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Differential freezing resistance and photoprotection in C(3) and C(4) eudicots and grasses

Globally, C(4) plants dominate hot, open environments, but this general pattern is underpinned by important differences in the biogeography of C(4) lineages. In particular, the species richness of C(4) Poaceae (grasses) increases strongly with increasing temperature, whereas that of the major C(4) e...

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Autores principales: Liu, Mei-Zhen, Osborne, Colin P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23599273
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ert075
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description Globally, C(4) plants dominate hot, open environments, but this general pattern is underpinned by important differences in the biogeography of C(4) lineages. In particular, the species richness of C(4) Poaceae (grasses) increases strongly with increasing temperature, whereas that of the major C(4) eudicot group Chenopodiaceae correlates positively with aridity. Freezing tolerance is a crucial determinant of biogeographical relationships with temperature and is mediated by photodamage and cellular disruption by desiccation, but little is known about differences between C(4) families. This study hypothesized that there is a greater risk of freezing damage via these mechanisms in C(4) Poaceae than Chenopodiaceae, that freezing protection differs between the taxonomic groups, and that freezing tolerance of species is linked to arid habitat preference. Chlorophyll fluorescence, water relations, and freezing injury were compared in four C(3) and six C(4) species of Poaceae and Chenopodiaceae from the same Mongolian flora. Contrary to expectations, freezing-induced leaf mortality and photodamage were lower in Poaceae than Chenopodiaceae species, and unrelated to photosynthetic pathway. The freezing resistance of Poaceae species resulted from constitutive protection and cold acclimation and an ability to protect the photosynthetic apparatus from photodamage. Freezing protection was associated with low osmotic potential and low tissue elasticity, and freezing damage was accompanied by electrolyte leakage, consistent with cell-membrane disruption by ice. Both Chenopodiaceae and Poaceae had the potential to develop cold acclimation and withstand freezing during the growing season, which conflicted with the hypothesis. Instead, freezing tolerance was more closely associated with life history and ecological preference in these Mongolian species.
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spelling pubmed-36544112014-05-01 Differential freezing resistance and photoprotection in C(3) and C(4) eudicots and grasses Liu, Mei-Zhen Osborne, Colin P. J Exp Bot Research Paper Globally, C(4) plants dominate hot, open environments, but this general pattern is underpinned by important differences in the biogeography of C(4) lineages. In particular, the species richness of C(4) Poaceae (grasses) increases strongly with increasing temperature, whereas that of the major C(4) eudicot group Chenopodiaceae correlates positively with aridity. Freezing tolerance is a crucial determinant of biogeographical relationships with temperature and is mediated by photodamage and cellular disruption by desiccation, but little is known about differences between C(4) families. This study hypothesized that there is a greater risk of freezing damage via these mechanisms in C(4) Poaceae than Chenopodiaceae, that freezing protection differs between the taxonomic groups, and that freezing tolerance of species is linked to arid habitat preference. Chlorophyll fluorescence, water relations, and freezing injury were compared in four C(3) and six C(4) species of Poaceae and Chenopodiaceae from the same Mongolian flora. Contrary to expectations, freezing-induced leaf mortality and photodamage were lower in Poaceae than Chenopodiaceae species, and unrelated to photosynthetic pathway. The freezing resistance of Poaceae species resulted from constitutive protection and cold acclimation and an ability to protect the photosynthetic apparatus from photodamage. Freezing protection was associated with low osmotic potential and low tissue elasticity, and freezing damage was accompanied by electrolyte leakage, consistent with cell-membrane disruption by ice. Both Chenopodiaceae and Poaceae had the potential to develop cold acclimation and withstand freezing during the growing season, which conflicted with the hypothesis. Instead, freezing tolerance was more closely associated with life history and ecological preference in these Mongolian species. Oxford University Press 2013-05 2013-04-16 /pmc/articles/PMC3654411/ /pubmed/23599273 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ert075 Text en © The Author(2) [2013]. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full Differential freezing resistance and photoprotection in C(3) and C(4) eudicots and grasses
title_fullStr Differential freezing resistance and photoprotection in C(3) and C(4) eudicots and grasses
title_full_unstemmed Differential freezing resistance and photoprotection in C(3) and C(4) eudicots and grasses
title_short Differential freezing resistance and photoprotection in C(3) and C(4) eudicots and grasses
title_sort differential freezing resistance and photoprotection in c(3) and c(4) eudicots and grasses
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23599273
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ert075
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