Counter-Intuitive Response to Water Limitation in a Southern European Provenance of Frangula alnus Mill. in a Common Garden Experiment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Source Material and Growth of Cuttings
2.2. Water Withholding, Re-Watering, Wilting Score and New Leaves Score
2.3. Size Measurements and Phenological Scores
2.4. Leaf Traits of the Three Provenances in the Control Group
2.5. Statistical Analysis
2.5.1. Linear Mixed Models
2.5.2. General Linear Models
3. Results
3.1. Leaf Lamina Size and Stomatal Traits
3.2. Height and Radial Growth during and after the Water Withholding Period
3.3. Timing of Leaf Wilting during the Water Withholding Period
3.4. Post-Drought Emergence of New Shoots
3.5. Post-Drought Phenophases
3.6. After Effects on Shoot Length, Radial Growth and Plant Architecture
4. Discussion
4.1. Quicker Drought Stress Symptoms in a Southern European Provenance
4.2. Compensation Mechanisms and Other after Effects
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Vander Mijnsbrugge, K.; De Clerck, L.; Van der Schueren, N.; Moreels, S.; Lauwers, A.; Steppe, K.; De Ligne, L.; Campioli, M.; Van den Bulcke, J. Counter-Intuitive Response to Water Limitation in a Southern European Provenance of Frangula alnus Mill. in a Common Garden Experiment. Forests 2020, 11, 1186. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11111186
Vander Mijnsbrugge K, De Clerck L, Van der Schueren N, Moreels S, Lauwers A, Steppe K, De Ligne L, Campioli M, Van den Bulcke J. Counter-Intuitive Response to Water Limitation in a Southern European Provenance of Frangula alnus Mill. in a Common Garden Experiment. Forests. 2020; 11(11):1186. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11111186
Chicago/Turabian StyleVander Mijnsbrugge, Kristine, Lise De Clerck, Nele Van der Schueren, Stefaan Moreels, Amy Lauwers, Kathy Steppe, Liselotte De Ligne, Matteo Campioli, and Jan Van den Bulcke. 2020. "Counter-Intuitive Response to Water Limitation in a Southern European Provenance of Frangula alnus Mill. in a Common Garden Experiment" Forests 11, no. 11: 1186. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11111186