer en partie les électrons en excès
Alpine plants are subject to stressful conditions, with extreme temperatures, intense light, and UV radiation. The majority of these plants therefore develop over a short growing period. But some exceptions exist: Soldanella alpina and Geum montanum keep their leaves during several vegetation periods. They are thus confronted with brutal variations of their environment, in particular during the changes of season, which is a source of oxidative stress. Thus in spring, the snow melts and the leaf temperature quickly goes from -10 to 40 ° C coupled with an increase in light intensity and in autumn the leaves, hitherto covered by the surrounding vegetation and therefore acclimated to shade, have to face strong lights. To tolerate these rapid changes, we can assume that S. alpina and G. montanum have developed unique acclimation strategies that I sought to understand during my thesis.In autumn and spring, the main concern for the leaves of S. alpina and G. montanum comes from the fact that they are acclimated to low light intensities.We have shown that the leaves acclimate to the change in light intensity through morphological changes and by improving their photoprotection thanks to an increase in the concentration of flavonoids for the 23 major flavonoids found in the epidermis and mesophyll of the leaves in S. alpina. However, there is no acclimation of photosynthesis to changes in light intensities in the fall: the leaves confronted with strong lights cannot manage to use all of the light energy. This excess energy creates an imbalance between the total electronic flux and the electronic flux used for photochemical processes which result in exacerbated oxidative stress, in the spring, when in addition to light stress there are extreme temperatures. After having succeeded in estimating the various electronic fluxes, we observe in S. alpina and G. montanum the existence of a flux of excess electrons, not dissipated by photosynthesis. The dissipation of energy in the form of heat and a strong capacity of the malate valve and the antioxidant system allow respectively to limit and partly consume the excess electrons

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Frigeri, Renita Betero Correa. "Relação entre raiz e parte aerea de plantulas de especies arboreas tropicais sob diferentes niveis de radiação solar". [s.n.], 2007. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/315143.

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Orientador: Ivany Ferraz Marques Valio
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia
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Resumo: O crescimento de plântulas de espécies arbóreas tropicais, em ambientes com disponibilidade luminosa contrastante, depende de interações entre características morfológicas e fisiológicas. Dentre as várias alterações morfológicas que ocorrem em condições de baixa irradiância, uma é a razão de crescimento entre a raiz e a parte aérea. A razão raiz:parte aérea de plântulas pode ser indicativa de especialização a diferentes ambientes. No geral, quanto mais sombreado o ambiente, maior a alocação de biomassa para as folhas. O aumento da biomassa da parte aérea (folhas e caules) se faz em detrimento da biomassa das raízes. Com o objetivo de verificar os efeitos de diferentes níveis de irradiância na alocação diferencial de fotossintatos, entre a parte aérea e subterrânea de plântulas de algumas espécies arbóreas tropicais, foram analisados o papel dos cotilédones e da região apical do caule e raiz na alocação, o teor de amido e a translocação de compostos de carbono. Plântulas de Copaifera langsdorfii, Dalbergia nigra, Hymenaea courbaril, Myroxylon peruiferum, Peltophorum dubium e Poecilanthe parviflora, consideradas tolerantes ao sombreamento e Bauhinia longifolia, Enterolobium contortisiliquum, Erythrina speciosa, Piptadenia gonoacantha, Senna macranthera e Schizolobium parahyba, consideradas pioneiras, foram crescidas por aproximadamente 2 meses sob 4, 18, 50 e 100 % da irradiância total. O acúmulo de biomassa de todas as espécies estudadas aumentou em resposta ao aumento da disponibilidade luminosa, bem como as taxas de crescimento relativo e a assimilação líquida. Verificou-se, em geral, redução na razão raiz: parte aérea das plântulas sob baixa irradiância. Apesar deste padrão geral, as espécies estudadas variaram quanto à razão raiz:parte aérea. Plântulas de espécies consideradas tolerantes ao sombreamento como Myroxylon peruiferum, Poecilanthe parviflora e Hymenaea courbaril apresentaram pouca alteração na razão raiz:parte aérea entre os diferentes tratamentos. Bauhinia longifolia, Copaifera langsdorfii, Erythrina speciosa, Enterolobium contortisiliquum e Piptadenia gonoacantha destacaram-se pelas altas razões raiz:parte aérea sob altas irradiâncias. A remoção dos cotilédones das plântulas, da maioria das espécies estudadas, resultou em redução da biomassa total. No geral, não houve diferença significativa na fração de biomassa alocada ao caule, às raízes e às folhas e na razão raiz:parte aérea, com a remoção dos cotilédones. O acúmulo relativo de amido nas folhas não pareceu associado ao decréscimo na partição de biomassa para as raízes, nas plântulas das espécies analisadas. Plântulas de Erythrina speciosa, que pouco diferiram neste aspecto quando mantidas a 2 e 50 % da irradiância, apresentaram a maior alteração na razão raiz:parte aérea. Plântulas de Poecilanthe parviflora, que não alteraram significativamente a distribuição de massa seca entre raiz e parte aérea, diferiram significativamente quanto ao acúmulo relativo de amido nas duas irradiâncias. Aparentemente, a remoção parcial dos diferentes órgãos contribuiu pouco para a redução da biomassa total. No geral, as plântulas das espécies analisadas revelaram um crescimento compensatório em resposta à remoção, tanto sob baixa quanto alta irradiância. A razão raiz:parte aérea não foi alterada em relação às plântulas intactas. A avaliação da distribuição de compostos com carbono radioativamente marcados demonstrou que a direção do movimento dos assimilados nas plântulas de Erythrina speciosa, Poecilanthe parviflora e Enterolobium contortisiliquum, após 48 horas de aplicação, deu-se no sentido da folha aplicada para o caule e em menor proporção para a raiz, exceto em plântulas de Hymenaea courbaril que retiveram quase a totalidade de assimilados na folha aplicada. No geral, não se observou uma diferença marcante em termos de movimento de assimilados, em plântulas mantidas a 2 e 50 % da irradiância. Em resumo, as espécies consideradas pioneiras apresentaram mudanças morfológicas e fisiológicas mais amplas, revelando grande plasticidade e habilidade em adaptar-se às variadas intensidades luminosas a que foram submetidas, em relação às espécies secundárias que revelaram baixa plasticidade fenotípica, a qual geralmente está associada à tolerância ao sombreamento. Entretanto, verificou-se a existência de espécies com respostas intermediárias e variáveis em relação aos parâmetros analisados
Abstract: The growth of seedlings of rain-forest tree species, in environments with contrasting light availability depends on the interaction between morphological and physiological characteristics. Among the various morphological alterations which occur in low-irradiance conditions, one of them is the ratio of growth between the root and shoot. The root: shoot ratio of seedlings can be suggestive to specialization to different environments. In general, the more shadowed the environment is, bigger is the biomass allocation on the leaves. The increase of biomass on the leaf area (leaves and stalk) occurs due to biomass detriment on the roots. Aiming to verify the different radiation level effects in the differential allocation of photosynthates between the root and the shoot of seedlings from some rain-forest tree species, the role of cotyledons and the apical region in the stalk and root in the allocation, the starch tenor and the translocation of carbon compounds radiolabelled. Seedlings of Copaifera langsdorfii, Dalbergia nigra, Hymenaea courbaril, Myroxylon peruiferum, Peltophorum dubium e Poecilanthe parviflora, considered shade tolerant and Bauhinia longifolia, Enterolobium contortisiliquum, Erythrina speciosa, Piptadenia gonoacantha,, Senna macranthera e Schizolobium parahyba, considered pioneers, were grown for approximately two months under 4, 18, 50 and 100 % of total irradiance. The biomass accumulation increased in all the studied species in response to light availability increase as well as the relative growth rate and net assimilation rate. In general, it was observed a reduction in the root:shoot ratio of seedlings under low irradiance. Despite this general pattern, the studied species varied regarding the root:shoot ratio. Seedlings of species considered shading tolerant as Myroxylon peruiferum, Poecilanthe parviflora e Hymenaea courbaril did not present a significant change in the root: shoot ratio. Bauhinia longifolia, Copaifera langsdorfii, Erythrina speciosa, Enterolobium contortisiliquum e Piptadenia gonoacantha contrasted due to high root: shoot ratio under high irradiance. The removal of cotyledons from the seedlings, in most of the studied species, resulted in reduction of the total biomass. Generally, there was not significant difference in the biomass portion allocated in the stalk, in the root and in the leaves and in the root:shoot ratio, with the removal of cotyledons. The accumulation of starch in the leaves did not seem associated to the decrease of biomass partitioning to the seedlings roots in the analyzed species. Seedlings of Erythrina speciosa which little differed in this aspect when put under 2 and 50% of irradiance, presented a higher alteration in the root: shoot ratio. Seedlings of Poecilanthe parviflora, which did not alter significantly the distribution of dry mass between root and shoot, differed significantly in the relative accumulate of starch in both irradiance. Apparently, the partial removal of these different organs little contributed for the total biomass reduction. In general, the analyzed seedling species, revealed compensatory growth in response to removal, either under low or high irradiance. The root:shoot ratio was not altered compared to the intact seedlings. The analyses of distribution of carbon compounds radioactively marked, showed that the moving direction of the assimilate in the seedlings of Erythrina speciosa, Poecilanthe parviflora e Enterolobium contortisiliquum, after 48 hours of application, occurred in the application leaf to stalk way also in lower portion to the root except in seedlings of Hymenaea courbaril which retained almost all the assimilate in the applied leaf. In an overall, a distinct difference was not observed in assimilates flow in seedlings put under 2 to 50 % of irradiance. Altogether, the species considered pioneers presented more ample morphological and physiological changes, revealing great plasticity and ability in adapting to various light intensities which they were submitted. In relation to the secondary species which revealed low phenotypical plasticity to which is generally associated with shadow tolerating therefore, there was found the existence of species with intermediate variable according to the analyzed parameters
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Domingos, Vanessa David 1978. "Crescimento de Brachiaria subquadripara (Trin.) Hitchc. sob diferentes condições nutricionais e monitoramento sazonal de fatores ambientais no habitat natural /". Botucatu : [s.n.], 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/99961.

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Orientador: Dagoberto Martins
Banca: Robinson Antonio Pitelli
Banca: Eduardo Andrea Lemus Erasmo
Banca: Mario Sergio Tomazela
Banca: Sidnei Roberto de Marchi
Resumo: Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o crescimento e caracterizar o ambiente de ocorrência de Brachiaria subquadripara, sendo constituído de três etapas: (i) avaliar a população e os fatores abióticos presentes no reservatório de Barra Bonita em duas épocas (seca e águas); (ii) seleção da solução nutritiva (solução base) favorável ao crescimento a partir de diferentes diluições (80, 60, 40, 20 e 0%) da solução nutritiva completa de Sarruge em casa-de-vegetação e (iii) avaliar o crescimento e absorção de nutrientes sob o efeito de diferentes concentrações (0, 25, 50, 75 e 100%) de N, P e K na solução base em casa-devegetação. As coletas foram realizadas nos dias 06/07/2004 e 14/01/2005 em pontos previamente selecionados e georreferenciados, os quais constituíram-se de 13 pontos no reservatório Barra Bonita (7 pontos no braço do rio Piracicaba e 6 pontos no braço do rio Tietê). Foram realizadas coletas de solo, sedimento, água e plantas. A distribuição em relação à área de infestação das populações de B. subquadripara foi considerada heterogenia entre os pontos amostrados no reservatório de Barra Bonita, principalmente no verão referente à 2ª época. A diluição de 20% da solução nutritiva propiciou melhores condições ao desenvolvimento da planta e foi considerada representativa para ser utilizada como solução base destinada à aplicação dos diferentes níveis de N, P e K. A variação sazonal influenciou na distribuição das populações, a qual ocorreu de forma heterogênea na estação chuvosa em relação à densidade populacional. O Rio Tietê foi considerado um ambiente mais eutrófico do que o Rio Piraracicaba tanto em relação ao solo quanto em relação à coluna dágua. O crescimento de B. subquadripara apresentou melhor ajuste aos modelos exponencial e linear, sendo obtidos coeficientes... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the growth and characterize the occurrence environment of Brachiaria subquadripara being consisted of three stages: (i) evaluate the population and the abiotic factors present in the reservoir of Barra Bonita in two seasons (drought and waters); (ii) selection of nutritious solution (base solution) favorable to growth from different dilutions (80, 60, 40, 20 and 0%) of Sarruges complete nutritious solution, at green house and (iii) evaluate the growth and nutrients absorption under the effect of different N, P and K concentrations (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100%) in the base solution, at green house. Collections were carried out in July 6, 2004 and January, 14, 2005, in previously selected and georeferred places, which consisted of 13 places at Barra Bonita reservoir (7 places in the branch of the Piracicaba River and 6 places in the branch of the Tietê River). Soil, sediment, water and plants collections were carried out in each place. The distribution in relation to infestation area of B. subquadripara populations was considered heterogeneous among the places chosen in the Barra Bonita reservoir, mainly in the summer of the 2nd season. The 20% dilution of nutritious solution allowed better conditions for plant development and was considered significant to be used as base solution destined to the application of different levels 4 of N, P and K. Seasonal variation influenced the populations distribution, which heterogeneously occurred in the rainy season, in relation to population density. The Tietê River was considered the most eutrophic environment than the Piracicaba river, in relation to both soil and water column. B. subquadripara growth presented better adjustment to exponential and linear models, with determination coefficients above 90% and probability of 0,001 to 0,05. The absence of nitrogen affected the foliaceous area... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Jenkins, Sommer. "Ecophysiological principles governing the zonation of puccinellia (Puccinellia ciliata) and tall wheatgrass (Thinopyrum ponticum) on saline waterlogged land in south-western Australia". University of Western Australia. School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, 2007. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2007.0133.

