Young Daughter Cladodes Affect CO2 Uptake by Mother Cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica | Zendy

Eulogio PimientaBarrios | Zendy; Julia ZañudoHernández | Zendy; Verónica Carolina RosasEspinoza | Zendy; AMARANTA VALENZUELA-TAPIA | Zendy; Park S. Nobel | Zendy

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Young Daughter Cladodes Affect CO2 Uptake by Mother Cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica

Author(s) -

Eulogio PimientaBarrios,

Julia ZañudoHernández,

Verónica Carolina RosasEspinoza,

AMARANTA VALENZUELA-TAPIA,

Park S. Nobel

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mci034

Subject(s) - cladodes , biology , cactus , daughter , ficus , botany , horticulture , agronomy , evolutionary biology

Drought damages cultivated C3, C4 and CAM plants in the semi-arid lands of central Mexico. Drought damage to Opuntia is common when mother cladodes, planted during the dry spring season, develop young daughter cladodes that behave like C3 plants, with daytime stomatal opening and water loss. In contrast, wild Opuntia are less affected because daughter cladodes do not develop on them under extreme drought conditions. The main objective of this work is to evaluate the effects of the number of daughter cladodes on gas exchange parameters of mother cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica exposed to varying soil water contents.

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