Photosynthetica, 2011 (vol. 49), issue 3

Photosynthetica 2011, 49(3):459 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-011-0052-9

Photosynthetic properties of Quercus × hispanica Lam. and Q. suber L. under harsh Central European winter conditions

V. Holland1, W. Brüggemann1,2,*
1 Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
2 Department of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

In search for new forestation tree species for future Central European climate conditions, Mediterranean evergreen oak taxa are investigated for their summer drought- and winter frost-hardiness. Here we report on the winter performance of the photosynthetic apparatus of Quercus × hispanica Lam. and its evergreen parental species Q. suber L. under extraordinary harsh winter conditions. Both taxa showed a strong decline of photosystem II (PSII) quantum efficiency (Fv/Fm) with a concomitant increase in the deepoxidation state (DES) of the xanthophyll pigments depending on (severe) frost events during winter, and these parameters significantly correlated with minimum air temperatures during periods of chronic photoinhibition at mid-winter, but not at the onset of winter in response to the first frost nights. Fv/Fm and DES correlated with each other in both taxa throughout the winter.

Keywords: evergreen; frost stress; oak; photoinhibition; xanthophyll cycle

Received: December 20, 2010; Accepted: March 17, 2011; Published: September 1, 2011Show citation

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Holland, V., & Brüggemann, W. (2011). Photosynthetic properties of Quercus × hispanica Lam. and Q. suber L. under harsh Central European winter conditions. Photosynthetica, 49(3), 459. doi: 10.1007/s11099-011-0052-9.
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