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Puccinellia (puccinellia ciliata) and tall wheatgrass (Thinopyrum ponticum) often show ecological zonation in saline landscapes, with puccinellia occurring in less elevated more saline/waterlogged locations, and tall wheatgrass occurring in more elevated less saline/waterlogged locations. The aims of this study were to: (a) characterize the observed ecological zonation at a field site, (b) quantify the effects of variables likely to explain growth differences of the two plants in glasshouse experiments, and (c) identify and compare anatomical and physiological mechanisms that explain these zonation patterns. At an experiment in the field near Kojonup (0522824E, 6244579N), puccinellia was found to colonise the lower more severely salinised and waterlogged zones of the landscape, with tall wheatgrass occupying the higher less affected zones. These differences in zonation were clearly associated with variance in soil salinity and water-table depth. Glasshouse experiments in soil revealed that low pH values, low calcium concentrations and variation in salinity alone did not explain the ecological zonation observed in the field. However, there was a substantial difference in the responses of the two plant species to waterlogging in combination with salinity. Puccinellia grew better under saline waterlogged conditions than tall wheatgrass, which was associated with better regulation of Na+ and K+ under saline/waterlogged conditions than in tall wheatgrass. Under non-saline conditions, waterlogging (hypoxia) decreased shoot weights in puccinellia by 15% and in tall wheatgrass by 20%. Similar growth results were obtained in nutrient solution culture, where waterlogging was simulated by lowering the oxygen in solutions through bubbling with N2 gas. Under saline hypoxic conditions, puccinellia, compared to tall wheatgrass, showed increased growth and maintenance of selectivity of K+ over Na+ across adventitious roots. Solution experiments revealed adaptive traits responsible for conveying better growth and ion maintenance present in puccinellia, but not tall wheatgrass, such as inducement of a barrier to radial oxygen loss in the basal regions of adventitious roots (not previously reported in the literature for puccinellia), formation of root aerenchyma and packing of cortical cells and suberin deposition in hypodermal and endodermal root cell layers. These results should assist in targeting pasture species, and predicting their growth response, in saline and waterlogged landscapes. Further work on examining the genetic material of puccinellia is warranted in order to identify genes that could be transferred into crop plants to convey salt and waterlogging tolerance.

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Shortlidge, Erin Elizabeth. "Testing the Ecological and Physiological Factors Influencing Reproductive Success in Mosses". PDXScholar, 2014. http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1951.

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As non-vascular, early land plants with an aquatic ancestry, mosses do not regulate internal water conditions separate from that of their environment and as a result, evolved mechanisms to survive in a terrestrial world out of water. Yet, there is a widely accepted dogma that moss reproductive success is solely dependent on rainfall events carrying swimming, bi-flagellate sperm across the landscape to reproductively mature and receptive female mosses--but this classic view of moss reproduction may be too simplistic. In this dissertation I test the assumptions of reproductive limitation in mosses and present novel findings in a basal, yet understudied terrestrial plant mating system. I find evidence of environmental desiccation tolerance in moss sperm, thus offering the potential for stress-tolerant gametes on the landscape possibly suited for various transport vectors, reminiscent of a pollen grain. To investigate the broad evolutionary implications of this newfound complexity in moss sexual reproduction, I tested classic tenets of plant-pollinator theory on the ancient mosses and their ubiquitous microarthropod inhabitants. Experimental results show that mosses and microarthropods are engaged in a "pollination-like" syndrome guided by sex-specific volatile cues that differentially affect microarthropod behavior. These data indicate an existing complex mutualistic relationship and provides new evidence of sexually dimorphic investment by male and female mosses into reproductive success. Further, these data put forth the idea that female mosses challenge an inherent mate limitation by investing into reproductive assurance via maintaining a relationship with microarthropods. Experimental work further confirms a role for invertebrates in moss reproductive success and tests mutualism theory through ongoing experiments. Such experiments include an assessment of moss genetic diversity, paternity, and male fitness traits as it relates to mosses with or without the presence of microarthropods, thereby testing for fitness benefits gained by mosses possibly engaged in a transport mutualism with microarthropods. I further tested mutualism, community ecology and moss sexual reproduction concepts in extreme geothermal moss populations living at the edges of inhabitable Earth, and results show that even geothermal moss canopies are diverse and host differential and abundant life. In a first field test of mutualism I found that although extreme heat stress may constrain sexual reproduction in mosses, a correlation between within-population moss genetic diversity and microarthropod abundances exists. To further examine mosses in extreme environments, and how these environments may constrain sexual reproductive success, I evaluated the effects of simulated warming on Antarctic moss physiology and reproductive biology. Data indicates that simulated warming relieves mosses of physiological stress, and results in a greater investment into primary productivity and sexual reproduction. These data support the hypothesis that with less stress, sexual reproduction is increased. Mosses are an ideal system by which to understand organisms that exist in environments ranging from the mesic to the extreme, in the laboratory and the field and even in the classroom, where the small functioning ecosystem of mosses can be used for discovery-based biology education as described in the Mosscosms curriculum. This work contributes significantly to the field of bryophyte and plant biology by revealing novel insights into the biotic and abiotic drivers of sexual reproduction in mosses.

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Portella, Roberto de Oliveira. "Padrão de respostas metabólicas de Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe sob a aplicação de reguladores vegetais e em condições de deficiência hídrica". Botucatu, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/138035.

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Orientador: Luiz Fernando Rolim Almeida
Resumo: A dormência de gemas é um mecanismo metabólico e fisiológico do ciclo de vida de plantas, regulado pelo ambiente e pelos hormônios vegetais. A partir disso, nesse estudo foram investigados dois momentos cruciais no ciclo da dormência de Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe. O primeiro momento se trata da ação dos reguladores vegetais ethephon (ETH) e cinetina (Kt) na superação da dormência de gemas e na alteração do perfil metabólico volátil nos primeiros dias após as gemas superarem a dormência. O segundo momento consiste da ação do défice hídrico na mudança dos padrões metabólicos da planta e na comparação dos ajustes metabólicos durante a perda da parte aérea ocasionada pelo défice hídrico. Diante da primeira etapa da investigação, altas concentrações de ETH (600 mg.L-1) atrasam a brotação das gemas de rizomas e as demais concentrações diminuem o crescimento de raízes. Ethephon aumenta a proporção relativa de sesquiterpenos oxigenados e diminui a proporção de hidrocarbonetos monoterpênicos. Cinetina manteve a brotação de gemas semelhante às condições normais de crescimento. Além disso, Kt promoveu aumento das proporções relativas de monoterpenos e queda de sesquiterpenos. Na segunda etapa da investigação, as plantas que sofreram défice hídrico apresentaram tolerância ao estresse até o 17o dia de experimento. Plantas totalmente irrigadas também entraram em dormência, apresentando perda total da parte aérea após 99 dias de experimento. Além disso, a variação na fluorescência d... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: Bud dormancy is a metabolic and physiologic mechanism occurring during the plant life cycle, which is regulate by environment and plant hormones. In this study, we investigated two crucial points of dormancy cycle on Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe. The first one focused on the action of ethephon (ETH) and kinetin (Kt) on bud break and the alterations on volatile metabolic profile during the days after releasing of bud dormancy. The second aspect focused on the action of drought in changes of plant metabolic patterns and comparing the metabolic adjustments during leaf shedding provoked by water deficit. The first investigation showed that high concentrations on ETH (600 mg.L-1 ) delays the rhizome bud flush and the other concentrations of ETH decrease root growth. Ethephon enhances oxygenated sesquiterpenes and decreases monoterpene production. Kinetin maintains bud sprout similarly to control. Further, Kt increases the relative proportions of monoterpenes and decrease the relative proportions of sesquiterpenes. The second step of this investigation showed that plants under water stress presented drought tolerance until the 17th day of experiment. Plants totally irrigated also enter in dormancy, showing total aboveground loss after 99 days of experiment. Furthermore, the variation of chlorophyll a fluorescence of those plants was similar between plants that went through drought. Instead of water stress causes starch degradation, after dormancy entrance and rehydration of C... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Viani, Ricardo Augusto Gorne. "Atributos funcionais e a distribuição de especies do cerradão e da floresta estacional semidecidual". [s.n.], 2010. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/315668.

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Orientadores: Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues, Rafael Silva Oliveira
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia
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Resumo: Cerradão e floresta estacional semidecidual (FES) são consideravelmente distintos em relação à estrutura, à composição florística e ao funcionamento, com poucas espécies comuns às duas áreas. Entretanto, ainda não há consenso sobre os fatores que efetivamente controlam a dinâmica dessas formações. O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a influência de fatores ambientais e atributos funcionais na ocorrência de espécies e na dinâmica de cerradão e de FES no sudeste do Brasil. No capítulo 1, plântulas de espécies do cerradão e da FES foram cultivadas, em casa de vegetação, no seu solo original e no solo da formação contrastante. Espécies da FES tiveram maior crescimento quando cultivadas em seu solo e incremento da biomassa com o aumento na disponibilidade de nutrientes. Por outro lado, o crescimento de espécies do cerradão não foi maior em seu solo original e nem teve correlação com a disponibilidade de nutrientes. Além disso, espécies da FES cresceram mais que espécies do cerradão, mesmo no solo do cerradão. Os resultados apontam especialização de habitat para espécies da FES e indicam que espécies da FES têm maior habilidade competitiva, enquanto espécies do cerradão se comportam como tolerantes ao estresse por baixa disponibilidade de nutrientes. Porém, os resultados também sugerem que as características físico-químicas do solo aparentemente não excluem a ocorrência de plântulas da FES no cerradão e vice-versa. No capítulo 2, atributos foliares funcionais (AFFs) foram comparados entre grupos de espécies do cerradão e da FES. Árvores da FES apresentaram maiores valores para área foliar específica (AFE) e concentração de N na folha, sugerindo que a FES é um ambiente mais competitivo, no qual plantas com estratégias de investimento de recursos que maximizam fotossíntese e taxas de crescimento são favorecidas. A razão N:P da folha foi superior a 20:1 nas duas comunidades, sugerindo que P é mais limitante que N tanto no cerradão quanto na FES. Apesar das divergências em AFE e concentração de N, a maioria dos atributos teve variação maior entre espécies e gêneros do que entre áreas, indicando que AFFs se conservam filogeneticamente. No capítulo 3 foi avaliada a abundância natural de 15N no solo e nas folhas de espécies arbóreas do cerradão e da FES. Em geral, a FES apresentou maiores valores para d15N e concentração de N no solo e nas folhas. Os resultados reforçam a idéia de que ecossistemas com maior disponibilidade de N têm maiores valores de d15N. Houve grande variação do d15N foliar em ambas as áreas, sugerindo diversidade nas estratégias de uso do N tanto para as árvores do cerradão quanto para as da FES. No capítulo 4, espécies do cerradão e da FES foram comparadas em relação aos atributos hidráulicos. Espécies divergiram para vários atributos. Entretanto, contrariando as hipóteses, em geral espécies do cerradão não apresentaram potencial hídrico de perda de turgor foliar mais negativo e maior tolerância a baixos potenciais hídricos, enquanto espécies da FES não apresentaram maiores condutividades específicas, não sendo, portanto, mais eficientes no transporte hídrico que espécies do cerradão.
Abstract: Cerradão (Brazilian savanna woodland) and seasonally dry forests (SDF) are remarkably distinct in structure, species composition and functioning, with few trees occurring in both vegetation types. Nevertheless, there is no consensus about the factors that effectively controls the dynamic of cerradão-SDF boundaries. This study aimed to investigate environmental factors and plant functional traits affecting distribution of species and dynamic of cerradão and SDF in southeastern Brazil. In Chapter 1, we conducted a greenhouse experiment growing tree seedlings over their original soil and the soil of the contrasting vegetation type. SDF species demonstrated home-soil advantage and increased their growth with increasing soil nutrient availability. On the other hand, growth of cerradão seedlings was not higher in cerradão soil and, overall, did not have positive correlation with soil nutrient availability. Additionally, SDF had higher growth rates than cerradão species, even in cerradão soils. Our results indicated that soil promoted habitat specialization for SDF species and that SDF species have a more competitive growth strategy, while cerradão trees have a "stress-tolerant" behavior. Nevertheless, our findings suggest that soil attributes alone does not exclude the occurrence of SDF woody species in cerradão and vice-versa. In Chapter 2, we compared several leaf functional traits (LFTs) between cerradão and SDF woody species. SDF trees showed higher SLA and leaf N concentration in comparison to cerradão plants, suggesting that SDF is a more competitive environment, where plants with resource investment strategies that maximize photosynthesis and growth rate have competitive advantages. Leaf N:P ratio was higher than 20:1 for both communities indicating that P is more limiting than N in cerradão and SDF sites. Despite the across site divergence in SLA and leaf N concentration, most of the traits had a higher variance across species and genera than across sites, suggesting a conservatism of LFTs in close related species. In Chapter 3, we compared 15N natural abundance in cerradão and SDF sites. Overall, SDF had higher d15N and total N concentration in both soil and foliar samples. Our results corroborate the evidences that ecosystems with higher soil N availability have higher leaf and soil d15N values. Variation in leaf d15N values was large in both cerradão and SDF suggesting high diversity of N use strategies in both communities. In chapter 4, we compared hydraulic traits of cerradão and SDF species. Species diverged with respect to some hydraulic traits. However, contradicting our hypotheses, leaves of cerradão species did not lose turgor at more negative water potentials, and hence did not exhibit higher tolerance to lower water potentials than SDF species. Moreover, SDF species did not have higher hydraulic conductivity than cerradão species and, hence did not exhibit higher hydraulic efficiency.
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Baldo, Roberto. "COMPORTAMENTO DO ALGODOEIRO cv. DELTA OPAL SOB ESTRESSE HÍDRICO COM E SEM APLICAÇÃO DE BIOESTIMULANTE". UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA GRANDE DOURADOS, 2007. http://tede.ufgd.edu.br:8080/tede/handle/tede/107.

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The objective of this work was to evalue the effect of bio-stimulant Stimulate applicated or not in differents development stages of cotton plant cv Delta Opal, cultivated in a vegetation house and submitted or not to hydric stress. There were applicated 25, 60 and 100% of total volume of pores (VTP) filled out with water and Stimulate (registrated mark) applicated on the seed and on the flower botton stage and without biostimulant application 69 days after sowing. The hydric stress period of time was 15, 30 and 45 days after hydric stress application. The experimental delineation was wholly randomized in a 3x3x3 factorial scheme, with four repetitions of five plants each one. The cotton plant cv Delta Opal did not support hydric eack of 25% VTP on the flower botton beginning, being observed the minor heights, lap diameters, number of flowers, and endangering the formation of reproductive frames. The bio-stimulant dose and application form did not offer improvement on plants development when submitted to eack of water, but on plants submitted to water excess, a lap diameter increase occurred
O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar o efeito do bioestimulante Stimulate (marca registrada), aplicado ou não em diferentes fases do desenvolvimento do algodoeiro cv. Delta Opal, cultivado em casa de vegetação e submetido ou não ao estresse hídrico. Foram aplicados 25, 60 e 100% do volume total de poros (VTP) preenchidos com água.e o Stimulate® aplicado na semente, na semente e na fase de botão floral e sem a aplicação do bioestimulante, aos 69 dias após a semeadura. O período de duração do estresse hídrico foi de 15, 30 e 45 dias após a aplicação do estresse hídrico. O delineamento experimental empregado foi inteiramente casualizado em esquema fatorial 3 x 3 x 3, com quatro repetições de cinco plantas cada. O algodoeiro cv Delta Opal não tolerou deficiência hídrica de 25% VTP iniciando na fase de botão floral, sendo observadas as menores alturas, diâmetros de colo, número de folhas, e comprometendo também a formação de estruturas reprodutivas. O bioestimulante na dose e na forma aplicada não proporcionou melhoras no desenvolvimento das plantas quando submetidas à falta de água, já em plantas submetidas ao excesso de água, houve aumento do diâmetro do colo das plantas

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Aidar, Saulo de Tarso. "Implicações da manutenção ou perda da clorofila na tolerância à dessecação de tecidos vegetativos de Anemia flexuosa (Schizaeaceae) e Pleurostima purpurea (Velloziaceae)". Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11144/tde-22052013-150802/.

