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Changes of Drought Tolerance and Photosynthetic Characteristics of Populus davidiana Dode According to PEG Concentration  

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 Yong-Yul (Department of Forest Genetic Resources, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Lee Jae-Cheon (Department of Forest Genetic Resources, Korea Forest Research Institute)
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Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology / v.7, no.4, 2005 , pp. 296-302 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigated changes in photosynthetic characteristics of P. davidiana in order to understand damage patterns to photosynthetic apparatus under drought stress. Root sprout saplings of P. davildiana were treated with $0\%,\;2\%,\;5\%,\;and\;10\%$ of 300ml polyethylene glycol (PEG) once a weer far one month. After one month, we measured photosynthetic parameters and analyzed the photochemical and $CO_2$ fixation systems. Photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and respiration rate in the leaves of P. davildiana decreased according to increasing stress strength. In the photochemical system, quantum yield of PSII was reduced by the increment of PEG concentration, The decrease of apparent quantum yield was related to reduction of electron transport. Respiration rate decreased with an increase in PEG concentration, whereas photorespiration rate in the $CO_2$ fixation system increased. In conclusion, photosynthesis of P. davidiana responded sensitively under drought stress, and the sensitivity depended upon the strength of water stress. P. davidiana exhibited an increase of water use efficiency under water stress.
Keywords
Populus davidiana; Photosynthesis; Drought stress; Water use efficiency; photorespiration;
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