Photosynthetica 2024, 62(1):44-57 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2024.005

Phosphorus-deficiency stress in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants: early detection based on chosen physiological parameters and statistical analyses

L. SIECZKO1, K. KOWALCZYK2, J. GAJC-WOLSKA2, W. KOWALCZYK3, P. DˇBROWSKI4, W. BORUCKI5, M. JANASZEK-MAŃKOWSKA6, J.L. PRZYBYŁ2, J. MOJSKI7, H.M. KALAJI8
1 Department of Biometry, Institute of Agriculture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 159 Nowoursynowska Street, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
2 Department of Vegetable and Medicinal Plants, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 159 Nowoursynowska Street, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
3 The National Institute of Horticultural Research, Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3 Street, 96-100 Skierniewice, Poland
4 Department of Environmental Management, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 159 Nowoursynowska Street, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
5 Department of Botany, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 159 Nowoursynowska Street, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
6 Department of Fundamentals of Engineering and Power Engineering, Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 164 Nowoursynowska Street, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
7 Foundation Zielona Infrastruktura, Wiatraki 3E Street, 21-400 Łuków, Poland
8 Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 159 Nowoursynowska Street, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

Enhancing plant productivity and mitigating the impact of environmental stressors require a thorough understanding of phytomonitoring and physiological features indicative of plant health. This study delves into the response of cucumber plants to phosphorus deficiency employing diverse tools to identify key indicators and unravel the underlying mechanisms. Under phosphorus deficiency, a rapid response in older leaves was observed through the analysis of chlorophyll and carotenoid content. Molecular-level changes in photosynthetic performance were found to be age-dependent, as revealed by multidimensional statistical methods, highlighting the interconnectedness of examined features with the experimental setup timing. This can assist in understanding the long-term fluctuations in traits linked to phosphorus deficiency, facilitating early detection of stress.

Additional key words: chlorophyll fluorescence; confocal microscopy; greenhouse cucumber; leaf area index; multivariate statistical analyses; photosynthetic pigment.

Received: August 9, 2023; Revised: January 3, 2024; Accepted: January 12, 2024; Prepublished online: January 26, 2024; Published: February 22, 2024  Show citation

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SIECZKO, L., KOWALCZYK, K., GAJC-WOLSKA, J., KOWALCZYK, W., DˇBROWSKI, P., BORUCKI, W., ... KALAJI, H.M. (2024). Phosphorus-deficiency stress in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants: early detection based on chosen physiological parameters and statistical analyses. Photosynthetica, 62(1), 44-57. doi: 10.32615/ps.2024.005
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