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O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar características de uso da luz para explicar a distribuição diferencial das espécies tolerantes à dessecação homeoclorófila Anemia flexuosa e peciloclorófila Pleurostima purpurea em ambientes sombreados e expostos, respectivamente, de comunidades vegetais de afloramentos rochosos. A cultivar Oryza sativa IAC 202 foi incluída para comparações. Durante um ciclo completo de desidratação - dessecação - reidratação foram avaliados parâmetros fotossintéticos de trocas gasosas e fluorescência da clorofila a, associados ao conteúdo relativo de água (CRA) e de pigmentos fotossintéticos de plantas intactas sob temperatura e umidade relativa do ar constantes de 25°C e de 55%, respectivamente. As plantas foram submetidas à diferentes densidades de fluxo de fótons fotossintéticos (DFFF de 0, 100 e 400 ?mol fótons m-2s-1) nas fases de desidratação e dessecação, dependendo da espécie. O. sativa foi avaliada somente durante as fases de desidratação e dessecação sob condições ambientais variáveis de casa de vegetação. A diminuição da assimilação líquida de CO2 (A) foi acompanhada pelo aumento da dissipação de calor avaliada pelos coeficientes de extinção nãofotoquímica (qN e NPQ) nas três espécies. Após cessação de A, a eficiência quântica efetiva (?PSII e Fv\"/Fm\"), a taxa de transporte de elétrons (ETR) e o coeficiente de extinção fotoquímica (qP) foram mantidos relativamente altos em P.purpurea, mas cessaram simultaneamente com A em A.flexuosa. Em O.sativa, ?PSII, ETR e qP diminuíram substancialmente após a cessação de A, mas Fv\"/Fm\" foi mantido. A eficiência quântica potencial (Fv/Fm) foi a última variável a diminuir nas três espécies durante a desidratação. Após a reidratação de P.purpurea e A.flexuosa foi observado inicialmente o estabelecimento da respiração e em seguida um balanço levemente positivo de CO2, quando os valores de Fv\"/Fm\", ?PSII, ETR, qP e Fv/Fm de P.purpurea recuperaram quase totalmente, enquanto qN e NPQ diminuíram. A.flexuosa apresentou uma recuperação apenas parcial de Fv\"/Fm\", ?PSII, ETR, qP e Fv/Fm quando o balanço de CO2 se tornou levemente positivo, tendo sido a recuperação ainda menor para o tratamento de desidratação no escuro associado à dessecação na luz. A.flexuosa tolerou a perda de 88% do CRA. O enrolamento foliar durante a desidratação é uma forma de proteção contra a luz no estado dessecado de A.flexuosa. Mesmo no estado dessecado ocorrem processos de interação dos fotossistemas II com a luz em A.flexuosa. P.purpurea baseia sua proteção contra a luz na ativação de processos de dissipação de calor, vias de consumo de elétrons diferentes do ciclo redutivo do CO2 e, em última instância, na perda de clorofilas. Plantas dessecadas de P.purpurea permanecem viáveis no estado desidratado por pelo menos 42 dias. P.purpurea tolerou a perda de 94% do CRA. A recuperação do turgor da parte aérea de P.purpurea ocorre necessariamente pela absorção de água pelas raízes durante a reidratação. Foi evidenciada uma aclimatação de A.flexuosa quando desidratada sob condição de luz. Os resultados não foram conclusivos em relação à sustentação da hipótese, considerando que as diferenças de recuperação observadas para A.flexuosa nos diferentes tratamentos luminosos, em geral, não foram significativas.
The aim of this study was to identify characteristics of light use that could explain the differential distribution of homoiochlorophyllous and poikilochlorophyllous desiccation tolerant plants Anemia flexuosa and Pleurostima purpurea, respectively, in shaded and exposed microsites of rock outcrop plant communities. Oryza sativa IAC 202 was included in the study for comparisons. Leaf gas exchanges, fluorescence chlorophyll, relative water content (RWC) and photosynthetic pigment content were evaluated in intact plants under constant temperature and relative humidity of 25°C and 55%, respectively, during a complete cycle of dehydration - desiccation - rehydration. The plants were exposed to different photosynthetic photon flux densities (PPFD of 0, 100 and 400 ?mol photons m-2s-1) during dehydration and desiccation phases, according to species. O.sativa was evaluated only during dehydration and desiccation phases under variable environmental conditions in a greenhouse. In all species, the decrease in CO2 net assimilation (A) was accompanied by increased heat dissipation assessed by nonphotochemical quenching coefficients (qN and NPQ). The effective quantum yield (?PSII and Fv\"/Fm\"), electron transport rate (ETR) and photochemical quenching coefficient (qP) were kept relatively high after A cessation in P.purpurea, but in A.flexuosa ceased simultaneously with A. In O.sativa, ?PSII, ETR and qP decreased substantially after A cessation, but Fv\"/Fm\" was maintained. The potential quantum yield (Fv/Fm) was the last variable to decrease during dehydration in all species. After rehydration, the establishment of respiration was observed initially in P.purpurea and A.flexuosa. Then, a slightly positive CO2 balance was associated with the almost total recovery of Fv\"/Fm\", ?PSII, ETR, qP and Fv/Fm in P.purpurea, while qN and NPQ decreased. A.flexuosa showed only a partial recovery of Fv\"/Fm\", ?PSII, ETR, qP and Fv/Fm when the CO2 balance became slightly positive, and recovery was even lower for the treatment of dehydration in dark associated to desiccation in light. A.FLEXUOSA TOLERATES A LOSS OF 88% OF RWC. Leaf curling during dehydration is also a form of light protection in the dried state in A.flexuosa. Interactions between photosystem II and light occur even in the dried state of A.flexuosa. P.purpurea bases its protection against light activating heat dissipation process, ways of electron consumption different of reductive CO2 cycle and, in last instance, chlorophyll loss. P.purpurea remains viable in dried state for at least for 42 days, and tolerates a loss of 94% of RWC. The shoot rehydration in P.purpurea occurs necessarily by roots water uptake. A.flexuosa showed an acclimation when dried under light conditions. The results were not conclusive regarding the hypothesis, since differences in recovery observed for this species in the different light treatments, in general, were not significant.

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Brodersen, Craig Robert. "Photosynthetic carbon gain on an episodically dry year in Abies lasiocarpa and Picea engelmannii across a treeline ecotone /". Electronic thesis, 2003. http://etd.wfu.edu/theses/available/etd-12032003-171104/.

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Prinsloo, Johan Andries. "Ecophysiological responses of citrus trees and sugar accumulation of fruit in response to altered plant water relations". Thesis, Link to online version, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/463.

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SOUZA, Cynthia Domingues de. "Comportamento ecofisiológico de espécies arbóreas nativas do Cerrado e exóticas". Universidade Federal de Goiás, 2008. http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tde/429.

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It was used the "transpirometer of balance" for planting of five tree species to evaluate the physiological behaviour regarding: total transpiration, stomatal conductance and transpiration leaf, growth, partition of phytomass, study the fluorescence of chlorophyll a e anatomical study of leaves of the species : Tabebuia serratifolia Nichols (Ipê yellow), Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart. Ex Hayne (Jatobá), Myroxilum balsamum (Linn) Harms (Balsamo), Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn and Eucalyptus citriodora Hook (eucalyptus). The equipment consisted of a hydraulic system, composed of three elements: a reservoir of water (R1), another with a buoy (R2) to control the level of water in vessels (V) where the tree species were planted. The soil was analyzed by LASF / UFG-AGRO. It recommended, for pot, dolomitic lime (50g) and 88g of NPK (4-14-8). This study is subdivided parcels of split plot in time (split-plot in time), at a significance level of 5%, analyzed by SAS / STAT. E. camaldulensis and E. citriodora showed similar transpiration. Ipê, jatobá and balsamo showed no significant difference between them. The porometric measures suggested that the species obey strict control stomatic, with the closing of the stomates in the light of high evaporative demand of the air, changing the rates transpiration and stomatal conductance along the hours of the day. Evaluations biophysical showed that the growth in height, diameter and leaf area of E. camaldulensis was superior to other species. To partition of biomass, this species showed significant difference in dry stems, leaves and roots. The photochemical efficiency of photosystem II (Fv / Fm) was statistically similar to the species E. citriodora, E. camaldulensis, ipê and balsamo, with a significant difference between the ratio (Fv / Fm), E. camaldulensis and jatobá, suggesting that the jatobá showed greater susceptibility of photosystem II in this experiment because of the high brightness. The study of the anatomy leaf showed that E. camaldulensis and E. citriodora have leaves amphistomatic with stomatestype anomocytic, ipê and balsamo have leaves hypostomatics with stomates anomocytic. Jatobá leaves hypostomatics with paracytic stomates. Given the results, it is suggested that the leaf anatomy influenced the rate transpiration resulting in differences in growth and biomass of partition. Ipê, jatobá and balsamo had more layers of lacunary parenchyma than eucalyptus, adaptive characteristics that allow those species colonize places of lesser brightness. All species showed secretory cavities. The stomatic density estimated average of each species indicated proximity of the values found in sclerophylly plants (100-500/mm ²). This work showed the importance of the physiological responses of the tree species, on the consumption of water, helping in the definition of strategies for management of natural environments, guided information for reflorestations with native and exotic species in the savanna in Goias states.
Utilizou-se o Transpirômetro de equilíbrio para plantio de cinco espécies arbóreas para avaliar o comportamento fisiológico quanto à: transpiração total, transpiração e condutância estomática foliar, crescimento, partição de fitomassa, estudo da fluorescência da clorofila a e estudo anatômico de folhas das espécies: Tabebuia serratifolia (Vahl) Nichols (Ipê amarelo), Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart. Ex Hayne (Jatobá), Myroxilum balsamum (Linn) Harms (Balsamo), Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn e Eucalyptus citriodora Hook (eucaliptos). O equipamento consistiu de um sistema hidráulico, composto de três elementos: um reservatório de água (R1), outro com uma bóia (R2) para controlar o nível de água nos vasos (V) onde foram plantadas as espécies arbóreas. O solo foi analisado por LASF/UFG-AGRO. Recomendou-se, por vaso, calcário dolomítico (50g) e 88g de NPK (4-14-8). Configurou-se experimento de parcelas subdivididas no tempo (split-plot in time), a um nível de significância de 5%, analisados por SAS/STAT. E. camaldulensis e E. citriodora apresentaram transpiração semelhantes. Ipê, jatobá e bálsamo não apresentaram diferença significativa entre si. As medidas porométricas sugeriram que as espécies obedecem a rigoroso controle estomático, com o fechamento dos estômatos em função da alta demanda evaporativa do ar, alterando as taxas transpiratórias e de condutância estomática ao longo das horas do dia. As avaliações biofísicas evidenciaram que o crescimento em altura, diâmetro e área foliar de E. camaldulensis foi superior às outras espécies. Para partição de fitomassa, essa espécie apresentou significativa diferença em matéria seca de caule, folhas e raiz. A eficiência fotoquímica do fotossistema II (Fv/Fm) foi estatisticamente semelhante para as espécies E. citriodora, E. camaldulensis, ipê e bálsamo, havendo diferença significativa entre a razão (Fv/Fm) de E. camaldulensis e do jatobá, sugerindo que o jatobá apresentou maior susceptibilidade do fotossistema II nesse experimento em razão da alta luminosidade. O estudo da anatomia foliar revela que E. camaldulensis e E. citriodora têm folhas anfiestomáticas com estômatos tipo anomocítico, T. serratifolia e M. balsamum têm folhas hipostomáticas com estômatos anomocíticos, Hymenaea stigonocarpa folhas hipostomáticas com estômatos paracíticos. Diante dos resultados, sugere-se que a anatomia foliar influenciou a taxa transpiratória resultando em diferenças no crescimento e partição de fitomassa. Ipê, jatobá e bálsamo apresentaram mais camadas de parênquima lacunoso do que os eucaliptos, características adaptativas que permitem essas espécies colonizar locais de menor luminosidade. Todas as espécies estudadas apresentaram cavidades secretoras. A densidade estomática média estimada de cada espécie indicou proximidade dos valores encontrados em plantas esclerófilas (100-500/mm²). Este trabalho evidencia a importância das respostas fisiológicas das espécies arbóreas, quanto ao consumo de água, contribuindo na definição de estratégias de manejo de ambientes naturais, norteando informações para reflorestamentos com espécies exóticas e nativas no Cerrado goiano.

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Sunwar, Sharmila. "Multi-Element Composition of Triglochin Maritima L. from Contrasting Habitats including Hot Springs and Metal Enriched Areas". Diss., North Dakota State University, 2011. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/29177.

