Photosynthetica 2019, 57(1):202-208 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2019.014

Leaf rolling as indicator of water stress in Cistus incanus from different provenances

G. PUGLIELLI, L. GRATANI, L. VARONE
Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy

Leaf movements such as leaf rolling affect plant physiological performance by reducing light capture. The relationship between leaf rolling and physiological traits under imposed water stress conditions was analyzed in two population of Cistus incanus. We tested the hypothesis that leaf rolling reflected physiological changes occurring during water stress irrespective of the different acclimation in order to cope with water stress. On the whole, our results confirmed our hypothesis since leaf rolling significantly reflected physiological activity changes. Moreover, leaf rolling might be involved in protecting the PSII complex under water stress during the progressive inhibition of photosynthetic metabolism. Thus, leaf rolling could be part of C. incanus adaptive strategy to cope with water stress by sustaining leaf turgor. As such, leaf rolling may be used as a morphological index to evaluate the progressive inhibition of photosynthesis irrespective of the different acclimation to cope with water stress.

Keywords: Additional key words: apparent carboxylation efficiency; electron transport rate; photosynthesis; substomatal CO2 concentration.

Received: December 15, 2017; Accepted: June 18, 2018; Prepublished online: December 7, 2018; Published: January 30, 2019Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
PUGLIELLI, G., GRATANI, L., & VARONE, L. (2019). Leaf rolling as indicator of water stress in Cistus incanus from different provenances. Photosynthetica, 57(1), 202-208. doi: 10.32615/ps.2019.014.
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)

