Heteroblastic Foliage Affects the Accumulation of Non-Structural Carbohydrates and Biomass in Pinus massoniana (Lamb.) Seedlings
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Material and Growth Conditions
2.2. Measurements of Photosynthetic Physiology
2.3. Biomass Allocation and Non-Structural Carbohydrate Measurements
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Variations in the Photosynthetic Physiology between Heteroblastic Foliage
3.2. Effects of Heteroblastic Foliage on the Non-Structural Carbohydrates and Biomass Accumulation in Different Organs
3.3. Path Analysis for the Effect of Relative Factors on the Total Biomass Accumulation
4. Discussion
4.1. Physiological Traits Related to Photosynthesis in Heteroblastic Foliage
4.2. Variations in the NSC and Biomass Allocation of Heteroblastic Foliage Seedlings
4.3. The Key Factors Effecting Biomass Accumulation
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Type | Pn/ (μmol·m−2·s−1) | Gs/ (mol·m−2·s−1) | Ci/ (μmol·mol−1) | Tr/ (mmol·m−2·s−1) | WUEi/ (μmol·mmol−1) | Ls/ (%) |
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PNS | 11.17 ± 0.75 a | 0.11 ± 0.003 a | 179.74 ± 9.49 b | 1.48 ± 0.022 a | 7.73 ± 0.50 a | 0.44 ± 0.029 a |
SNS | 5.67 ± 0.12 b | 0.063 ± 0.0004 b | 373.05 ± 3.41 a | 0.89 ± 0.006 b | 6.37 ± 0.17 b | 0.23 ± 0.006 b |
Type | Root Dry Mass | Stem Dry Mass | Leaf Dry Mass | Total Biomass | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight (g) | Ratio (%) | Weight (g) | Ratio (%) | Weight (g) | Ratio (%) | Weight (g) | |
PNS | 0.22 ± 0.01 b | 32.35 | 0.14 ± 0.01 b | 20.59 | 0.32 ± 0.02 b | 47.06 | 0.68 ± 0.03 b |
SNS | 0.43 ± 0.03 a | 28.48 | 0.26 ± 0.02 a | 17.22 | 0.82 ± 0.04 a | 54.30 | 1.51 ± 0.12 a |
Factors | TDW | SSS | LS | Chl a/b | Pn | WUEi | Ls | NPQ | Fv/Fm | Chl a | Chl C | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TDW | 1 | |||||||||||
SSS | NS | 1 | ||||||||||
LS | NS | NS | 1 | |||||||||
Chl a/b | NS | NS | 0.715 * | 1 | ||||||||
Pn | 0.999 ** | NS | 0.808 * | NS | 1 | |||||||
WUEi | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0.999 ** | 1 | ||||||
Ls | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0.996 ** | 0.996 ** | 1 | |||||
NPQ | −0.804 * | −0.732 * | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 1 | ||||
Fv/Fm | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0.927 ** | 0.939 ** | −0.919 ** | NS | 1 | |||
Chl a | 0.723 * | 0.989 ** | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0.776 * | NS | 1 | ||
Chl C | 0.704 * | 0.991 ** | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0.747 * | NS | 0.999 ** | 1 | |
Car | 0.716 * | 0.931 ** | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0.913 ** | 0.917 ** | 1 |
Factors | TDW | qL | Tr | Gs | Ci | LG | LW | LSS | LF | SG | SW | RW | RG | RF | RSt | NSC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TDW | 1 | |||||||||||||||
qL | −0.764 * | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Tr | −0.958 ** | 0.825 * | 1 | |||||||||||||
Gs | NS | 0.82 * | 0.998 ** | 1 | ||||||||||||
Ci | NS | 0.782 * | 0.859 * | 0.834 * | 1 | |||||||||||
LG | 0.728 * | NS | NS | NS | NS | 1 | ||||||||||
LW | 0.902 ** | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 1 | |||||||||
LSS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 1 | ||||||||
LF | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 1 | |||||||
SG | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 1 | ||||||
SW | 0.848 * | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0.757 * | NS | NS | NS | 1 | |||||
RW | 0.754 * | −0.905 ** | NS | NS | NS | −0.711 * | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 1 | ||||
RG | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | −0.959 ** | NS | NS | 1 | |||
RF | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | −0.819 * | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 1 | ||
RSt | NS | NS | −0.785 * | −0.806 * | NS | NS | NS | −0.878 * | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 1 | |
NSC | 0.918 ** | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0.775 * | NS | NS | −0.870 * | 0.804 * | 0.757 * | 0.836 * | NS | 0.710 * | 1 |
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Wang, H.; Wu, F.; Li, M.; Liang, D.; Ding, G. Heteroblastic Foliage Affects the Accumulation of Non-Structural Carbohydrates and Biomass in Pinus massoniana (Lamb.) Seedlings. Forests 2021, 12, 1686. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12121686
Wang H, Wu F, Li M, Liang D, Ding G. Heteroblastic Foliage Affects the Accumulation of Non-Structural Carbohydrates and Biomass in Pinus massoniana (Lamb.) Seedlings. Forests. 2021; 12(12):1686. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12121686
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Haoyun, Feng Wu, Min Li, Daqu Liang, and Guijie Ding. 2021. "Heteroblastic Foliage Affects the Accumulation of Non-Structural Carbohydrates and Biomass in Pinus massoniana (Lamb.) Seedlings" Forests 12, no. 12: 1686. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12121686