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The aim of this PhD research was to study multi-element composition in wetland plants from contrasting habitats, including hot springs, temporary wetlands, and metal-rich areas. Triglochin maritima L. (seaside arrowgrass) was chosen for the study because this species is common in alkaline/saline soils and is adapted to diverse habitats. Eleocharis rostellata, Juncus balticus, Salix exigua, S. boothii, and S. wolfii were also included in the study. Field studies and greenhouse experiments were conducted to study the multi-element composition in plants. In the greenhouse experiment the effects of temperature and soil biota on multielement uptake in T. maritima were studied. Root-zone soils and plant samples were analyzed for 32 - 50 elements using inductively coupled plasma OES/MS spectrometry. The expected outcomes from this research were: 1) the development of multi-element fingerprints for T. maritima and other plant species from contrasting habitats, and 2) a better understanding of the effects of temperature and soil biota on multi-element uptake in T. maritima. Habitat specific element concentration patterns in T. maritima were observed; concentrations of Mn, Li, and B were high in plants from hot spring influenced wetlands, whereas Ca, P, Mg, Fe, Sr, Ba, Ti, and Cu were higher in the plants of temporary wetlands. J. balticus and Salix species from mine impacted and uncontaminated sites revealed distinct differences in multi-element fingerprints. J. balticus showed high concentrations of S, K, Mn, Fe, Cu, Al, As, and Cd at contaminated sites compared to un-contaminated sites. Multi-element fingerprints of Salix species showed that S. boothii had higher concentrations of Mn, Fe, Al, and Ti compared to S. exigua and S. wolfii. To our knowledge for the first time the association of mycorrhizal fungus in T. maritima was confirmed, and significant effects of temperature on element concentrations, contents, and their translocation in plants were observed. Generally, the distribution of the total contents of P, Na, Mn, B, Cu, Mo, Li, Sr, Ti, and Cs in both roots and leaves were lower at 40 ?C compared to 20 and 30 ?C, but their distribution and translocation from root to leaves were higher at 40?C. Even though the biological and physiological functions of Li, Sr, Ba, Rb, and Ti in plants are not fully understood, these elements were substantially taken up by T. maritima, and significant positive correlations of these elements were found with elements that have known biological functions. Overall, concentrations of Ca, P, Mg, Mn, B, Sr, and Ba in T. maritima showed variation due to differences in habitats, temperature, and experimental growing conditions (greenhouse and field condition). Concentration patterns of Na, K, and Zn were species specific and affected by temperature. Li concentrations varied due to habitat differences, growth conditions, and species differences. Future research directions could include: 1) identification of the fungal species associated with T. maritima and studies to elucidate their possible role in survival of T. maritima in the elevated temperature of hot springs, 2) the effects of soil factors, such as salinity and 3) seasonal variation in uptake and translocation, particularly for the less studied elements with yet unrecognized but potential biological functions in plants.
NIH Grant Number P20 RR016471 from the INBRE Program of the National Center for Research Resources
North Dakota State University. Department of Biological Sciences
Robert H. Levis II Cross Ranch Fellowship
North Dakota State University. Environmental and Conservation Sciences program

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Cerqueira, Reginaldo Conceição [UNESP]. "Influência do frio e do défice hídrico nas características fisiológicas e bioquímicas em videiras (Vitis vinífera L.) cv. Thompson seedless". Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/103263.

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A videira por ser originária de regiões de inverno rigoroso, apresenta mecanismo de dormência que conferem condições de sobrevivência durante o período frio. Contudo, esta mesma espécie também é cultivada em condições tropicais, cuja ausência de estação com baixas temperaturas favorece seu contínuo desenvolvimento vegetativo, fazendo-se necessário estabelecer um repouso, que normalmente é promovido com a redução do fornecimento de água, através do controle da irrigação. No entanto, este processo, apesar de ter o mesmo objetivo da dormência estabelecida pelo frio, apresenta mecanismos fisiológicos e bioquímicos diferentes. Este trabalho teve o objetivo de avaliar características fisiológicas e bioquímicas de plantas de Vitis vinifera L. cv. Thompson Seedless submetidas às condições de frio e deficiência hídrica, assim como sua influência na brotação de gemas. As plantas foram conduzidas em casa-de-vegetação e submetidas aos seguintes tratamentos: 1. Controle (25-30oC / 60-70% U.R. em capacidade de campo - cc); 2. Deficiência Hídrica (25-30oC / 60-70% U.R. a uma tensão de água no solo entre -80 a -100 kPa); 3. Frio (5-13oC / 60-70% U.R. em câmara climatizada e em cc), por um período de até 90 dias, sendo cada parcela de plantas avaliada e amostrada a cada 15 dias, para em seguida ser reconduzida às condições de Controle (25-30oC/60-70%U.R em cc), onde permaneceram até a brotação. O delineamento foi inteiramente casualizado, em esquema de parcela subdividida (3 x 6); sendo a parcela representada pelos três tratamentos; enquanto a subparcela representada pelos seis tempos de permanência que as plantas foram submetidas aos tratamentos (15, 30, 45, 60, 75 e 90 dias após o tratamento – DAT). O número de repetição variou de acordo com o tipo de característica avaliada (destrutiva e não destrutiva) e cada unidade experimental foi constituída...
The vine is from cold winter regions and because this has dormancy mechanism conferring survival conditions during the cold period. However, these species are also cultivated in tropical conditions and absence of season with low temperatures increase vegetative growth, and because this is necessary to establish a dormant which usually is promoted with reducing water supply through irrigation control. But while used in place of cold dormancy, irrigation control has different biochemical and physiological mechanisms, this way, the aim were to evaluate physiological and biochemical characteristics of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Thompson Seedless plants submitted to cold and drought conditions, as well as its influence on bud break. Plants were growing in a green house and treated as follows: 1. Control (25-30oC / 60-70% RH at field capacity - cc), 2. Water deficiency (25-30oC/60-70% RH at a soil water tension between -80 to -100 kPa) 3. Cold (5-13oC/60-70% RH in an growth chamber acclimatized at cc), for a period up to 90 days, and plants portion were sampled and evaluated each 15 days, to then be brought back to Control conditions (25-30oC/60-70% RH in cc), where they remained until budding. The design was completely randomized in a split plot design (3 x 6) being three main treatments and sub plots constituted by six permanence time which plants were treated (15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 days after treatment - DAT). The repetition number varied according characteristic evaluated (destructive and non destructive) and each plant represented one experimental unit. The following physiological characteristics were evaluated: rate of net CO2 assimilation... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

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Abrão, Marluci Mundin. "Relação entre o tamanho da semente, a morfologia funcional dos cotiledones e a tolerancia a diferentes niveis de sombreamento em especies de florestas tropicais". Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Biologia, 2007. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/315144.

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Orientador: Ivany Ferraz Marques Valio
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia
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Damineli, Daniel Santa Cruz [UNESP]. "Contribuições da conectância de rede e complexidade da dinâmica do sistema de trocas gasosas para a estabilidade na utilização de luz por espécies florestais". Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/87864.

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A estabilidade é fundamental para todos os sistemas biológicos, possibilitando que lidem com a variabilidade ambiental. As propriedades que conferem estabilidade a sistemas biológicos ainda são desconhecidas, mas evidências apontam para a complexidade da dinâmica de certas variáveis fisiológicas e para a força de interação entre elementos de suas redes organizacionais subjacentes. Esta relação foi investigada no sistema de trocas gasosas de espécies florestais tropicais, pertencentes a grupos funcionais distintos: pioneiras e não-pioneiras. O modelo de recursos múltiplos atribui maior flexibilidade fisiológica às espécies pioneiras, mas os métodos geralmente empregados não são capazes de avaliar a estabilidade de um sistema adequadamente. Este estudo foi realizado em séries temporais de trocas gasosas, onde foi possível estimar parâmetros relacionados à estabilidade do sistema. A força de interação entre elementos foi avaliada pela conectância da rede (Cg) e a complexidade da dinâmica de assimilação de CO2 (A) e condutância estomática (gs) pelo algoritmo de entropia aproximada (ApEn). Os resultados revelaram que espécies com perfil fisiológico de pioneira, em condições constantes, apresentam maior Cg e ApEn de gs, possivelmente indicando maior estabilidade. Estas espécies tiveram maior aproveitamento de pulsos de luz (“lightflecks”), o que indicou a importância da modulação de rede (mudanças na conectância) na resposta às variações ambientais, e que maior Cg pode conferir maior capacidade de controle. Além da conectância, grau de acoplamento do sistema ao ambiente foi decisivo na resposta a “sunflecks”. Os resultados sugerem que dinâmicas mais complexas estão ligadas a redes com maior conectância, que por sua vez conferem maior capacidade de controle ao sistema, sendo fundamental a capacidade de modulação da rede.
Stability is a key feature to all biological systems, enabling them to deal with environmental variability. The properties that promote stability in biological systems are still unknown, but evidences point towards the complexity of the dynamics of certain physiological variables and to the strength of interaction among elements pertaining to its underlying organizational networks. This relationship was investigated in the gasexchange system of tropical forest species, belonging to distinct functional groups: pioneer and non-pioneer. The multiple resources model attributes higher physiological flexibility to pioneer species, but the methods usually employed are not capable of properly evaluating a system’s stability. This study was carried out in gas-exchange time-series, enabling the calculation of parameters related to the system’s stability. The strength of interaction among elements was evaluated by network connectance (Cg), and the complexity of CO2 assimilation (A) and stomatal conductance (gs) dynamics was evaluated by the algorithm of Approximate Entropy (ApEn). The results revealed that, under constant conditions, species with a pioneer-like physiological profile showed higher Cg and ApEn of gs, possibly indicating greater stability. These species showed higher lightfleck use efficiency, indicating the importance of network modulation (connectance changes) in response to environmental variability, and that higher Cg could provide greater control capability. Besides connectance, the strength of coupling between system and environment was decisive in response to sunflecks. The results suggest that more complex dynamics are linked to higher network connectance, which provide greater control capability to the system, network modulation being fundamental. Also, higher coupling of the system with its environment apparently promotes stability in contexts where environmental variability occurs within the system’s control capability.

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Damineli, Daniel Santa Cruz. "Contribuições da conectância de rede e complexidade da dinâmica do sistema de trocas gasosas para a estabilidade na utilização de luz por espécies florestais /". Rio Claro : [s.n.], 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/87864.

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Banca: Carlos Henrique Britto de Assis Prado
Banca: Gustavo Habermann
Resumo: A estabilidade é fundamental para todos os sistemas biológicos, possibilitando que lidem com a variabilidade ambiental. As propriedades que conferem estabilidade a sistemas biológicos ainda são desconhecidas, mas evidências apontam para a complexidade da dinâmica de certas variáveis fisiológicas e para a força de interação entre elementos de suas redes organizacionais subjacentes. Esta relação foi investigada no sistema de trocas gasosas de espécies florestais tropicais, pertencentes a grupos funcionais distintos: pioneiras e não-pioneiras. O modelo de recursos múltiplos atribui maior flexibilidade fisiológica às espécies pioneiras, mas os métodos geralmente empregados não são capazes de avaliar a estabilidade de um sistema adequadamente. Este estudo foi realizado em séries temporais de trocas gasosas, onde foi possível estimar parâmetros relacionados à estabilidade do sistema. A força de interação entre elementos foi avaliada pela conectância da rede (Cg) e a complexidade da dinâmica de assimilação de CO2 (A) e condutância estomática (gs) pelo algoritmo de entropia aproximada (ApEn). Os resultados revelaram que espécies com perfil fisiológico de pioneira, em condições constantes, apresentam maior Cg e ApEn de gs, possivelmente indicando maior estabilidade. Estas espécies tiveram maior aproveitamento de pulsos de luz ("lightflecks"), o que indicou a importância da modulação de rede (mudanças na conectância) na resposta às variações ambientais, e que maior Cg pode conferir maior capacidade de controle. Além da conectância, grau de acoplamento do sistema ao ambiente foi decisivo na resposta a "sunflecks". Os resultados sugerem que dinâmicas mais complexas estão ligadas a redes com maior conectância, que por sua vez conferem maior capacidade de controle ao sistema, sendo fundamental a capacidade de modulação da rede.
Abstract: Stability is a key feature to all biological systems, enabling them to deal with environmental variability. The properties that promote stability in biological systems are still unknown, but evidences point towards the complexity of the dynamics of certain physiological variables and to the strength of interaction among elements pertaining to its underlying organizational networks. This relationship was investigated in the gasexchange system of tropical forest species, belonging to distinct functional groups: pioneer and non-pioneer. The multiple resources model attributes higher physiological flexibility to pioneer species, but the methods usually employed are not capable of properly evaluating a system's stability. This study was carried out in gas-exchange time-series, enabling the calculation of parameters related to the system's stability. The strength of interaction among elements was evaluated by network connectance (Cg), and the complexity of CO2 assimilation (A) and stomatal conductance (gs) dynamics was evaluated by the algorithm of Approximate Entropy (ApEn). The results revealed that, under constant conditions, species with a pioneer-like physiological profile showed higher Cg and ApEn of gs, possibly indicating greater stability. These species showed higher lightfleck use efficiency, indicating the importance of network modulation (connectance changes) in response to environmental variability, and that higher Cg could provide greater control capability. Besides connectance, the strength of coupling between system and environment was decisive in response to sunflecks. The results suggest that more complex dynamics are linked to higher network connectance, which provide greater control capability to the system, network modulation being fundamental. Also, higher coupling of the system with its environment apparently promotes stability in contexts where environmental variability occurs within the system's control capability.
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Bleby, Timothy Michael. "Water use, ecophysiology and hydraulic architecture of Eucalyptus marginata (jarrah) growing on mine rehabilitation sites in the jarrah forest of south-western Australia". University of Western Australia. School of Plant Biology, 2003. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2004.0004.