    • Open full article

    References

    1. Abd Allah A.A.: Genetic studies on leaf rolling and some root traits under drought conditions in rice (Oryza sativa L.). - Afr. J. Biotechnol. 8: 6241-6248, 2009.
    2. Arena C., Vitale L., De Santo A.V.: Paraheliotropism in Robinia pseudoacacia L.: an efficient strategy to optimise photosynthetic performance under natural environmental conditions. - Plant Biol. 10: 194-201, 2008. Go to original source...
    3. Aronne G., De Micco V.: Seasonal dimorphism in the Mediterranean Cistus incanus L. subsp. incanus. - Ann. Bot.-London 87: 789-794, 2001. Go to original source...
    4. Biehler K., Fock H.: Evidence for the contribution of the Mehler-peroxidase reaction in dissipating excess electrons in drought-stressed wheat. - Plant Physiol. 112: 265-272, 1996. Go to original source...
    5. Cabrera H.M.: Ecophysiological responses of plants in ecosystems with Mediterranean-like climate and high mountain environments. - Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 75: 625-637, 2002.
    6. Christodoulakis N.S., Tsimbani H., Fasseas C.: Leaf structural peculiarities in Sarcopoterium spinosum, a seasonally dimorphic subshrub. - Ann. Bot.-London 65: 291-296, 1990. Go to original source...
    7. Chunthong K., Pitnjam K., Chakhonkaen S. et al.: Differential drought responses in F-box gene expression and grain yield between two rice groups with contrasting drought tolerance. - J. Plant Growth Regul. 36: 970-982, 2017. Go to original source...
    8. Cornic G., Massacci A.: Leaf photosynthesis under drought stress. - In: Baker N.R. (ed.): Photosynthesis and the Environment. Pp. 347-366. Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht 1996. Go to original source...
    9. De Micco V., Aronne G.: Seasonal dimorphism in wood anatomy of the Mediterranean Cistus incanus L. subsp. incanus. - Trees-Struct. Funct. 23: 981-989, 2009.
    10. De Micco V., Arena C., Vitale L. et al.: Anatomy and photochemical behaviour of Mediterranean Cistus incanus winter leaves under natural outdoor and warmer indoor conditions. - Botany 89: 677-688, 2011. Go to original source...
    11. Flexas J., Medrano H.: Drought-inhibition of photosynthesis in C3 plants: stomatal and non-stomatal limitations revisited. - Ann. Bot. (Lond.) 89: 183-189, 2002. Go to original source...
    12. Flexas J., Gulías J., Jonasson S. et al.: Seasonal patterns and control of gas exchange in local populations of the Mediterranean evergreen shrub Pistacia lentiscus L. - Acta Oecol. 22: 33-43, 2001. Go to original source...
    13. Flexas J., Diaz-Espejo A., Gago J. et al.: Photosynthetic limitations in Mediterranean plants: A review. - Environ. Exp. Bot. 103: 12-23, 2014. Go to original source...
    14. Gamon J.A., Pearcy R.W.: Leaf movement, stress avoidance and photosynthesis in Vitis californica. - Oecologia 79: 475-481, 1989. Go to original source...
    15. Genty B., Briantais J.M., Baker N.R.: The relationship between the quantum yield of photosynthetic electron transport and quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence. - Biochim. Biophys. Acta 990: 87-92, 1989. Go to original source...
    16. Habermann G., Ellsworth P.F.V., Cazoto J.L. et al.: Leaf paraheliotropism in Styrax camporum confers increased light use efficiency and advantageous photosynthetic responses rather than photoprotection. - Environ. Exp. Bot. 71: 10-17, 2011. Go to original source...
    17. Haupt-Herting S., Fock H.P.: Exchange of oxygen and its role in energy dissipation during drought stress in tomato plants. - Physiol. Plantarum 110: 489-495, 2000. Go to original source...
    18. Haupt-Herting S., Fock H.P.: Oxygen exchange in relation to carbon assimilation in drought stressed leaves during photosynthesis. - Ann. Bot.-London 89: 851-859, 2002. Go to original source...
    19. Heckathorn S.A., De Lucia E.H.: Effect of leaf rolling on gas exchange and leaf temperature of Andropogon gerardii and Spartina pectinata. - Int. J. Plant Sci. 152: 263-268, 1991. Go to original source...
    20. Kadioglu A., Terzi R.: A dehydration avoidance mechanism: leaf rolling. - Bot. Rev. 73: 290-302, 2007. Go to original source...
    21. Kadioglu A., Terzi R., Saruhan N. et al.: Current advances in the investigation of leaf rolling caused by biotic and abiotic stress factors. - Plant Sci. 182: 42-48, 2012. Go to original source...
    22. Krall J.P., Edwards G.E.: Relationship between photosystem II activity and CO2 fixation in leaves. - Physiol. Plantarum 86: 180-187, 1992. Go to original source...
    23. Kyparissis A., Grammatikopoulos G., Manetas Y.: Leaf demography and photosynthesis as affected by the environment in the drought semi-deciduous Mediterranean shrub Phlomis fruticosa L. - Acta Oecol. 18: 543-555, 1997. Go to original source...
    24. Lawlor D.W.: The effects of water deficit on photosynthesis. - In: Smirnoff N. (ed.): Environment and Plant Metabolism. Pp. 129-160. Bios Sci. Publ., Oxford 1995.
    25. Lawlor D.W., Cornic G.: Photosynthetic carbon assimilation and associated metabolism in relation to water deficits in higher plants. - Plant Cell Environ. 25: 275-294, 2002. Go to original source...
    26. Li L., Shi Z.Y., Li L. et al.: Overexpression of ACL1 (abaxially curled leaf 1) increased bulliform cells and induced abaxial curling of leaf blades in Rice. - Mol. Plant. 3: 807-817, 2010. Go to original source...
    27. Medrano H., Escalona J.M., Bota J. et al.: Regulation of photosynthesis of C3 plants in response to progressive drought: stomatal conductance as a reference parameter. - Ann. Bot.-London 89: 895-905, 2002. Go to original source...
    28. Nar H., Saglam A., Terzi R. et al.: Leaf rolling and photosystem II efficiency in Ctenanthe setosa exposed to drought stress. - Photosynthetica 47: 429-436, 2009. Go to original source...
    29. O'Toole J.C., Cruz R.T.: Response of leaf water potential, stomatal-resistance, and leaf rolling to water-stress. - Plant Physiol. 65: 428-432, 1980. Go to original source...
    30. Pignatti S.: Flora d'Italia. Pp. 532. Edagricole, Bologna 1982.
    31. Puglielli G., Redondo-Gómez S., Gratani L. et al.: Highlighting the differential role of leaf paraheliotropism in two Mediterranean Cistus species under drought stress and well-watered conditions. - J. Plant Physiol. 213: 199-208, 2017. Go to original source...
    32. Vitale L., Magliulo V., Arena C.: Morphological and physiological modifications of Cistus salvifolius L. winter leaves in response to the rise in winter temperatures. - Plant Biosyst. 148: 1093-1101, 2014. Go to original source...
    33. Werner C., Correia O., Beyschlag W.: Two different strategies of Mediterranean macchia plants to avoid photoinhibitory damage by excessive radiation levels during summer drought. - Acta Oecol. 20: 15-23, 1999. Go to original source...
    34. Werner C., Ryel R.J., Correia O. et al.: Effects of photoinhibition on whole-plant carbon gain assessed with a photosynthesis model. - Plant Cell Environ. 24: 27-40, 2001. Go to original source...

    Return to the content