Growth and Physiological Adaptation of Salix matsudana Koidz. to Periodic Submergence in the Hydro-Fluctuation Zone of the Three Gorges Dam Reservoir of China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Research Site Description
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Measurement of Physiological Responses
2.4. Measurement of Plant Growth
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Gas Exchange Response
3.2. Pigment Content
3.3. Growth Response
3.4. Correlation
4. Discussion
4.1. Photosynthesis Response to Periodic Submergence
4.2. Growth Response to Periodic Submergence
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Treatment | Elevation (Submergence Depth ‡) (m) | Submergence Duration (Exposure Duration §) (day) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
From July 2012 to June 2013 | From July 2013 to June 2014 | From July 2014 to June 2015 | ||
DS | 165 (10) | 175 (190) | 158 (207) | 217 (148) |
MS | 170 (5) | 125 (240) | 101 (264) | 141 (224) |
SS | 175 (0) | 2 (363) | 5 (360) | 8 (357) |
Indexes | DBH ‡ | TH | CA | PBN |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pn | 0.72 *** | 0.588 ** | 0.49 ** | −0.291 |
gs | 0.158 | −0.048 | 0.298 | 0.095 |
WUEi | 0.312 | 0.418 * | 0.028 | −0.301 |
Ls | 0.377 | 0.46 * | 0.095 | −0.352 |
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Wang, C.; Xie, Y.; He, Y.; Li, X.; Yang, W.; Li, C. Growth and Physiological Adaptation of Salix matsudana Koidz. to Periodic Submergence in the Hydro-Fluctuation Zone of the Three Gorges Dam Reservoir of China. Forests 2017, 8, 283. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8080283
Wang C, Xie Y, He Y, Li X, Yang W, Li C. Growth and Physiological Adaptation of Salix matsudana Koidz. to Periodic Submergence in the Hydro-Fluctuation Zone of the Three Gorges Dam Reservoir of China. Forests. 2017; 8(8):283. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8080283
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Chaoying, Yingzan Xie, Yanyan He, Xiaoxue Li, Wenhang Yang, and Changxiao Li. 2017. "Growth and Physiological Adaptation of Salix matsudana Koidz. to Periodic Submergence in the Hydro-Fluctuation Zone of the Three Gorges Dam Reservoir of China" Forests 8, no. 8: 283. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8080283