Photosynthetica 2021, 59(1):137-147 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2021.008

Adaptation of Amorpha fruticosa to different habitats is enabled by photosynthetic apparatus plasticity

S. MLINARIĆ1, T. ŽUNA PFEIFFER1, Lj. KRSTIN1, D. ŠPOLJARIĆ MARONIĆ1, M. OŽURA2, F. STEVIĆ1, M. VARGA1
1 Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 8/A, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia

The rapid growth and spreading of invasive plant species could be related to their efficient photosynthesis performance. We analysed and compared photosynthetic efficiency of invasive indigo bush (Amorpha fruticosa L.) and noninvasive native Quercus robur L., Alnus glutinosa L., Populus alba L., and Cornus sanguinea L. with the overlapping distribution. The study was performed at two lowland areas at the beginning of the vegetation season (May) and during the flowering period (July). At both study sites, indigo bush showed better photosynthetic performance than native plants. Negative L- and K-bands in indigo bush indicated faster electron transport and better connectivity within the PSII units. Additionally, the highest performance and structure-function indexes suggested efficient utilization of absorbed light energy in indigo bush. Our results suggested that remarkable plasticity of photosynthetic reactions in indigo bush enabled them more efficient capture and utilization of light energy what might be important factors contributing to the invasiveness of this alien species.

Additional key words: indigo bush; K-band; L-band; photosynthetic plasticity; structure-function index.

Received: July 28, 2020; Revised: December 10, 2020; Accepted: January 25, 2021; Prepublished online: February 18, 2021; Published: March 18, 2021  Show citation

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MLINARIĆ, S., ŽUNA PFEIFFER, T., KRSTIN, L., ŠPOLJARIĆ MARONIĆ, D., OŽURA, M., STEVIĆ, F., & VARGA, M. (2021). Adaptation of Amorpha fruticosa to different habitats is enabled by photosynthetic apparatus plasticity. Photosynthetica, 59(1), 137-147. doi: 10.32615/ps.2021.008
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