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[Truncated abstract. Please see the pdf format for the complete text. Also, formulae and special characters can only be approximated here. Please see the pdf version for an accurate reproduction.] This thesis examines the water use, ecophysiology and hydraulic architecture of Eucalyptus marginata (jarrah) growing on bauxite mine rehabilitation sites in the jarrah forest of south-western Australia. The principal objective was to characterise the key environment and plant-based influences on tree water use, and to better understand the dynamics of water use over a range of spatial and temporal scales in this drought-prone ecosystem. A novel sap flow measurement system (based on the use of the heat pulse method) was developed so that a large number of trees could be monitored concurrently in the field. A validation experiment using potted jarrah saplings showed that rates of sap flow (transpiration) obtained using this system agreed with those obtained gravimetrically. Notably, diurnal patterns of transpiration were measured accurately and with precision using the newly developed heat ratio method. Field studies showed that water stress and water use by jarrah saplings on rehabilitation sites were strongly seasonal: being greatest in summer when it was warm and dry, and least in winter when it was cool and wet. At different times, water use was influenced by soil water availability, vapour pressure deficit (VPD) and plant hydraulic conductance. In some areas, there was evidence of a rapid decline in transpiration in response to dry soil conditions. At the end of summer, most saplings on rehabilitation sites were not water stressed, whereas water status in the forest was poor for small saplings but improved with increasing size. It has been recognised that mature jarrah trees avoid drought by having deep root systems, however, it appears that saplings on rehabilitation sites may have not yet developed functional deep roots, and as such, they may be heavily reliant on moisture stored in surface soil horizons. Simple predictive models of tree water use revealed that stand water use was 74 % of annual rainfall at a high density (leaf area index, LAI = 3.1), high rainfall (1200 mm yr-1) site, and 12 % of rainfall at a low density (LAI = 0.4), low rainfall (600 mm yr-1) site, and that water use increased with stand growth. A controlled field experiment confirmed that: (1) sapling transpiration was restricted as root-zone water availability declined, irrespective of VPD; (2) transpiration was correlated with VPD when water was abundant; and (3) transpiration was limited by soil-to-leaf hydraulic conductance when water was abundant and VPD was high (> 2 kPa). Specifically, transpiration was regulated by stomatal conductance. Large stomatal apertures could sustain high transpiration rates, but stomata were sensitive to hydraulic perturbations caused by soil water deficits and/or high evaporative demand. No other physiological mechanisms conferred immediate resistance to drought. Empirical observations were agreeably linked with a current theory suggesting that stomata regulate transpiration and plant water potential in order to prevent hydraulic dysfunction following a reduction in soil-to-leaf hydraulic conductance. Moreover, it was clear that plant hydraulic capacity determined the pattern and extent of stomatal regulation. Differences in hydraulic capacity across a gradient in water availability were a reflection of differences in root-to-leaf hydraulic conductance, and were possibly related to differences in xylem structure. Saplings on rehabilitation sites had greater hydraulic conductance (by 50 %) and greater leaf-specific rates of transpiration at the high rainfall site (1.5 kg m-2 day1) than at the low rainfall site (0.8 kg m-2 day1) under near optimal conditions. Also, rehabilitation-grown saplings had significantly greater leaf area, leaf area to sapwood area ratios and hydraulic conductance (by 30-50 %) compared to forest-grown saplings, a strong indication that soils in rehabilitation sites contained more water than soils in the forest. Results suggested that: (1) the hydraulic structure and function of saplings growing under the same climatic conditions was determined by soil water availability; (2) drought reduced stomatal conductance and transpiration by reducing whole-tree hydraulic conductance; and (3) saplings growing on open rehabilitation sites utilised more abundant water, light and nutrients than saplings growing in the forest understorey. These findings support a paradigm that trees evolve hydraulic equipment and physiological characteristics suited to the most efficient use of water from a particular spatial and temporal niche in the soil environment.

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Costa, Mayra de Alencar Araujo. "Aspectos ecofisiológicos e de crescimento de Eucalyptus urograndis submetido à suplementação hídrica em plantios clonais". Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, 2014. http://ri.ufmt.br/handle/1/628.

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O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da aplicação de água sobre as características fisiológicas (fotossíntese líquida, condutância estomática e transpiração) e dendrométricas (diâmetro à altura do peito e altura) de um clone de Eucalyptus grandis X Eucalyptus urophylla em condições de campo, e elucidar a viabilidade desta prática em promover o maior crescimento das plantas para potencial uso em sistemas de integração. O experimento foi composto por dois ensaios, onde o primeiro, relativo à avaliação das características dendrométricas, foi conduzido em delineamento em blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições e quatro tratamentos (níveis de água). O segundo ensaio, relativo à avaliação das características fisiológicas, foi conduzido em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com quatro tratamentos (níveis de água) e doze repetições. As parcelas foram constituídas por 56 plantas e a área útil composta de 18 plantas. Os tratamentos foram representados por quatro níveis de água (0, 9, 18 e 30 mm de água por planta), aplicados semanalmente a partir do início da estação seca até o início da estação chuvosa. Na estação seca, os maiores valores de fotossíntese, condutância estomática e transpiração foram observados no grupo de plantas que recebeu o maior nível de água. Entretanto, todas as variáveis fisiológicas apresentaram desempenho significativamente superior na estação chuvosa. O comportamento das variáveis dendrométricas sofreu ligeira influência em função dos níveis de suplementação ao longo dos dias avaliados. No entanto, no final do período experimental, as características se igualaram para todos os tratamentos avaliados. Assim, para o clone estudado, os manejos hídricos adotados não foram eficientes em promover o maior crescimento das plantas e possibilitar a antecipação da entrada dos animais em sistemas de integração.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of water application on the physiological characteristics (net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance and transpiration) and dendrometric characteristics (diameter at breast height and height) of a clone of Eucalyptus grandis X Eucalyptus urophylla under field conditions and clarify the feasibility of this practice to accelerate plant growth for potential use in integration systems. The study consisted of two experiments, where the first on the evaluation of dendrometric characteristics was carried out in a randomized block design with four replications and four treatments (water levels). The second essay on the evaluation of the physiological characteristics was carried out in a completely randomized design with four treatments (water levels) and twelve replications. Each plots consisted of 56 plants and service area consisted of 18 plants. The treatments consisted of four levels of water (0, 9, 18 and 30 mm of water per plant), applied weekly from the beginning of the dry season until the beginning of the rainy season. In the dry season, the highest values of photosynthesis, stomatal conductance and transpiration were observed in the group of plants that received the highest water level. However, all physiological variables showed significantly better performance in the wet season. The behavior of dendrometric variables has slight influence depending on the levels of supplementation during the evaluated days. However, at the end of the experimental period, the characteristics were equal for all treatments evaluated. Thus, for clone studied, the water management adopted were not effiective in promoter greater plant growth and allow the anticipation of the entry of animals in integration systems.

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Tonello, Kelly Cristina. "Comportamento ecofisiologico de clones de Eucalyptus". [s.n.], 2010. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/256936.

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Orientador: Jose Teixeira Filho
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Agrícola
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Resumo: O crescimento e o desenvolvimento dos vegetais é conseqüência de vários processos fisiológicos controlados pelas condições ambientais e características genéticas de cada espécie vegetal. Este estudo teve por objetivo caracterizar o comportamento ecofisiológico da transpiração (E) e condutância estomática (Gs) de dois clones de Eucalyptus grandis x Eucalyptus urophylla (C041 e P4295) sob diferentes condições de disponibilidade hídrica no solo e em função de variáveis ambientais como radiação global (Rg), radiação fotossinteticamente ativa (Qleaf) e déficit de pressão de vapor da atmosfera (DPV). As aferições foram realizadas ao longo do período de fevereiro de 2007 a agosto de 2008 em três escalas de estudo designadas como vaso, parcela e bacia hidrográfica. Medidas de potencial hídrico antemanhã (?pd) foram realizadas para o acompanhamento das disponibilidades hídricas no solo. Após o conhecimento do comportamento ecofisiológico dos clones em função das variáveis ambientais e ?pd, buscou-se relacionar as respostas obtidas na escala vaso com as escalas parcela e bacia hidrográfica por meio de modelos ecofisiológicos desenvolvidos para a mudança de escala ao nível de folha. De acordo com os resultados, as variáveis ecofisiológicas estiveram diretamente associadas às variáveis ambientais e ao ?pd tanto para o clone C041 quanto para o clone P4295. Foram observados entre os clones comportamentos ecofisiológicos distintos quando associados à Qleaf, DPV e ?pd. Os clones apresentaram-se diferentes na amplitude de resposta de E e Gs em função de Qleaf e DPV entre as escalas, porém, observou-se a mesma tendência de comportamento, com exceção da relação Gs x DPV para o clone C041, entre escala vaso e parcela/bacia hidrográfica. Os modelos propostos para a mudança de escala de folha para folha mostraram-se satisfatórios, principalmente nas relações envolvendo a radiação fotossinteticamente ativa. Contudo, não apresentaram bons resultados para a extrapolação das respostas ecofisiológicas de Gs em função do DPV
Abstract: The growth and development of plants is a consequence of several physiological processes controlled by environmental conditions and genetic characteristics of each plant species. This study aimed to characterize the ecophysiological behavior of transpiration (E) and stomatal conductance (Gs) of two clones of Eucalyptus grandis x urophylla (C041 and P4295) under different soil water conditions and according to environmental variables such as global radiation (Rg), photosynthetic active radiation (Qleaf) and a vapor pressure deficit of the atmosphere (VPD). The measurements were performed during the period February 2007 to August 2008 on three scales of study designated as a pot, plot and watershed. Predawn leaf water potential (?pd) measurements were performed to monitor water availability in the soil. After the knowledge of the ecophysiological behavior of the clones on the basis of environmental variables and ?pd, sought to link the responses obtained in the pots scale with pot and watershed through ecophysiological models developed for scaling up leaf from leaf. According to the results, the ecophysiological behavior were directly associated with environmental variables and the ?pd both to the C041 as for P4295. Were observed among different clones ecophysiological behavior when associated with Qleaf, VPD and ?pd. The clones were different in amplitude of E and Gs as function of Qleaf and VPD between the scales, however, showed the same pattern of behavior, except for Gs x VPD for clone C041 between pot and plot / watershed scale. The proposed models for the scaling up from leaf to leaf were satisfactory, especially in relationships involving the Qleaf. However, they not provided good results for the extrapolation of ecophysiological responses of Gs as a function of VPD
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Nadal, Sala Daniel. "Living on the edge: modeling climate change impacts on sub-humid forests growing in semi-arid environments = Vivint al límit: modelant els impactes del canvi climàtic sobre els boscos semi-humits creixent en entorns semi-àrids". Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/668301.

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Semi-arid environments are zones where annual precipitation is less than a half of annual potential evapotranspiration, yet water availability is high enough to allow tree growth. Climate change is expected to have a major impact on forests growing at those regions. Rising atmospheric [CO2] (Ca) is expected to increase forest productivity. However, this fertilizing effect may be partially offset by an increase in water stress, either by reductions in water availability or by increases in atmospheric evaporative demand. Additionally, species-specific responses to climate change may further promote invasive tree species expansion. GOTILWA+ process-based model was used to project the performance of sub-humid forests growing in semi-arid conditions under climate change. However, a carpenter is just as good as the least sharpened of his tools. So, firstly it was developed and tested the RheaG Weather Generator Algorithm, a first-order Markov transition matrix-based WGA, in order to assure the ability to generate statistically robust meteorological time-series. Then, Bayesian inverse modeling was applied in order to calibrate GOTILWA+ model from “in situ” observations from two different forest stands, both occupied by water-demanding tree species growing surrounded by semi-arid conditions. Firstly, combined effects of increased vapor pressure deficit (D), increased Ca and decreased water availability in an S.W. Australian Eucalyptus salinga Sm. plantation were evaluated. Increasing Ca up to 700 ppm alone was projected to increase E. saligna productivity up to a 33%, and forest carbon stock up to a ~60%. However, combined reductions in water availability and D increases offset part of this fertilizing effect, down to 13% and 35%, respectively. Furthermore, limitations on forest productivity due to D increases were projected to occur in a magnitude similar than productivity reductions due to reduced soil water availability. Afterwards, in a N.E. Iberian Mediterranean riparian forest where black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) is outcompeting three autochthonous deciduous tree species, sap flow observations were used to calibrate GOTILWA+ model for black locust and European Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior L.). Field observations suggested that black locust success was explained by its facultative phreatophytic behavior, as well as an increased water use efficiency in stem growth, when compared with co-occurring autochthonous tree species. GOTILWA+ projections, including regionalized climate change scenarios, suggested that under global warming black locust productivity and growth would be further enhanced than its native counterpart, the European ash. The reasons are an increase on daily productivity as Ca increases, and an enlargement of its vegetative period as temperature rises. As conclusions, the invasive black locust growth performance is expected to be favored by global warming in Mediterranean riparian forests. On the other hand, E. saligna responses to climate change will strongly depend on the balance between the beneficial effects of increasing Ca and physiological limitations due to water stress increase. At stand level, results highlight the importance of accounting for the water available for the trees at the whole soil column, and not only at the superficial soil layers, a challenging issue that is often not resolved in simulation models. Moreover, results also highlight that properly accounting for vapor pressure deficit changes is of a major importance when projecting forest responses to climate change, as it will strongly determine stand changes in productivity and water use efficiency. This thesis also highlights the importance of training simulation models from field observations, not only to describe ecophysiological processes, but also to obtain the most likely set of parameters providing "in situ" observations.

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Cerqueira, Reginaldo Conceição 1968. "Influência do frio e do défice hídrico nas características fisiológicas e bioquímicas em videiras (Vitis vinífera L.) cv. Thompson seedless /". Botucatu : [s.n.], 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/103263.

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Orientador: João Domingos Rodrigues
Banca: Elizabeth Orika Ono
Banca: Fernando Broetto
Banca: Teresinha Costa S.de Albuquerque
Banca: Barbara Franca Dantas
Resumo: A videira por ser originária de regiões de inverno rigoroso, apresenta mecanismo de dormência que conferem condições de sobrevivência durante o período frio. Contudo, esta mesma espécie também é cultivada em condições tropicais, cuja ausência de estação com baixas temperaturas favorece seu contínuo desenvolvimento vegetativo, fazendo-se necessário estabelecer um repouso, que normalmente é promovido com a redução do fornecimento de água, através do controle da irrigação. No entanto, este processo, apesar de ter o mesmo objetivo da dormência estabelecida pelo frio, apresenta mecanismos fisiológicos e bioquímicos diferentes. Este trabalho teve o objetivo de avaliar características fisiológicas e bioquímicas de plantas de Vitis vinifera L. cv. Thompson Seedless submetidas às condições de frio e deficiência hídrica, assim como sua influência na brotação de gemas. As plantas foram conduzidas em casa-de-vegetação e submetidas aos seguintes tratamentos: 1. Controle (25-30oC / 60-70% U.R. em capacidade de campo - cc); 2. Deficiência Hídrica (25-30oC / 60-70% U.R. a uma tensão de água no solo entre -80 a -100 kPa); 3. Frio (5-13oC / 60-70% U.R. em câmara climatizada e em cc), por um período de até 90 dias, sendo cada parcela de plantas avaliada e amostrada a cada 15 dias, para em seguida ser reconduzida às condições de Controle (25-30oC/60-70%U.R em cc), onde permaneceram até a brotação. O delineamento foi inteiramente casualizado, em esquema de parcela subdividida (3 x 6); sendo a parcela representada pelos três tratamentos; enquanto a subparcela representada pelos seis tempos de permanência que as plantas foram submetidas aos tratamentos (15, 30, 45, 60, 75 e 90 dias após o tratamento - DAT). O número de repetição variou de acordo com o tipo de característica avaliada (destrutiva e não destrutiva) e cada unidade experimental foi constituída... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: The vine is from cold winter regions and because this has dormancy mechanism conferring survival conditions during the cold period. However, these species are also cultivated in tropical conditions and absence of season with low temperatures increase vegetative growth, and because this is necessary to establish a dormant which usually is promoted with reducing water supply through irrigation control. But while used in place of cold dormancy, irrigation control has different biochemical and physiological mechanisms, this way, the aim were to evaluate physiological and biochemical characteristics of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Thompson Seedless plants submitted to cold and drought conditions, as well as its influence on bud break. Plants were growing in a green house and treated as follows: 1. Control (25-30oC / 60-70% RH at field capacity - cc), 2. Water deficiency (25-30oC/60-70% RH at a soil water tension between -80 to -100 kPa) 3. Cold (5-13oC/60-70% RH in an growth chamber acclimatized at cc), for a period up to 90 days, and plants portion were sampled and evaluated each 15 days, to then be brought back to Control conditions (25-30oC/60-70% RH in cc), where they remained until budding. The design was completely randomized in a split plot design (3 x 6) being three main treatments and sub plots constituted by six permanence time which plants were treated (15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 days after treatment - DAT). The repetition number varied according characteristic evaluated (destructive and non destructive) and each plant represented one experimental unit. The following physiological characteristics were evaluated: rate of net CO2 assimilation... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Santos, Roniscley Pereira. "Respostas morfofisiológicas de videiras cultivadas sob diferentes condições in vitro". Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 2007. http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/4355.

