Photosynthetica 2025, 63(2):129-139 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2025.015

Green manure can be an auxiliary factor against dynamic photoinhibition in Dalbergia ecastophyllum (L.) young trees in areas impacted by mining

M.M. MENDES1, I.F. RIBEIRO1, V.F.D. SANTOS2, F.R. PIRES1, A.A. FERNANDES1, L.F.T.D. MENEZES1, R. BONOMO1, D. CASSOL3, J.P.R. MARTINS10, A.R. FALQUETO1
1 Department of Agrarian and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, 29932-540 São Mateus, ES, Brazil
2 Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, 36570-900 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3 Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
10 Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Parkowa 5, 62‑035 Kórnik, Poland

This study evaluated the efficiency of green manure (+GM) on PSII efficiency throughout the day in Dalbergia ecastophyllum. The experiment was carried out in a disabled clay extraction deposit, located approximately 30 km south of São Mateus city (Espírito Santo State, Brazil). Chlorophyll (Chl) index, Chl a fluorescence, and plant growth were measured in the summer, after 12 months of planting. +GM improved the photochemical performance of D. ecastophyllum, reducing the occurrence of photoinhibition throughout the day. +GM increased the photochemical quantum yield, the probability of a photon absorbed to move beyond quinone QA-, and the total Chl index, resulting in higher plant height and stem diameter (+11.7 and +2.2%, respectively). The number of active reaction centers per cross-section and the performance index of PSII values were unchanged throughout the day. Full recovery of both K and L-bands occurred at night. In contrast, plants growing with -GM had higher energy losses as heat. In conclusion, these results contribute to improving revegetation techniques, to create better conditions for the planting of native tree species in degraded areas.

Additional key words: chlorophyll a fluorescence transient; photosynthesis; revegetation.

Received: August 1, 2024; Revised: March 5, 2025; Accepted: April 25, 2025; Prepublished online: June 9, 2025; Published: July 10, 2025  Show citation

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MENDES, M.M., RIBEIRO, I.F., SANTOS, V.F.D., PIRES, F.R., FERNANDES, A.A., MENEZES, L.F.T.D., ... FALQUETO, A.R. (2025). Green manure can be an auxiliary factor against dynamic photoinhibition in Dalbergia ecastophyllum (L.) young trees in areas impacted by mining. Photosynthetica, 63(2), 129-139. doi: 10.32615/ps.2025.015
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