TY - JOUR
T1 - Physiological parameters and protective energy dissipation mechanisms expressed in the leaves of two Vitis vinifera L. genotypes under multiple summer stresses
AU - Palliotti, Alberto
AU - Tombesi, Sergio
AU - Frioni, Tommaso
AU - Silvestroni, Oriana
AU - Lanari, Vania
AU - D'Onofrio, Claudio
AU - Matarese, Fabiola
AU - Bellincontro, Andrea
AU - Poni, Stefano
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Photosynthetic performances and energy dissipation mechanisms were evaluated on the anisohydric cv. Sangiovese and on the isohydric cv. Montepulciano (Vitis vinifera L.) under conditions of multiple summer stresses. Potted vines of both cultivars were maintained at 90% and 40% of maximum water availability from fruit-set to veraison. One week before veraison, at predawn and midday, main gas-exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, chlorophyll content, xanthophyll pool and cycle and catalase activity were evaluated. Under water deficit and elevated irradiance and temperature, contrary to cv. Montepulciano and despite a significant leaf water potential decrease, Sangiovese's leaves kept their stomata more open and continued to assimilate CO2 while also showing higher water use efficiency. Under these environmental conditions, in comparison with the isohydric cv. Montepulciano, the protective mechanisms of energy dissipation exerted by the anisohydric cv. Sangiovese were: (i) higher stomatal conductance and thermoregulation linked to higher transpiration rate; (ii) greater ability at dissipating more efficiently the excess energy via the xanthophylls cycle activity (thermal dissipation) due to higher VAZ pool and greater increase of de-epoxidation activity.
AB - Photosynthetic performances and energy dissipation mechanisms were evaluated on the anisohydric cv. Sangiovese and on the isohydric cv. Montepulciano (Vitis vinifera L.) under conditions of multiple summer stresses. Potted vines of both cultivars were maintained at 90% and 40% of maximum water availability from fruit-set to veraison. One week before veraison, at predawn and midday, main gas-exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, chlorophyll content, xanthophyll pool and cycle and catalase activity were evaluated. Under water deficit and elevated irradiance and temperature, contrary to cv. Montepulciano and despite a significant leaf water potential decrease, Sangiovese's leaves kept their stomata more open and continued to assimilate CO2 while also showing higher water use efficiency. Under these environmental conditions, in comparison with the isohydric cv. Montepulciano, the protective mechanisms of energy dissipation exerted by the anisohydric cv. Sangiovese were: (i) higher stomatal conductance and thermoregulation linked to higher transpiration rate; (ii) greater ability at dissipating more efficiently the excess energy via the xanthophylls cycle activity (thermal dissipation) due to higher VAZ pool and greater increase of de-epoxidation activity.
KW - Catalase activity
KW - Chlorophyll fluorescence
KW - grapevine
KW - multiple summer stresses
KW - photosynthesis
KW - xanthophylls
KW - Catalase activity
KW - Chlorophyll fluorescence
KW - grapevine
KW - multiple summer stresses
KW - photosynthesis
KW - xanthophylls
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/70661
U2 - 10.1016/j.jplph.2015.07.007
DO - 10.1016/j.jplph.2015.07.007
M3 - Article
SN - 0176-1617
VL - 185
SP - 84
EP - 92
JO - Journal of Plant Physiology
JF - Journal of Plant Physiology
ER -