Photosynthetica 2024, 62(3):240-251 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2024.025

Relationship between photosynthetic performance and yield loss in winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) under frost conditions

P. D¡BROWSKI1, £. JE£OWICKI2, Z.M. JASZCZUK3, S. MAIHOUB4, J. WRÓBEL5, H.M. KALAJI6
1 Department of Environmental Management, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska St. 159, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
2 OPEGIEKA Sp. z o.o., Aleja Tysi±clecia 11, 82-300 Elbl±g, Poland
3 Faculty of Agriculture and Ecology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska St. 159, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
4 Faculty of Civil Engineering Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, Nowoursynowska St. 159, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
5 Department of Bioengineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, al. Piastów 17, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland
6 Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska St. 159, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland

Winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.), the principal oilseed crop in Europe, is notably vulnerable to spring frosts that can drastically reduce yields in ways that are challenging to predict with standard techniques. Our research focused on evaluating the efficacy of photosynthetic efficiency analysis in this crop and identifying specific chlorophyll fluorescence parameters severely impacted by frost, which could serve as noninvasive biomarkers for yield decline. The experiments were carried out in semi-controlled conditions with several treatments: a control, one day at -3°C, three days at -3°C, one day at -6°C, and three days at -6°C. We employed continuous-excitation and pulse-amplitude-modulation chlorophyll fluorescence measurements to assess plant sensitivity to frost. Also, plant gas exchange and chlorophyll content index measurements were performed. Certain parameters strongly correlated with final yield losses, thereby establishing a basis for developing new agricultural protocols to predict and mitigate frost damage in rapeseed crops accurately.

Additional key words: abiotic stresses; bioindicator; chlorophyll a fluorescence; noninvasive biomarkers; plant gas exchange; plant traits.

Received: March 27, 2024; Revised: June 14, 2024; Accepted: June 25, 2024; Prepublished online: July 31, 2024; Published: October 14, 2024  Show citation

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D¡BROWSKI, P., JE£OWICKI, £., JASZCZUK, Z.M., MAIHOUB, S., WRÓBEL, J., & KALAJI, H.M. (2024). Relationship between photosynthetic performance and yield loss in winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) under frost conditions. Photosynthetica, 62(3), 240-251. doi: 10.32615/ps.2024.025
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