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The ozone sensitivity of birch ( Betula pendula) in relation to the developmental stage of leaves
Author(s) -
PÄÄkkÖNEN E.,
METSÄRINNE S.,
HOLOPAINEN T.,
KÄRENLAMPI L.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1996.tb04520.x
Subject(s) - fumigation , ozone , betula pendula , stomatal conductance , betulaceae , acclimatization , botany , horticulture , biology , chemistry , photosynthesis , organic chemistry
SUMMARY Clonal birch ( Betula pendula Roth.) seedlings at three different developmental stages were fumigated for 12h daily with 50, W and 130 ppb ozone for 25 d. When transferred to fumigation chambers, the leaves of plant group 1 were almost expanded, in group 2 they were fast enlarging, and in group 3 all the leaves emerged under the exposure. The plants in which the leaves emerged under the ozone stress were the most resistant to ozone. In groups 1 and 2 ozone treatments reduced the growth of leaf biomass, and induced more visible injuries on leaves and ultrastructural symptoms in chloroplasts than they did in group 3. The stomatal density of leaves increased in response to ozone in all the groups. The effects of ozone on stomatal conductance were complex. In groups 1 and 2 the 50ppb ozone exposure increased stomatal conductance whereas lowered conductances were observed in group 3 after fumigation with 90 and 130 ppb ozone. The results suggest that the leaves developing under ozone fumigation were better able of tolerate the ozone stress, as indicated by unaffected or stimulated growth and small amounts of visible and ultrastructural injuries and stomatal changes. It is possible to regard the changes as acclimation reactions.