Photosynthetica 2020, 58(SI):331-340 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2019.161

Special issue in honour of Prof. Reto J. Strasser – Seasonal variation and trade-off between frost resistance and photosynthetic performance in woody species

A. GAST1, C. RÖMERMANN1,2, S.F. BUCHER1
1 Institute of Ecology and Evolution with Herbarium Haussknecht and Botanical Garden, Department of Plant Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, D-07743 Jena, Germany
2 German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany

We tested the seasonal variability of frost resistance and photosynthesis characteristics, namely net photosynthetic rate at saturating irradiance and ambient atmospheric CO2 concentrations, maximum carboxylation rate, and measurements based on the JIP-test, namely maximum quantum yield of PSII and the performance index. Additionally, we measured leaf functional traits, namely specific leaf area, leaf dry matter content, stomatal pore area index, and chlorophyll content. We assessed all traits weekly on two evergreen species Berberis vulgaris and Quercus × hispanica as well as the two summer green species Betula pendula and Quercus pubescens. We found that there was a high seasonal variability in all traits except stomatal pore area index. In a multivariate analysis, we could show trade-offs between growth rates and leaf thickness on the first axis, as well as resistance and performance on the second axis. The findings help understand ecophysiological processes and fine-tune biosphere models.

Additional key words: atLeaf; Botanical Garden; chlorophyll fluorescence; electrolyte leakage; gas exchange; Pocket PEA.

Received: August 28, 2019; Accepted: November 19, 2019; Prepublished online: January 17, 2020; Published: May 28, 2020  Show citation

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GAST, A., RÖMERMANN, C., & BUCHER, S.F. (2020). Special issue in honour of Prof. Reto J. Strasser – Seasonal variation and trade-off between frost resistance and photosynthetic performance in woody species. Photosynthetica, 58(SPECIAL ISSUE), 331-340. doi: 10.32615/ps.2019.161
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