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The present work aimed to study the morphophysiological behavior of two grapevine rootstocks Vitis vinifera x Vitis rotundifolia VR 043-43 and Vitis riparia, as affected by different stressful conditions. Initially, four types of flask sealing were tested: 1) transparent PVC plastic film; 2) rigid polypropylene closure (TN); 3) rigid polypropylene closure with one (TMF1) or two (TMF2) 10 mm holes, covered with 0.22 μm pore membranes, associated to sucrose concentrations (0; 10; 20, and 30 g.L-1). The experiment followed a completely randomized design in a 4 x 4 factorial scheme. After 60 days, the following characteristics were evaluated: number of leaves, leaf area (mm2), aerial shoot length (cm), root length (cm), contents of chlorophylls a, b, total and carotenoids, final medium volume (mL), and fresh dry weight (g). The effect of ethylene upon morphogenesis was also evaluated by adding the promoter (ACC) or the ethylene inhibitor (STS) to the culture medium (1/2MS; 1/2MS + 10 µM STS and 1/2MS + 3 µM ACC). For that, the following characteristics were used: number of leaves, number of internodes, leaf area, shoot length, root system length, aerial fresh mass, root fresh mass, investment percentage in mass for the aerial part and root, content of chlorophylls a, b, total and carotenoids, accumulated ethylene (at 7; 14; 21; 28; 35; 42; 49, and 56 days after explant inoculation), dry mass of shoots, dry mass of roots, and anatomical aspects. Inductive and non-inductive medium to hyperhydricity, combined with five irradiance levels were also tested. The interaction between sucrose concentrations up to 20 g.L-1 and type of sealing (TMF1 and TMF2), positively influenced in the growth parameters of in vitro propagated plants, though conferring higher survival rates when acclimatized to ex vitro conditions. The total chlorophyll content, number of leaves, leaf area, shoot length, and fresh and dry masses were significantly reduced when both cultivars were grown in ACC-supplemented medium. Hyperhydric shoots presented typical features, such as stomata deformation and increase in leaf blade width, moreover when cultured under higher irradiance levels. Higher irradiances also led to a marked photoinibition in in vitro cultured plants.
O presente trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar o comportamento morfofisiológico de dois porta-enxertos de videiras, Vitis vinifera x Vitis rotundifolia VR 043-43 e Vitis riparia, quando cultivadas sob condições de estresse in vitro, para isso foram realizados três espxperimentos distintos. No primeiro foi avaliado o efeito de quatro tipos de vedações: 1) filme plástico de PVC transparente; 2) tampa rígida de polipropileno autoclavável sem orifício (TN); 3) tampa rígida de polipropileno com um (TMF1) ou dois (TMF2) orifícios de 10 mm, cobertos por membranas de 0,22 μm de poro, permeáveis às trocas gasosas, associadas à concentrações de sacarose (0; 10; 20 e 30 g.L-1), em experimento fatorial 4 x 4, em Delineamento Inteiramente Casualizado (DIC). Após 60 dias de cultivo, foram avaliadas as características número de folhas, área foliar (mm2), comprimento da parte aérea das plantas (cm), comprimento do sistema radicular (cm), teores de clorofila a, b, totais e de carotenóides, volume final do meio de cultivo (mL) e massa seca das plantas (g). No segundo experimento foi estudado o efeito do etileno sobre o comportamento morfofisiológico dessas videiras pela adição do promotor (ACC) ou do inibidor (STS) de etileno no meio de cultivo (1/2MS; 1/2MS + 10 µM de STS e 1/2MS + 3 µM de ACC). Para tal, foram avaliadas as seguintes características: número de folhas, número de entrenó, área foliar, comprimento da parte aérea, comprimento do sistema radicular, massa fresca da parte aérea, massa fresca da raiz, porcentagem de investimento em massa para a parte aérea e raiz, determinação de clorofilas a, b, totais e carotenóides, mensuração de etileno acumulado (aos 7; 14; 21; 28; 35; 42; 49 e 56 dias após inoculação dos explantes - DAI), massa seca da parte aérea, massa seca da raiz, análises anatômicas (microscopia de luz e microscopia eletrônica de varredura). Por último, foi montado um experimento do tipo fatorial 5 x 2, sendo cinco níveis de irradiâncias e dois meios de cultivo, com objetivo de valiar o comportamento de plantas hiperídricas e plantas normais de videiras em distintas irradiâncias. A interação entre as concentrações de sacarose até 20 g.L-1 e as vedações TMF1 e TMF2, permeáveis às trocas gasosas, infuenciou positivamente nos parâmetros fisiológicos de crescimento das plantas propagadas in vitro, conferindo-as características favoráveis à aclimatização ex vitro. O conteúdo de clorofilas totais, número de folhas, área foliar, comprimento da parte aérea, massas frescas e secas foram significativamente reduzidos quando ambas as cultivares foram desenvolvidas em meio de cultivo contendo ACC, assim como aumento na altura das estruturas anatômicas das folhas e deformações nos estômatos. Plantas induzidas à hiperidricidade apresentaram características morfofisiológicas alteradas em relação às normais, sendo que elevados níveis de irradiâncias induziram alterações em ambas as plantas. Níveis elevados de irradiância favorecem a fotoinibição em videiras cultivadas in vitro.

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Huang, Jianjun. "Ecological responses of two forest understory herbs to changes in resources caused by prescribed fire alone on in combination with restoration thinning". Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1195062013.

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Vazquez-Carrasquer, Victor. "Identification and genotypic variability of plant traits early determining nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in winter oilseed rape under low-N inputs". Thesis, université Paris-Saclay, 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2021UPASB002.

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Améliorer le rendement du colza dans un contexte de bas intrants azotés (N) est un enjeu majeur de sélection. Ceci impose une connaissance approfondie de la variabilité génétique des processus sous-tendant l’efficacité d’utilisation de l’azote (NUE, rendement en graines par unité d’azote disponible). Cette thèse vise à mieux comprendre les processus écophysiologiques contribuant à la NUE et à ses composantes sous faible nutrition azotée, en identifiant et hiérarchisant les principaux traits sous-tendant leur variabilité génotypique. Six génotypes de colza d’hiver ont été étudiés en conditions semi-contrôlées sous des doses d’azote contrastées. Nous avons montré que la variable NUE_DM (biomasse totale produite par unité d’azote disponible) est un indicateur précoce de la NUE à la récolte valable dès la montaison, qui nous a permis de caractériser dynamiquement la NUE. L’efficience d'absorption d’azote (NUpE, N absorbé par unité d’azote disponible) s’est révélée être une composante majeure de la NUE sous contrainte azotée, expliquant 80 % des variations avant la floraison, et plus de 30 % après. De plus, sa variabilité génotypique dépend de la biomasse des racines fines et non de l’absorption spécifique d'azote. Grâce au développement d’un cadre conceptuel de modélisation du fonctionnement du colza décrivant les flux de carbone et d’azote dans la plante entière et valable jusqu’à floraison, nous avons fait ressortir l'assimilation spécifique de carbone, la part de carbone allouée aux tiges et la proportion de racines fines comme paramètres clés de la réponse génotypique à l’azote. Nos résultats suggèrent que la NUpE et la proportion de racines fines seraient des indicateurs de la NUE permettant de cribler précocement des variétés à haut débit
Improving rapeseed yields in a low-Nitrogen (N) agricultural context is a major issue for breeding. It requires a thorough knowledge of the genotypic variation of the processes related to Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE, seed yield per unit of N available). This PhD aims at better understanding the ecophysiological processes determining the NUE and its components under low-N availability by identifying and hierarchizing the main traits supporting observed genotypic variation. Six winter oilseed rape genotypes were investigated throughout the crop cycle under semi-controlled conditions and contrasting N-conditions. We proposed NUE_DM (plant dry matter per unit of N available), as a new proxy of NUE at harvest, valid as early as the beginning of stem elongation. This proxy allowed us to dynamically characterize NUE, highlighting NUpE (plant N-amount per unit of N available) as a main contributor of NUE under low-N conditions, which explained up to 80% of the NUE_DM variations before flowering, and more than 30% after. Moreover, NUpE genotypic variability resulted from fine root growth rather than specific N-uptake differences. We developed a whole-plant conceptual modeling framework of carbon and nitrogen absorption and partitioning for winter oilseed rape. This framework, validated up to flowering, highlighted specific carbon assimilation, carbon partitioning between leaves and stems, and fine root ratio as critical traits explaining contrasting genotypic behavior to N-conditions. Our results suggest NUpE and fine root ratio as promising traits for screening larger sets of varieties for NUE breeding purposes

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Tibbetts, Rebecca Anne. "Ecophysiology of calcium and magnesium accumulation in higher plants". Thesis, University of Oxford, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.260783.

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Dardeau, France. "Modulation de la manipulation du peuplier par le puceron lanigère, Phloeomyzus passerinii (Sign.), via la résistance de l’hôte et l’environnement". Thesis, Orléans, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014ORLE2054/document.

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Phloeomyzus passerinii est un important ravageur des peupleraies en Europe. Ce puceron se développe sur les troncs de peuplier, avec un mode nutrition mal connu, et présente des performances variables selon les génotypes de peuplier. Dans une optique de gestion de cet insecte, il était nécessaire de clarifier la nature de ses interactions trophiques avec son hôte. En complément, nous avons étudié comment la résistance de l’hôte et des facteurs environnementaux, comme la fertilisation et une contrainte hydrique, pouvaient affecter ces interactions. Des approches histologiques et biochimiques ont permis de mettre en évidence l’induction par l’insecte d’un tissu organise dans l’écorce d’un génotype sensible (I-214), qualifiable de pseudo-galle, où les composés phénoliques solubles disparaissent mais ou des acides aminés s’accumulent. Des approches complémentaires ont montré que le comportement de nutrition du puceron était optimisé sur ces tissus modifiés, et son développement larvaire amélioré. Concernant les mécanismes de résistance, dans un génotype très résistant (Brenta), la formation de la pseudogalle était totalement inhibée, suite à une lignification intense et étendue des tissus, empêchant l’installation du puceron. Dans un génotype de résistance intermédiaire (I-45/51), la formation était seulement partiellement inhibée, diminuant les performances démographiques et comportementales de l’insecte, et la capacité du tissu modifié à accumuler des acides aminés. Pour étudier l’impact environnemental, nous avons considéré les effets de trois niveaux de fertilisation et de trois niveaux d’irrigation du sol. La fertilisation n’a pas modifié les performances du puceron, probablement à cause d’une accumulation d’acides aminés par la pseudogalle d’autant plus forte que la fertilisation était faible. Le déficit hydrique a affecté les interactions, notamment au travers d’un effet génotype dépendant, favorisant le développement de l’insecte lors d’une contrainte intermédiaire chez le génotype résistant seulement et affectant négativement le développement chez les génotypes sensible et résistant lors d’une contrainte élevée
Phloeomyzus passerinii is an important pest of cultivated poplar stands in Europe. It develops onpoplar trunks, thanks to an undefined feeding mode, and exhibits variable performances depending on poplargenotypes. To develop efficient management strategies, we have investigated the trophic interactions betweenthis pest and its host. In addition, we have studied how host resistance and environmental factors, like fertilizationand water deficit, could affect these interactions. Histological and biochemical approaches highlighted theinduction by the aphid of an organized tissue in the bark of a susceptible poplar genotype (I-214), considered as apseudogall, where soluble phenolic compounds disappear but amino acids accumulate. Behavioral andphysiological approaches showed that the aphid nutrition behavior is optimized on these modified tissues, andthat its nymphal development is improved. Regarding resistance mechanisms, on a highly resistant genotype(Brenta), pseudogall formation was totally inhibited, due to an intense and extended lignification, preventing aphidsettlement. On a moderately resistant genotype (I-45/51), pseudogall formation was only partially inhibited,reducing demographic and behavioral performances of the insect, and the ability of the pseudogall to accumulateamino acids. To study environmental impacts, we considered the effects of three soil fertilization levels and threeirrigation levels. Fertilization did not modify aphid performances, probably due to an increase in amino acidsaccumulation by the pseudogall when fertilization decreased. Water deficit affected the interactions, through agenotype dependant effect, favoring insect development under an intermediate deficit on the resistant genotypeonly, and negatively affecting the development on both susceptible and resistant genotypes during a severe waterdeficit

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Kachenko, Anthony. "Ecophysiology and phytoremediation potential of heavy metal(Loid) accumulating plants". Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6348.

