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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2023, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (3): 127-144.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20220634

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Growth and Physiological Response of Seedlings of Populus deltoides Clones to Different Photoperiods

Zhenghong Li1,Changjun Ding1,*(),Weixi Zhang1,Jing Zhang1,Le Shen1,Tengqian Zhang1,Mi Ding1,Xiaohua Su1,Zhongqin Wu2,Fazhi Fang2   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry Beijing 100091
    2. Hainan Forestry Research Institute Haikou 571129
  • Received:2022-09-17 Online:2023-03-25 Published:2023-05-27
  • Contact: Changjun Ding E-mail:changjund@126.com

Abstract:

Objective: This study aims to investigate the performance of plant growth traits of Populus deltoides clones under different photoperiod treatments, and screen the traits that can effectively evaluate photoperiod sensitivity of P. deltoides, so as to clarify the effect of photoperiods on physiological status of P. deltoides clones with different sensitivity. Method: In this study, 26 clones of P. deltoides were used as the research materials, and subjected to two photoperiod treatments (light 16 h/dark period 8 h, light 8 h/dark period 16 h) in artificial climate chambers. A total of 12 growth traits of P. deltoides were continuously observed at multiple time points under different photoperiod treatments, and the subordinate function method and principal component analysis were used to obtain the comprehensive evaluation index D value of photoperiod sensitivity of growth traits of P. deltoides. Regression analysis and path analysis were used to screen the direct effect indexes suitable for the evaluation of photoperiod sensitivity of P. deltoides, and the P. deltoides clones with different photoperiod sensitivity were selected for synchronously monitoring the growth and measuring the physiological indexes. Result: 1) The results of variance analysis showed that there were significant differences in 12 growth traits of P. deltoides under different photoperiod treatments (P<0.05). The leaf length, leaf width, leaf area and specific leaf area ofP. deltoides under short photoperiod were significantly greater than those under long photoperiod, while the net growth value of plant height, net ground diameter, dry weight of leaf, fresh weight of stem segment, fresh weight of root system, dry weight of stem segment, root dry weight and the observed values of node number were significantly lower than those under long photoperiod. 2) The analysis results of D value of comprehensive evaluation indexes for photoperiod sensitivity of P. deltoides showed that four indexes, including fresh weight of stem segment, number of nodes, net growth value of ground diameter and net growth value of plant height, had a greater direct effect on the comprehensive evaluation value of photoperiod sensitivity (0.113–0.338), which could be used as the character index for evaluating photoperiod sensitivity of P. deltoides. Among them, net growth value of plant height was more suitable for practical production. 3) The comprehensive comparison of photoperiod sensitivity of 12 characters showed that different clones in the same provenance had different photoperiod sensitivity. Among the 26 clones of P. deltoides, LS8, TN3 and WA1 had the highest photoperiod sensitivity, and QB7, LS5 and TN6 had the lowest photoperiod sensitivity. Three clones with high growth and high photoperiod sensitivity, LS9, LS4 and TN4, and three clones with low growth and low sensitivity, QB7, QB2 and QB4, were selected based on the growth performance of plants. 4) The Rubisco activity, triose phosphate isomerase activity and fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA) activity of clones with high growth and high sensitivity under long photoperiod treatment increased with the increase of treatment time. The total chlorophyll content decreased first and then increased. The glutamine synthetase (GS) activity decreased gradually with the increase of treatment time. Under short photoperiod treatment, the Rubisco activity increased first and then decreased, and the total chlorophyll content decreased gradually. Rubisco activity and total chlorophyll content of clones with low growth and low sensitivity decreased gradually with the increase of treatment time. Under the treatment of short photoperiod, their FBA activity first decreased and then increased, and Rubisco activity generally decreased with the increase of treatment time. The changes of enzyme activities and total chlorophyll content of different P. deltoides clones were different under different photoperiod treatments. Conclusion: The growth characters of P. deltoides are significantly affected by photoperiod, among which the net growth value of plant height, net growth value of ground diameter, fresh weight of stem segments are more sensitive to photoperiod, which can be used as the character indicators for evaluating photoperiod sensitivity of P. deltoides. Combined with the net growth value of plant height, the clones can be divided into high growth sensitivity and low growth sensitivity types. The physiological responses of P. deltoides with different photoperiod sensitivities to photoperiod changes are significantly different. The FBA activity and GS activity of clones with high sensitivity are more sensitive to long photoperiod. The Rubisco activity of P. deltoides with different photoperiod sensitivities shows a reverse change trend under long photoperiod, which may lead to the growth differences of P. deltoides with different photoperiod sensitivities. The results can provide useful reference for the study of photoperiod response mechanism of poplar and forest trees, and the screened P. deltoides with different photoperiod sensitivity can provide germplasm for cultivating new poplar varieties with wide adaptability.

Key words: Populus deltoides, photoperiod sensitivity, growth, physiological index

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