Photosynthetica 2010, 48(3):469-473 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-010-0061-0

Water-use efficiency in Flaveria species under drought-stress conditions

M. C. Dias1,*, W. Brüggemann2,3
1 Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
2 Department of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
3 Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Environmental conditions that promote photorespiration are considered to be a major driving force for the evolution of C4 species from C3 ancestors. The genus Flaveria contains C3 and C4 species as well as a variety of intermediate species. In this study, we compare the water-use efficiency of intermediate Flaveria species to that of C3 and C4 species. The results indicate that under both well-watered and a drought-stress condition, C3-C4 and C4-like intermediacy in Flaveria species improve water-use efficiency as compared to C3 species.

Additional key words: drought stress; Flaveria; intermediate species; water-use efficiency

Received: March 3, 2010; Accepted: June 11, 2010; Published: September 1, 2010  Show citation

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Dias, M.C., & Brüggemann, W. (2010). Water-use efficiency in Flaveria species under drought-stress conditions. Photosynthetica, 48(3), 469-473. doi: 10.1007/s11099-010-0061-0
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