Photosynthetica 2004, 42(4):529-534 | DOI: 10.1007/S11099-005-0009-y

Gas exchanges of an endangered species Syringa pinnatifolia and a widespread congener S. oblata

H. X. Cui1, G. M. Jiang1,*, S. L. Niu1, Y. G. Li1, C. D. Jiang1, M. Z. Liu1, L. M. Gao1
1 Laboratory of Quantitative Vegetation Ecology, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China

Net photosynthetic rate (PN), transpiration rate (E), water use efficiency (WUE), stomatal conductance (gs), and stomatal limitation (Ls) were investigated in two Syringa species. The saturation irradiance (SI) was 400 µmol m-2s-1 for S. pinnatifolia and 1 700 µmol m-2s-1 for S. oblata. Compared with S. oblata, S. pinnatifolia had extremely low g s . Unlike S. oblata, the maximal photosynthetic rate (Pmax) in S. pinnatifoliaoccurred around 08:00 and then fell down, indicating this species was sensitive to higher temperature and high photosynthetic photon flux density. However, such phenomenon was interrupted by the leaf development rhythms before summer. A relatively lower PN together with a lower leaf area and shoot growth showed the capacity for carbon assimilation was poorer in S. pinnatifolia.

Additional key words: high irradiance; photosynthesis; stomatal conductance; transpiration rate; water use efficiency

Received: March 25, 2004; Accepted: August 20, 2004; Published: December 1, 2004  Show citation

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Cui, H.X., Jiang, G.M., Niu, S.L., Li, Y.G., Jiang, C.D., Liu, M.Z., & Gao, L.M. (2004). Gas exchanges of an endangered species Syringa pinnatifolia and a widespread congener S. oblata. Photosynthetica, 42(4), 529-534. doi: 10.1007/S11099-005-0009-y
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