Photosynthetica, 2012 (vol. 50), issue 4

Photosynthetica 2012, 50(4):549-556 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-012-0062-2

Changes in photosynthetic activity in five common hybrids of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) seedlings under water deficit

K. Suresh1,*, C. Nagamani1, D. L. Kantha1, M. K. Kumar1
1 Directorate of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi, India

The leaf water potential, gas-exchange parameters and chlorophyll fluorescence were evaluated in five common oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) tenera hybrids 913X1988, 1425X2277, 748X1988, 7418X1988, and 690X1988 under water deficit with an aim to identify hybrids which can cope up better under such conditions and understand possible differences among hybrids in relation to the physiological mechanisms triggered by water deficit. Our findings indicate oil palm hybrids 913X1988, 1425X2277, and 7418X1988 maintained higher leaf water potentials than the other hybrids. Hybrids 7418X1988 and 1425X2277 recorded lower stomatal conductance after water deficit, which resulted in higher intrinsic water-use efficiency. The excess light energy produced due to decreased photosynthesis in 7418X1988 and 690X1988 hybrids under water deficit was dissipated as heat by higher nonphotochemical quenching. The maximum efficiency of photosystem II was not affected, even after withholding water for 24 days, suggesting an increased efficiency of photoprotection mechanisms in all these oil palm hybrids.

Keywords: drought; Elaeis guineensis Jacq.; gas exchange; stomatal conductance; water deficit

Received: May 10, 2011; Accepted: July 19, 2012; Published: December 1, 2012Show citation

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Suresh, K., Nagamani, C., Kantha, D.L., & Kumar, M.K. (2012). Changes in photosynthetic activity in five common hybrids of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) seedlings under water deficit. Photosynthetica, 50(4), 549-556. doi: 10.1007/s11099-012-0062-2.
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