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Plantlet morphology and the regulation of net water loss in tissue‐cultured Douglas‐fir
Author(s) -
Mohammed Gina H.,
Vidaver William E.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1991.tb01289.x
Subject(s) - plantlet , acclimatization , water stress , shoot , biology , horticulture , botany , morphology (biology) , tissue culture , in vitro , biochemistry , genetics
Tissue‐culture plantlets of Douglas‐fir [ Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco] were highly susceptible to detrimental water loss upon removal from culture in vitro. Control of net water loss was related to shoot and root morphology. Relative water content after 3 h of atmospheric water stress was positively correlated to root number, root surface area, and the length of the longest root, and was inversely correlated to the ratio of needle surface area/root surface area. High relative water content apparently was a result of a higher rate of water uptake among plantlets with beneficial morphological features. It is recommended that, to improve the ability of a plantlet to withstand water stress during acclimatization, beneficial root system features be focused upon during plantlet production.