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Photosynthetic Characteristics and a Sensitive Indicator for $O_3$-exposed Platanus orientalis  

Lee Jae-Cheon (Department of Forest Genetic Resources, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Oh Chang-Young (Department of Forest Genetic Resources, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Han Sim-Hee (Department of Forest Genetic Resources, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Kim Pan-Gi (Department of Forest Resources and Environment, Sangju National University)
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Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology / v.7, no.3, 2005 , pp. 220-226 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigated the effect of $O_3$ on the photosynthetic characteristics of oriental plane (Platanus orientalis L.) that is used as a side tree or ornamental tree in Korea. Two-year-old oriental plane seedlings were transplanted to pots and transferred into a closed $O_3$ chamber, Photosynthetic pigment content and photosynthetic characteristics of leaves were measured every three weeks during 100 ppb $O_3$ fumigation. There was no visible foliar injury by $O_3$ exposure and the content of photosynthetic pigments did not show significant differences between control and $O_3$-treated seedlings. But photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and water use efficiency in leaves of $O_3$-treated seedlings were reduced after six weeks of ozone fumigation. In addition, reduction of carboxylation efficiency and photochemical efficiency was observed in leaves of $O_3$-treated seedlings after three weeks and six weeks. In accordance with our results, carboxylation efficiency, the most sensitive parameter to $O_3$ stress, was considered to be a suitable indicator of $O_3$ sensitivity.
Keywords
Photosynthetic rater Carboxylation efficiency; Photochemical efficiency; Water use efficiency;
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