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TIAN Shang-Qing, ZHU Shi-Dan, ZHU Jun-Jie, SHEN Zhi-Hua, CAO Kun-Fang. Impact of Leaf Morphological and Anatomical Traits on Mesophyll Conductance and Leaf Hydraulic Conductance in Mangrove Plants[J]. Plant Science Journal, 2016, 34(6): 909-919. DOI: 10.11913/PSJ.2095-0837.2016.60909
Citation: TIAN Shang-Qing, ZHU Shi-Dan, ZHU Jun-Jie, SHEN Zhi-Hua, CAO Kun-Fang. Impact of Leaf Morphological and Anatomical Traits on Mesophyll Conductance and Leaf Hydraulic Conductance in Mangrove Plants[J]. Plant Science Journal, 2016, 34(6): 909-919. DOI: 10.11913/PSJ.2095-0837.2016.60909
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Impact of Leaf Morphological and Anatomical Traits on Mesophyll Conductance and Leaf Hydraulic Conductance in Mangrove Plants

  • State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, China

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This work was supported by a grant from the Distinguished Scholars Project from Guangxi University:Ecophysiological Adaptation of Tropical and Subtropical Plants (XDZ120929).

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  • Received Date: April 04, 2016
  • Revised Date: May 09, 2016
  • Available Online: October 31, 2022
  • Published Date: December 27, 2016
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  • Mesophyll conductance (gm) and leaf hydraulic conductance (Kleaf) are two important physiological processes that control photosynthesis. However, few studies have investigated the correlations between them. We measured the morphological and anatomical traits of the leaves and the maximum photosynthetic rate (Amax), gm and Kleaf in nine mangrove forest species to explore the correlation between the structural and functional traits of the leaves in these species. Our results showed that there were large variations in Kleaf (0.78-5.50 mmol·m-2·s-1·MPa-1), gm (0.06-0.36 mol·m-2·s-1) and Amax (7.23-23.71 μmol·m-2·s-1) across the nine species. Mesophyll conductance was significantly correlated with Amax, but not with leaf mass per area. Among the nine species, stomatal density was correlated with vein density, indicating a balance between leaf-level water transpiration and supply. There was no significant relationship between Kleaf and vein density, nor between Amax and gm. Decoupled coordination between leaf economic and hydraulic traits for plants growing in mangrove forests indicates additional leaf trait such as water storage tissues assisting their leaf carbon assimilation, This study showed the special leaf structural and physiological adaptation of mangrove plants to the stressful habitats.
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