Adaptative Responses of Common and Tartary Buckwheat to Different Altitudes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Soil Properties, Weather Conditions and Physiological Parameters of Buckwheats
2.2. Biochemical Characteristics
2.3. Morphological Characteristics
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Experimental Plan
3.2. Biochemical Parameters
3.3. Physiological Parameters
3.4. Morphological Parameters
3.5. Statistical Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ljubljana | Podbeže | Javorje | |
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Soil type | clay loam | loam–clay loam | loam–silt loam |
Soil moisture (%) | 17.5 | 15.4 | 14.7 |
EC (µS/cm) | 80.8 | 75.9 | 180.2 |
C total (%) | 2.8 | 3.1 | 8.4 |
N (%) | 0.21 | 0.3 | 0.73 |
C org/N | 12.4 | 10.0 | 11.4 |
Si (mg/g) | 212 | 162 | 164 |
P (mg/g) | 1.65 | 1.75 | 1.15 |
S (mg/g) | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.36 |
Cl (mg/g) | 0.64 | 2.31 | 0.96 |
K (mg/g) | 16.4 | 15.4 | 26.9 |
Ca (mg/g) | 10.2 | 10.8 | 7.3 |
Average T June (°C) | 19.4 | 17.4 | 9.7 |
Average T July (°C) | 21.7 | 19.6 | 12.1 |
Rainfall June (mm) | 142.7 | 189.8 | 170.9 |
Rainfall July (mm) | 155.2 | 68.0 | 308.0 |
Model Parameter | Chlorophylls (mg/g d.w.) | Carotenoids (mg/g d.w.) | Anthocyanins (rel. u/g d.w.) | UV Abs. Comp. (rel u/g d.w.) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location | Lj | 17.2 ± 1.0 a | 2.64 ± 0.14 a | 0.18 ± 0.01 a | 229 ± 11 ab |
Po | 13.4 ± 0.7 b | 2.42 ± 0.10 a | 0.12 ± 0.01 b | 217 ± 16 b | |
Ja | 15.6 ± 0.7 ab | 2.57 ± 0.10 a | 0.17 ± 0.01 a | 277 ± 22 a | |
Pr > F(Location) | 0.005 | 0.306 | 0.001 | 0.012 | |
Species | CB | 15.4 ± 0.6 a | 2.56 ± 0.08 a | 0.15 ± 0.01 | 255 ± 15 a |
TB | 15.4 ± 0.9 a | 2.46 ± 0.10 a | 0.16 ± 0.01 | 227 ± 15 a | |
Pr > F(Species) | 0.973 | 0.762 | 0.463 | 0.148 | |
Location x Species | Pr > F(Location x Species) | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.382 | 0.045 |
Model Parameter | Leaf Thickness (μm) | Thickness of Palisade Tissue (μm) | Epidermis Thickness (μm) | Density of CaOx Druses (No/mm2) | 2r of CaOx Druses (μm) | |
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Location | Lj | 156 ± 3 b | 56 ± 1 b | 24.1 ± 0.3 a | 21.7 ± 0.7 a | 18.2 ± 0.6 c |
Po | 168 ± 5 a | 66 ± 2 a | 23.1 ± 0.4 a | 17.3 ± 0.9 b | 23.0 ± 0.6 a | |
Ja | 150 ± 4 b | 51 ± 2 c | 23.6 ± 0.5 a | 17.4 ± 1.0 b | 20.8 ± 1.3 b | |
Pr > F (Location) | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.112 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |
Species | CB | 168 ± 3 a | 61 ± 2 a | 24.3 ± 0.4 a | 20.8 ± 0.6 a | 23.0 ± 0.6 a |
TB | 148 ± 3 b | 54 ± 2 b | 23.0 ± 0.3 b | 16.8 ± 0.9 b | 18.3 ± 0.7 b | |
Pr > F (Species) | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.003 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |
Location x Species | Pr > F (Location x Species) | 0.125 | 0.238 | 0.007 | 0.602 | <0.0001 |
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Golob, A.; Luzar, N.; Kreft, I.; Germ, M. Adaptative Responses of Common and Tartary Buckwheat to Different Altitudes. Plants 2022, 11, 1439. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11111439
Golob A, Luzar N, Kreft I, Germ M. Adaptative Responses of Common and Tartary Buckwheat to Different Altitudes. Plants. 2022; 11(11):1439. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11111439
Chicago/Turabian StyleGolob, Aleksandra, Neja Luzar, Ivan Kreft, and Mateja Germ. 2022. "Adaptative Responses of Common and Tartary Buckwheat to Different Altitudes" Plants 11, no. 11: 1439. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11111439