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Morphophysiological Acclimation of Developed and Senescing Beech Leaves to Different Light Conditions
Common beech is a shade-tolerant tree species that can adapt to varying light intensities at the level of whole plants, crown fragments, and individual leaves. The acclimation abilities of the morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of beech leaves were experimentally determined in tree crowns for different levels of light availability. About 24% higher length, width, and area and about 35% higher thickness were recorded in the sun leaves compared with shade leaves. Lower and earlier maximum leaf pigment levels, a faster degradation of leaf pigments during senescence, and a higher chlorophyll a/b ratio were observed in fully sun-grown leaves compared with leaves growing deeper in the canopy. Changes in the intensity of oxidative stress and the differential ability of developing and senescing leaves to defend against this effect under different light conditions were determined. This resulted in a higher redox imbalance and faster senescence in the outer parts of the tree crowns. Due to higher ascorbic acid and glutathione content and slower activity loss of antioxidative enzymes involved in superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide decomposition, better control over the redox balance, oxidative stress, and senescence induction was noted in the sun leaves.
Morphophysiological Acclimation of Developed and Senescing Beech Leaves to Different Light Conditions
Common beech is a shade-tolerant tree species that can adapt to varying light intensities at the level of whole plants, crown fragments, and individual leaves. The acclimation abilities of the morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of beech leaves were experimentally determined in tree crowns for different levels of light availability. About 24% higher length, width, and area and about 35% higher thickness were recorded in the sun leaves compared with shade leaves. Lower and earlier maximum leaf pigment levels, a faster degradation of leaf pigments during senescence, and a higher chlorophyll a/b ratio were observed in fully sun-grown leaves compared with leaves growing deeper in the canopy. Changes in the intensity of oxidative stress and the differential ability of developing and senescing leaves to defend against this effect under different light conditions were determined. This resulted in a higher redox imbalance and faster senescence in the outer parts of the tree crowns. Due to higher ascorbic acid and glutathione content and slower activity loss of antioxidative enzymes involved in superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide decomposition, better control over the redox balance, oxidative stress, and senescence induction was noted in the sun leaves.
Morphophysiological Acclimation of Developed and Senescing Beech Leaves to Different Light Conditions
Wojciech Kraj (author) / Artur Ślepaczuk (author)
2022
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