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Soil contamination with heavy metal(loid)s is a major environmental problem that requires effective and affordable remediation technologies. The utilisation of plants to remediate heavy metal(loid)s contaminated soils has attracted considerable interest as a low cost green remediation technology. The process is referred to as phytoremediation, and this versatile technology utilises plants to phytostabilise and/or phytoextract heavy metal(loid)s from contaminated soils, thereby effectively minimising their threat to ecosystem, human and animal health. Plants that can accumulate exceptionally high concentrations of heavy metal(loid)s into above-ground biomass are referred to as hyperaccumulators, and may be exploited in phytoremediation, geobotanical prospecting and/or phytomining of low-grade ore bodies. Despite the apparent tangible benefits of utilising phytoremediation techniques, a greater understanding is required to comprehend the ecophysiological aspects of species suitable for phytoremediation purposes. A screening study was instigated to assess phytoremediation potential of several fern species for soils contaminated with cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn). Hyperaccumulation was not observed in any of the studied species, and in general, species excluded heavy metal uptake by restricting their translocation into aboveground biomass. Nephrolepis cordifolia and Hypolepis muelleri were identified as possible candidates in phytostabilisation of Cu-, Pb-, Ni- or Zn-contaminated soils and Dennstaedtia davallioides appeared favourable for use in phytostabilisation of Cu- and Zn-contaminated soils. Conversely, Blechnum nudum, B. cartilagineum, Doodia aspera and Calochlaena dubia were least tolerant to most heavy metals and were classified as being least suitable for phytoremediation purposes Ensuing studies addressed the physiology of arsenic (As) hyperaccumulation in a lesser known hyperaccumulator, Pityrogramma calomelanos var. austroamericana. The phytoremediation potential of this species was compared with that of the well known As hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata. Arsenic concentration of 3,008 mg kg–1 dry weight (DW) occurred in P. calomelanos var. austroamericana fronds when exposed to 50 mg kg–1 As without visual symptoms of phytotoxicities. Conversely, P. vittata was able to hyperaccumulate 10,753 mg As kg–1 DW when exposed to 100 mg kg–1 As without the onset of phytotoxicities. In P. calomelanos var. austroamericana, As was readily translocated to fronds with concentrations 75 times greater in fronds than in roots. This species has the potential for use in phytoremediation of soils with As levels up to 50 mg kg–1. Localisation and spatial distribution of As in P. calomelanos var. austroamericana pinnule and stipe tissues was investigated using micro-proton induced X-ray emission spectrometry (µ-PIXE). Freeze-drying and freeze-substitution protocols (using tetrahydrofuran [THF] as a freeze-substitution medium) were compared to ascertain their usefulness in tissue preservation. Micro-PIXE results indicated that pinnule sections prepared by freeze-drying adequately preserved the spatial elemental distribution and tissue structure of pinnule samples. In pinnules, µ-PIXE results indicated higher As concentration than in stipe tissues, with concentrations of 3,700 and 1,600 mg As kg–1 DW, respectively. In pinnules, a clear pattern of cellular localisation was not resolved whereas vascular bundles in stipe tissues contained the highest As concentration (2,000 mg As kg–1 DW). Building on these µ-PIXE results, the chemical speciation of As in P. calomelanos var. austroamericana was determined using micro-focused X-ray fluorescence (µ-XRF) spectroscopy in conjunction with micro-focused X-ray absorption near edge structure (µ-XANES) spectroscopy. The results suggested that arsenate (AsV) absorbed by roots was reduced to arsenite (AsIII) in roots prior to transport through vascular tissues as AsV and AsIII. In pinnules, AsIII was the predominant species, presumably as aqueous-oxygen coordinated compounds. Linear least-squares combination fits of µ-XANES spectra showed AsIII as the predominant component in all tissues sampled. The results also revealed that sulphur containing thiolates may, in part sequester accumulated As. The final aspect of this thesis examined several ecophysiological strategies of Ni hyperaccumulation in Hybanthus floribundus subsp. floribundus, a native Australian perennial shrub species and promising candidate in phytoremediation of Ni-contaminated soils. Micro-PIXE analysis revealed that cellular structure in leaf tissues prepared by freeze-drying was adequately preserved as compared to THF freeze-substituted tissues. Elemental distribution maps of leaves showed that Ni was preferentially localised in the adaxial epidermal tissues and leaf margin, with concentration of 10,000 kg–1 DW in both regions. Nickel concentrations in stem tissues obtained by µ-PIXE analysis were lower than in the leaf tissues (1,800 mg kg–1 vs. 7,800 mg kg–1 DW, respectively), and there was no clear pattern of compartmentalisation across different anatomical regions. It is possible that storage of accumulated Ni in epidermal tissues may provide Ni tolerance to this species, and may further act as a deterrent against herbivory and pathogenic attack. In H. floribundus subsp. floribundus seeds, µ-PIXE analysis did not resolve a clear pattern of Ni compartmentalisation and suggests that Ni was able to move apoplastically within the seed tissues. The role of organic acids and free amino acids (low molecular weight ligands [LMW]) in Ni detoxification in H. floribundus subsp. floribundus were quantified using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC). Nickel accumulation stimulated a significant increase in citric acid concentration in leaf extracts, and based on the molar ratios of Ni to citric acid (1.3:1–1.7:1), citric acid was sufficient to account for approximately 50% of the accumulated Ni. Glutamine, alanine and aspartic acid concentrations were also stimulated in response to Ni hyperaccumulation and accounted for up to 75% of the total free amino acid concentration in leaf extracts. Together, these LMW ligands may complex with accumulated Ni and contribute to its detoxification and storage in this hyperaccumulator species. Lastly, the hypothesis that hyperaccumulation of Ni in certain plants may act as an osmoticum under water stress (drought) was tested in context of H. floribundus subsp. floribundus. A 38% decline in water potential and a 68% decline in osmotic potential occurred between water stressed and unstressed plants, however, this was not matched by an increase in accumulated Ni. The results suggested that Ni was unlikely to play a role in osmotic adjustment in this species. Drought stressed plants exhibited a low water use efficiency which might be a conservative ecophysiological strategy enabling survival of this species in competitive water-limited environments.

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Kachenko, Anthony. "Ecophysiology and phytoremediation potential of heavy metal(Loid) accumulating plants". University of Sydney, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6348.

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Doctor of Philosophy(PhD)
Soil contamination with heavy metal(loid)s is a major environmental problem that requires effective and affordable remediation technologies. The utilisation of plants to remediate heavy metal(loid)s contaminated soils has attracted considerable interest as a low cost green remediation technology. The process is referred to as phytoremediation, and this versatile technology utilises plants to phytostabilise and/or phytoextract heavy metal(loid)s from contaminated soils, thereby effectively minimising their threat to ecosystem, human and animal health. Plants that can accumulate exceptionally high concentrations of heavy metal(loid)s into above-ground biomass are referred to as hyperaccumulators, and may be exploited in phytoremediation, geobotanical prospecting and/or phytomining of low-grade ore bodies. Despite the apparent tangible benefits of utilising phytoremediation techniques, a greater understanding is required to comprehend the ecophysiological aspects of species suitable for phytoremediation purposes. A screening study was instigated to assess phytoremediation potential of several fern species for soils contaminated with cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn). Hyperaccumulation was not observed in any of the studied species, and in general, species excluded heavy metal uptake by restricting their translocation into aboveground biomass. Nephrolepis cordifolia and Hypolepis muelleri were identified as possible candidates in phytostabilisation of Cu-, Pb-, Ni- or Zn-contaminated soils and Dennstaedtia davallioides appeared favourable for use in phytostabilisation of Cu- and Zn-contaminated soils. Conversely, Blechnum nudum, B. cartilagineum, Doodia aspera and Calochlaena dubia were least tolerant to most heavy metals and were classified as being least suitable for phytoremediation purposes Ensuing studies addressed the physiology of arsenic (As) hyperaccumulation in a lesser known hyperaccumulator, Pityrogramma calomelanos var. austroamericana. The phytoremediation potential of this species was compared with that of the well known As hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata. Arsenic concentration of 3,008 mg kg–1 dry weight (DW) occurred in P. calomelanos var. austroamericana fronds when exposed to 50 mg kg–1 As without visual symptoms of phytotoxicities. Conversely, P. vittata was able to hyperaccumulate 10,753 mg As kg–1 DW when exposed to 100 mg kg–1 As without the onset of phytotoxicities. In P. calomelanos var. austroamericana, As was readily translocated to fronds with concentrations 75 times greater in fronds than in roots. This species has the potential for use in phytoremediation of soils with As levels up to 50 mg kg–1. Localisation and spatial distribution of As in P. calomelanos var. austroamericana pinnule and stipe tissues was investigated using micro-proton induced X-ray emission spectrometry (µ-PIXE). Freeze-drying and freeze-substitution protocols (using tetrahydrofuran [THF] as a freeze-substitution medium) were compared to ascertain their usefulness in tissue preservation. Micro-PIXE results indicated that pinnule sections prepared by freeze-drying adequately preserved the spatial elemental distribution and tissue structure of pinnule samples. In pinnules, µ-PIXE results indicated higher As concentration than in stipe tissues, with concentrations of 3,700 and 1,600 mg As kg–1 DW, respectively. In pinnules, a clear pattern of cellular localisation was not resolved whereas vascular bundles in stipe tissues contained the highest As concentration (2,000 mg As kg–1 DW). Building on these µ-PIXE results, the chemical speciation of As in P. calomelanos var. austroamericana was determined using micro-focused X-ray fluorescence (µ-XRF) spectroscopy in conjunction with micro-focused X-ray absorption near edge structure (µ-XANES) spectroscopy. The results suggested that arsenate (AsV) absorbed by roots was reduced to arsenite (AsIII) in roots prior to transport through vascular tissues as AsV and AsIII. In pinnules, AsIII was the predominant species, presumably as aqueous-oxygen coordinated compounds. Linear least-squares combination fits of µ-XANES spectra showed AsIII as the predominant component in all tissues sampled. The results also revealed that sulphur containing thiolates may, in part sequester accumulated As. The final aspect of this thesis examined several ecophysiological strategies of Ni hyperaccumulation in Hybanthus floribundus subsp. floribundus, a native Australian perennial shrub species and promising candidate in phytoremediation of Ni-contaminated soils. Micro-PIXE analysis revealed that cellular structure in leaf tissues prepared by freeze-drying was adequately preserved as compared to THF freeze-substituted tissues. Elemental distribution maps of leaves showed that Ni was preferentially localised in the adaxial epidermal tissues and leaf margin, with concentration of 10,000 kg–1 DW in both regions. Nickel concentrations in stem tissues obtained by µ-PIXE analysis were lower than in the leaf tissues (1,800 mg kg–1 vs. 7,800 mg kg–1 DW, respectively), and there was no clear pattern of compartmentalisation across different anatomical regions. It is possible that storage of accumulated Ni in epidermal tissues may provide Ni tolerance to this species, and may further act as a deterrent against herbivory and pathogenic attack. In H. floribundus subsp. floribundus seeds, µ-PIXE analysis did not resolve a clear pattern of Ni compartmentalisation and suggests that Ni was able to move apoplastically within the seed tissues. The role of organic acids and free amino acids (low molecular weight ligands [LMW]) in Ni detoxification in H. floribundus subsp. floribundus were quantified using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC). Nickel accumulation stimulated a significant increase in citric acid concentration in leaf extracts, and based on the molar ratios of Ni to citric acid (1.3:1–1.7:1), citric acid was sufficient to account for approximately 50% of the accumulated Ni. Glutamine, alanine and aspartic acid concentrations were also stimulated in response to Ni hyperaccumulation and accounted for up to 75% of the total free amino acid concentration in leaf extracts. Together, these LMW ligands may complex with accumulated Ni and contribute to its detoxification and storage in this hyperaccumulator species. Lastly, the hypothesis that hyperaccumulation of Ni in certain plants may act as an osmoticum under water stress (drought) was tested in context of H. floribundus subsp. floribundus. A 38% decline in water potential and a 68% decline in osmotic potential occurred between water stressed and unstressed plants, however, this was not matched by an increase in accumulated Ni. The results suggested that Ni was unlikely to play a role in osmotic adjustment in this species. Drought stressed plants exhibited a low water use efficiency which might be a conservative ecophysiological strategy enabling survival of this species in competitive water-limited environments.

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Ripley, Bradford Sherman. "The ecophysiology of selected coastal dune pioneer plants of the Eastern Cape". Connect to this title online, 2001. http://eprints.ru.ac.za/18/.

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Abdoulgader, A. M. "Ecophysiological studies of several desert plants". Thesis, Lancaster University, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.379576.

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Grigg, Alasdair M. "An ecophysiological approach to determine problems associated with mine-site rehabilitation : a case study in the Great Sandy Desert, north-western Australia". University of Western Australia. School of Plant Biology, 2009. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2009.0118.

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[Truncated abstract] Establishment of vegetation and ecosystem functioning is central to the mitigation of environmental impacts associated with mining operations. This study investigated the ecophysiological functioning of mature plants in natural vegetation and applied this knowledge to diagnose problems affecting plant health and causes of poor plant cover at a mine-rehabilitation site. Ecophysiological parameters, including plant water relations and mineral nutrition, were studied in conjunction with soil physical, hydraulic and chemical properties. The natural ecosystem at the study location in the Great Sandy Desert is characterised by sand dunes and interdunes with distinct plant communities on each. One of the most notable features of the vegetation is the presence of large Corymbia chippendalei trees high on the dunes and relatively small scattered shrubs in the interdunes. Triodia grasses (spinifex), dominate the vegetation in both habitats but different species occur in each; T. schinzii is restricted entirely to the dunes, and T. basedowii occurs only in the interdunes. It was hypothesised that the deep sandy dunes afford greater water availability but lower nutrient supply to plants in this habitat compared with those occurring in the lower landscape position of the interdunes. Water-relations parameters (leaf water potentials, stomatal conductance, d13C) revealed that dune plants, particularly woody species, displayed higher water status and water use than closely related and often congeneric plants in the interdunes. Nutrient concentrations in soils were significantly higher in the interdunes, but concentrations in foliage were similar for related species between habitats. It is concluded that the dunes provide a greater store of accessible water than the soil profile in the interdunes. ... Following an experimental wetting pulse equivalent to a summer cyclone event, A. ancistrocarpa plants displayed significant increases in stomatal conductance, leaf water potential and sap velocity in lateral roots within three days of irrigation at the natural site and two days at the rehabilitation site. Secondary sinker roots originating from distal sections of lateral roots were evidently supplying water to maintain hydraulic function in laterals, thus enabling a fast pulse response. This was accentuated at the rehabilitation site where roots were confined closer to the surface. These results indicate that plants at the rehabilitation site are more dependent on small pulses of water and have less access to deep reserves than plants at the natural site. It is concluded that high runoff losses and insufficient soil depth are major factors contributing to plant water stress, and combined with the direct impacts of erosion, are largely responsible for plant death and ultimately poor plant cover. These issues can be alleviated if cover soil depth is increased to more than 0.5 m and slope angles are reduced to <12o. This study demonstrates the value of an ecophysiological approach for diagnosing problems affecting plant establishment at mine-rehabilitation sites. Furthermore, it has provided recommendations that will improve the rehabilitation strategy and lead to the development of a well vegetated, resilient ecosystem on a stable and non-polluting land form.

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Journé, Valentin. "Influence du climat lors de l'investissement des ressources dans la reproduction chez les arbres forestiers : une approche par modélisation mécaniste". Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2020. http://theses.univ-amu.fr.lama.univ-amu.fr/200217_JOURNE_229kn950dq423kitgvy940umn_TH.pdf.

