植物生态学报 ›› 2021, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (6): 659-669.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2020.0402

• 研究论文 • 上一篇    下一篇

罗汉松科3种植物茎和根木质部水分运输、解剖结构与机械强度之间的关系

陆世通1,2, 陈森1,2, 李彦1,2,3, 王忠媛1, 潘天天1,2, 叶琳峰1,2, 谢江波1,2,3,*()   

  1. 1浙江农林大学省部共建亚热带森林培育国家重点实验室, 杭州 311300
    2浙江农林大学林业与生物技术学院, 杭州 311300
    3荒漠与绿洲生态国家重点实验室, 中国科学院新疆生态与地理研究所, 乌鲁木齐 830011
  • 收稿日期:2020-12-04 接受日期:2021-03-17 出版日期:2021-06-20 发布日期:2021-09-09
  • 通讯作者: 谢江波
  • 作者简介:*(0208xiejiangbo@163.com)
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(31770651);国家自然科学基金(41730638);国家自然科学基金(31901280)

Relationships among xylem transport, anatomical structure and mechanical strength in stems and roots of three Podocarpaceae species

LU Shi-Tong1,2, CHEN Sen1,2, LI Yan1,2,3, WANG Zhong-Yuan1, PAN Tian-Tian1,2, YE Lin-Feng1,2, XIE Jiang-Bo1,2,3,*()   

  1. 1State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
    2College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
    3State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ürümqi 830011, China
  • Received:2020-12-04 Accepted:2021-03-17 Online:2021-06-20 Published:2021-09-09
  • Contact: XIE Jiang-Bo
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(31770651);National Natural Science Foundation of China(41730638);National Natural Science Foundation of China(31901280)

摘要:

水力失效是植物干旱死亡的主要机制。量化分析水力性状的种间和器官间差异是预测树木在气候变化下的响应甚至生存能力的基础。该研究对比分析了罗汉松科3种植物器官(茎和根)水平上水力功能性状的差异, 并探讨其与解剖结构和机械强度之间的关系。在湿生同质园内选择罗汉松科3种植物, 测定了茎和根木质部水力功能性状(最大比导率(Ks)和栓塞抗性(P50))、解剖结构性状(管胞直径(Dt)、水力直径(Dh)、管胞密度(Nt)、管胞壁厚(Tw)、纹孔膜直径(Dp)和纹孔密度(Np))和机械强度(木材密度(WD)和管胞厚度跨度比((t/b)2))。结果发现: (1)罗汉松科3种植物茎木质部不存在效率-安全权衡, 而根木质部存在权衡。(2)茎KsDp显著正相关, 与(t/b)2WD无关; 茎P50Dp极显著负相关, 与(t/b)2WD无关。(3)根KsDh显著正相关, 与Tw和(t/b)2极显著负相关; 根P50Tw、(t/b)2WD均极显著正相关。在罗汉松科植物中, 根木质部性状与输水效率和栓塞抗性的密切关系是解释其存在效率-安全权衡的基础, 而茎木质部的过度建造是茎不存在效率-安全权衡的原因, 木质部的过度建造仍需要更多的实验证据。

关键词: 栓塞, 导水率, 脆弱曲线, 管胞, 罗汉松科

Abstract:

Aims Hydraulic failure is one of the primary cause of plant mortality during drought. Thus, quantitative analysis on inter-specific and inter-organ variance in hydraulic traits can help us to predict the response and even survivability of species under climate change.

Methods Here, three Podocarpaceae species (Podocarpus macrophyllus, P. macrophyllusvar. maki and Nageia nagi) grown in a mesic common garden were studied, with xylem hydraulic function (specific hydraulic conductivity (Ks); embolism resistance (P50)), anatomical structure (tracheid diameter (Dt); hydraulic diameter (Dh); tracheid wall thickness (Tw); tracheid density (Nt); pit membrane diameter (Dp); pit density (Np)) and mechanical strength (wood density (WD); tracheid thickness to span ratio ((t/b)2)) measured. Then, we analyzed hydraulic traits variance at the organ level (stem and root) in three Podocarpaceae species, and investigated the relationships among xylem hydraulic traits, anatomical structure and mechanical strength in stems and roots.

Important findings We found that: 1) The stem xylem in three Podocarpaceae species exhibited no safety- efficiency trade-off. In contrast, the root xylem exhibited safety-efficiency trade-off. 2) For stems, Ks was positively correlated with Dp, but decoupled with stem WD and (t/b)2; Stem P50 was negatively correlated with Dp, but not correlated with WD and (t/b)2. 3) For roots, Ks was positively correlated with hydraulic diameter, but negatively correlated with root Tw and (t/b)2; Root P50 was positively correlated with Tw, (t/b)2 and WD. Root xylem traits exhibited strong relationships with both Ks and P50, demonstrating its cause-and-effect basis for the safety-efficiency tradeoff. On the other hand, the absence of safety-efficiency tradeoff in stems may be attributed to the overbuilt xylem of Podocarpaceae. More experimental evidence on the overbuilding of xylem is desired in the future study.

Key words: embolism, hydraulic conductivity, vulnerability curve, tracheid, Podocarpaceae