植物生态学报 ›› 2008, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 183-188.DOI: 10.3773/j.issn.1005-264x.2008.01.021

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不同水分条件下两个树种木质部栓塞对P素添加的响应

黄菊莹1,3, 蔡靖1, 姜在民2, 张硕新1,*(), 余海龙1,4,5   

  1. 1 西北农林科技大学林学院, 陕西杨凌 712100
    2 西北农林科技大学生命科学学院, 陕西杨凌 712100
    3 中国科学院植物研究所植被与环境变化国家重点实验室, 北京 100093
    4 北京师范大学资源学院, 北京 100875
  • 收稿日期:2006-11-20 接受日期:2007-04-23 出版日期:2008-11-20 发布日期:2008-01-30
  • 通讯作者: 张硕新
  • 作者简介:* E-mail: sxzhang@nwsuaf.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(30170766);教育部优秀青年教师资助计划和“十ー五”林业科技支撑计划专题项目(2006BAD03A0503)

RESPONSE OF XYLEM EMBOLISM TO PHOSPHORUS ADDITION UNDER DIFFERENT WATER REGIMES IN TWO TREE SPECIES

HUANG Ju-Ying1,3, CAI Jing1, JIANG Zai-Min2, ZHANG Shuo-Xin1,*(), YU Hai-Long1,4,5   

  1. 1College of Forestry, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
    2College of Life Sciences, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
    3State Key Laboratory of Vegetation & Environmental Changes, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
    4School of Resources Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China, and 5Qinling National Forest Ecosystem Research Station, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
  • Received:2006-11-20 Accepted:2007-04-23 Online:2008-11-20 Published:2008-01-30
  • Contact: ZHANG Shuo-Xin

摘要:

在两种水分供给(干旱胁迫和适宜水分,土壤含水量分别为田间持水量的30%~40%和70%~80%)下,研究了耐旱树种元宝枫(Acer truncatum)和中生树种女贞(Ligustrum lucidum)木质部栓塞(以导水率(Percentage loss of hydraulic conductivity, PLC)损失程度衡量)对P素添加的响应。结果发现,两个树种PLC的日变化均呈现出先上升后降低的规律,表明木质部栓塞的形成与恢复是植物体的一种平常事件;除适宜水分条件的女贞外,P素可以显著提高元宝枫和遭受干旱胁迫时女贞的PLC;两种水分条件下,干旱胁迫时元宝枫木质部栓塞明显高于适宜水分供给时。女贞的PLC在两种水分状况下无显著差异;树种间,干旱胁迫促进了元宝枫木质部的栓塞形成,明显高于同等水分条件下的女贞。该研究结果证实了“木质部限流耐旱假设”。

关键词: 木质部栓塞, 限流耐旱, P素添加, 盆栽控水, 日变化

Abstract:

Aims Xylem embolism is a physiological response of tree species to adverse environmental factors, such as water deficit. However there is little research on relationships between phosphorus and xylem embolism. Our objectives were to 1) explore whether phosphorus could increase xylem embolism occurrence and 2) test the hypothesis of “drought tolerance by restricting sap flow in xylem".
Methods The tree species Acer truncatum and Ligustrum lucidum were chosen to study the response of xylem embolism (measured as percentage loss of hydraulic conductivity, PLC) to phosphorus addition under drought-stressed and well-watered treatments (soil water content of about 30%-40% and 70%-80% of field moisture capacity, respectively).
Important findings Daily PLC ranged from 60.7% to 70.7% in A. truncatum and 43.9%-72.3% in L. lucidum, indicating that occurrence and refilling of xylem embolism was a usual event in these woody plants. Phosphorus addition raised PLC significantly for A. truncatum at each water status and L. lucidum was subjected to drought. A. truncatum had more xylem embolism occurrence with drought than when well-watered, but there was no significant difference within two water status in L. lucidum. Drought could increase the embolism vulnerability of A. truncatum, causing higher percentage loss of hydraulic conductivity than in L. lucidum under the same water stress. Consequently, drought-resistant trees are not always invulnerable to water deficit. This might be a strategy for a water-limited environment. This study suggests that xylem embolism might be a “hydraulic signal" in plants. Once a plant is under water stress, its xylem conduits become cavited or embolized, resulting in decreased hydraulic conductivity and closure of stomata to maintain water balance by reducing water transportation and consumption. This study supports the hypothesis of “drought tolerance by restricting sap flow in xylem".

Key words: xylem embolism, drought tolerance by restricting sap flow, phosphorus addition, water control in pot culture, diurnal variation