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Les changements globaux affectent la répartition des espèces et le fonctionnement des écosystèmes et sont soumises à des dépérissements massifs. Un des autres processus majeurs de la dynamique forestière est la reproduction sexuée, qui permet aux espèces de persister au fil des générations, notamment grâce à l’adaptation et la migration. Mais il reste de nombreuses incertitudes sur l’effet du climat sur la reproduction des arbres, notamment sur quand et comment sont allouées les ressources au pollen et aux graines. L’objectif principal de cette thèse est d’utiliser une approche basée sur la modélisation des ressources et de la phénologie pour comprendre et prédire l’effet du climat sur la reproduction des arbres forestiers. J’ai d’abord étudié les déterminants impliqués dans les variations spatiales et temporelles de fructification. Puis j’ai quantifié l’allocation des ressources entre les fonctions de croissance et de reproduction à l’aide d’un modèle bayésien hiérarchique. Ce modèle, basé sur des mesures de croissances et de reproduction mâle et femelle sur plusieurs années m’a permis d’identifier des compromis lors de l’initiation florale, et l’importance de la quantité de ressources pour assurer la reproduction. Enfin j’ai développé un modèle mécaniste de reproduction, au sein d’un modèle déjà existant de fonctionnement des forêts (CASTANEA). Le modèle de reproduction, fonctionnant de l’initiation florale jusqu’à la maturation des graines, simule les variations spatiales et temporelles de production de graines. Le modèle a été calibré et validé sur le sapin pectiné au Mont-Ventoux et utilisé pour étudier les effets du changement climatique sur la reproduction
Global changes affect species distribution and ecosystems functioning due to long term climatic trends and extreme climatic events. Forests are notably subject to massive growth decline and even mortality. One of the major processes of forest dynamics is sexual reproduction, but there are still many uncertainties about the effect of climate on trees reproduction, especially on when and how resources are allocated to pollen and seeds. Reproduction also allows species to persist over generations, through adaptation and migration. The main objective of this thesis is to develop an approach based on resource and phenology modelling, in order to understand and predict climate effects on forest trees reproduction. First, I used statistical model to investigate temporal and spatial variation of fruit production. Second, I quantified the allocation of resources between vegetative versus reproductive functions, with a hierarchical Bayesian model and observation of growth, male and female reproduction over several years. Results allowed us to identify trade-off during floral initiation, and highlighted the importance of resources levels to ensure reproduction. Lastly, I developped a process-based model of reproduction and included it in an existing model of forest functioning (CASTANEA). The reproduction model, which runs from flower initiation to seed maturation, simulates spatial and temporal patterns of seed production. The model was calibrated and validated on silver fir on Mont-Ventoux and used to investigate how climate change will impact fruit production

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Lauer, Nathan T. "Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Bald Cypress to Salt Stress". UNF Digital Commons, 2013. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/454.

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Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.) is native to freshwater wetlands of Florida. The vitality of cypress within coastal freshwater wetlands is threatened by saltwater intrusion. Biomarkers to detect sub-lethal salinity stress were developed using a controlled greenhouse study. Cypress saplings maintained at elevated salinities of 4 and 8‰ exhibited a decrease in maximum quantum yield (MQY) and an increase in non-photochemical quenching (NPQ). Cypress leaves exhibited an increase in Na+, H2O2, and free proline content compared to plants maintained in freshwater. These biomarkers were used to detect salinity stress within a population of cypress associated with the lower St. Johns River where saltwater intrusion is occurring. Cypress in a basin swamp exhibited signs of salinity stress with low MQY and elevated NPQ values compared to Cypress at other sites. Cypress leaves at the basin swamp also had the highest Na+, lipid peroxidation, and proline content compared to plants at other sites. Detached Cypress leaf experiments were conducted to explore the mechanisms of salt tolerance. Detached cypress leaves were first exposed to elevated NaCl concentrations for 24, 48, or 72 hours. Elevated salinity caused a decrease in leaf transpiration for all times tested. Total peroxidase activity exhibited an increase in response to salt stress after 48 hours. Enhanced peroxidase activity was found to be associated with the induction of a ~37 kDa peroxidase isoform. Treatment of leaves with clofibrate caused an increase in activity of the ~37 kDa peroxidase. Pre-treatment of leaves with brefeldin A (BFA) blocked the induction of the ~37 kDa peroxidase associated with salt stress. Pre-treatment of Cypress leaves with diphenyliodonium (DPI) blocked the decrease in transpiration associated with salt stress, suggesting that H2O2 is enzymatically produced within the stomata in response to salt stress

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Ripley, B. S. "The ecophysiology of selected coastal dune pioneer plants of the Eastern Cape". Thesis, Rhodes University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003791.

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Understanding the mechanisms and adaptations that allow only certain species to thrive in the potentially stressful foredune environment requires a knowledge of the basic ecophysiology of foredune species. Ecophysiological measurements were conducted on the foredune pioneer species Arctotheca populifolia (Berg.) Norl., Ipomoea pes-caprae(L.) R. Br. and Scaevola plumieri (L.) Vahl. and showed significant differences among species with respect to the physiology associated with biomass production, water and nutrient relations. Differences related to CO₂ assimilation included differences in photosynthetic and respiratory rates, susceptibility to light stress and leaf and stem non-structural carbohydrate concentrations. These resulted in differences in primary production rates of shoots. Mechanisms leading to the differences in CO₂ assimilation among species included differences in stomatal behaviour, carboxylation efficiencies, efficiencies of utilisation of incident photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) and rates of ribulose-1,6-bisphosphate (RuBP) regeneration. Correlated with differences in photosynthetic capacity were differences in chlorophyll contents but not differences in leaf nitrogen content. Differences in interspecific stomatal behaviour resulted in significantly different transpiration rates which in combination with differences in assimilation rates resulted in differences in water-use efficiency. The absolute amounts of water transpired, although significantly different among species, were moderate to high in comparison with species from other ecosystems and were typical of mesophytes. Transpiration rates in combination with plant hydraulic conductances and soil water availability resulted in leaf water potentials that were not very negative and none of the investigated species showed evidence of osmotic adjustment. The volume of water transpired by each of the species per unit land surface area was estimated from the relationship between abiotic factors and plant water loss. These relationships varied among species and had varying degrees of predictability as a result of differences in stomatal behaviour between the three species. The water requirements of A. populifolia and S. plumieri were adequately met by the water supplied by rainfall and the water stored in the dune sands. It was therefore not necessary to invoke the utilisation of ground water or the process of internal dew formation to supply sufficient water to meet the requirements. However, I. pes-caprae despite its lower transpiration rates and due to its higher biomass, lost greater volumes of water per unit dune surface area than either A. populifolia or S. plumieri. This resulted in periods of potential water limitation for I. pes-caprae. Incident light was the most important determinant of leaf photosynthetic CO₂ assimilation and transpiration, particularly as a linear relationship between incident PPFD and atmospheric vapour pressure deficit (VPD) could be demonstrated. Whole plant photosynthetic production by S. plumieri was shown to be light limited as a result of mutual shading despite high incident and reflected PPFD occurring in the foredune environment. The leaf hair-layer of A. populifolia was shown to be important in reducing transmitted UV and hence reducing photoinhibition but it also caused reduced transpiration rates because of the thicker boundary layer and thus increased leaf temperatures. The nutrient content of above-ground plant parts of the investigated species were typical of higher plants despite the low nutrient content measured for the dune soils. With the possible exception of nitrogen the nutrient demand created by above-ground production was adequately met by the supply of nutrients either from sand-water or from aquifer-water transpired by the plants. Differences in the volumes of water transpired, and hence the quantity of nutrients potentially taken up via the transpiration stream, resulted in interspecific differences in above-ground plant macronutrient content. The reallocation patterns of nutrients differed both between the various nutrients measured and interspecifically. Standing biomass and the density of plants per unit land area was low in comparison to that of other ecosystems and was different among investigated species. This may be important in maintaining the adequate supply of resources (water, nutrients and light). As a result of the interspecific differences in biomass when production was expressed per unit land surface area the resultant productivity was not dissimilar among species. Productivity was high when comparisons were made with species from other ecosystems. No single resource (water, nutrients or light) could be identified as the controlling factor in the foredune environment and a combination of both resource stress and environmental disturbance are likely to be involved. Physiology, production, growth and growth characteristics conveyed certain adaptive advantages to these species in respect to both resource stress and environmental disturbance. Interspecific differences in these adaptations can be used to offer explanations for the observed microhabitat preferences of the three investigated species. Furthermore features common to all three species offer some explanations as to why these species and not others are able to inhabit the foredunes.

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Allsopp, Nicholette. "The occurrence and ecophysiology of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal plants in the Cape Floristic region". Thesis, University of Cape Town, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26070.

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Teodoro, Grazielle Sales 1986. "Extreme drought effects on the phenology, growth and ecophysiology performance of campos rupestres species". [s.n.], 2014. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/314794.

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Resumo: Eventos de secas extremas têm ocorrido com frequência nos últimos anos em regiões tropicais. Plantas em montanhas tropicais são particularmente sensíveis a mudanças no clima e pouco se sabe sobre a resistência e resiliência de comunidades vegetais ricas em espécies, como os campos rupestres, a condições climáticas extremas. Nosso objetivo foi avaliar as respostas fenológicas e ecofisiológicas e o crescimento de seis espécies abundantes de campo rupestre sob condições de seca extrema, sendo duas rosetas (Vellozia nivea e Vellozia aff. variabilis) e quatro arbustivas (Campomanesia pubecens, Eremanthus seidelii, Mimosa clausenii e Vernonia warmingiana). Para simular eventos de seca extrema, realizamos um experimento de exclusão de chuva, constituído por 12 parcelas (4x4 metros), sendo quatro controle e oito de exclusão, em uma area de campo rupestre no Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra. Avaliamos o desempenho ecofisiológico das plantas submetidas a condições climáticas contrastantes mediante um conjunto de atributos morfofisiológicos, incluindo: trocas gasosas, composição isotópica do carbono (?13CCELL) e oxigênio (?18OCELL) da celulose foliar (medidas integradoras da assimilação de carbono e condutância estomática), curvas de vulnerabilidade à cavitação, curvas pressão-volume, carboidratos não-estruturais (CNE), crescimento e fenologia foliar. As espécies estudadas mostraram-se bastante resistente à seca, pois após 17 meses de exclusão de chuva não encontramos diferenças de crescimento e mortalidade entre populações nas parcelas controle e experimentais. As espécies apresentaram um contínuo de estratégias de uso de água, variando de espécies isohídricas (E. seidellii) à anisohídricas (C. pubecens). O uso da abordagem isotópica dupla (?13CCELL e ?18OCELL) foi válida para avaliar e predizer as respostas fotossintéticas e estomáticas à seca apenas para as espécies isohídricas. Além disso, a composição isotópica da celulose da folha pode ser influenciada pela mobilização de reservas de CNE nas raízes. As duas espécies congenéricas de Velloziaceae apresentaram estratégias constrastantes para lidar com a seca: uma espécie é tolerante à dessecação (TD) (V. nivea) e a Vellozia aff. variabilis é não-TD. A espécie TD apresentou maiores taxas de trocas gasosas durante a estação chuvosa e durante a seca prolongada entrou em estado de "dormência", exibindo um comportamento oportunista de uso de água. Já a espécie não-DT apresentou uma estratégia conservadora de uso de água. Durante a seca, observamos um aumento no estoque de CNE% nas raízes na espécie TD, o que pode representar um mecanismo chave para sobrevivência dessa espécie durante os ciclos de dessecação e rehidratação. As três espécies arbustivas (C. pubecens, E. seidellii, V. warmingiana) apresentaram sistemas hidráulicos contrastantes, com diferentes pontos de perda de turgor (?TLP) e vulnerabilidade à cavitação (estimada mediante o P50 - potencial hídrico que corresponde à 50% de perda de condutividade). As espécies mais resistentes à cavitação (maior P50) apresentam menores reservas de CNE nas raízes, sugerindo um trade-off entre atributos hidráulicos e de estoque de carbono. Nossos resultados trazem importantes contribuições para o entendimento de funcionamento de ecossistemas sazonais limitados por água e ilustram a diversidade de estratégias hidráulicas que conferem resiliência à seca
Abstract: In the past years, extreme droughts have been frequently recorded in several tropical regions. Plants in tropical mountains are particularly sensitive to changes in climate little is known about the plant physiological adjustments and responses to changes in rainfall patterns. Our objective was to evaluate the phenological and ecophysiological responses of six dominant species with contrasting life forms in campos rupestres under an extreme drought condition. We studied two rosettes species (Vellozia nivea and Vellozia aff. variabilis) and four shrubs (Campomanesia pubecens, Eremanthus seidelii, Mimosa clausenii e Vernonia warmingiana). We implemented a rainwater exclusion experiment with 12 plots (4x4 meters), in which eight was considered drought treatment and four control treatment. We monitored several aspects of the plant ecophysiology, such as gas exchange using instantaneous measurements and stable isotope as integrators of leaf functioning, pressure-volume curves, vulnerability curves, non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) in roots, growth, biomass and leaf phenology. Species showed a continuum of water use strategies, varying from anysohydric (C. pubecens) to completely isohydric (E. seidelii) species. The relationship between ?18OCELL and gsMAX was negative and significant only for isohydric species. The use of dual isotopic approach also was valid only for isohydric species. Across species, we found a strong positive relationship between ?18OCELL and NSC% for individuals under drought treatment, suggesting that the use of NSC% reserves in water stress conditions can affect leaf isotope composition. Our results suggest that in communities dominated to species with a great diversity of hydraulic strategies, such as the campos rupestres, ?18OCELL should be used with caution to infer physiological responses. We evaluated a congeneric pair of Velloziaceae species with contrasting strategies to cope with the erratic water availability in campos rupestres. One species is desiccation tolerant (DT) and the other is drought resistance (non-DT). The DT species showed high gsMAX and low WUEi during the rainny season, showing a profligate water use. By contrast, the non-DT showed a conservative water use throughout the year. The DT species also increased the %NSC storage in roots during the prolonged drought, presumably a key mechanism that allow survival to desiccation in this species. The three shrub species (C. pubecens, E. seidelii and M. clausenii) showed different P50 (water potential that corresponds 50% of conductivity loss) and ?TLP (water potential at turgor loss point). The biomass, in general, was little affected by our drought treatment. This three species showed a trade-off between the vulnerability to cavitation and NSC storage, in which, species more resistant to cavitation (more negative P50) showed lower NSC% storage in roots. Our results illustrate the diversity of strategies that plants might present to deal with drought and bring important contributions to understand the functioning of water-limited environments
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