Effects of monthly average air temperature on photosynthetic characteristics and total flavonoids content in root tubers of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum Diels et Gilg seedlings grown in containers under the forest
The effects of monthly average temperature in Wufu Mountain from 2015 to 2019 on photosynthetic characteristics and total flavone content in root tubers of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum Diels et Gilg seedlings grown in containers under the forest were investigated.The results show that from 2015 to 2019,the temperature in Wufu Mountain is the lowest in January,rising gradually from February to June,reaching the highest value from July to August,and decreasing gradually from September to December.With the gradual increase of temperature from January to June,the SPAD value,net photosynthetic rate(Pn),stomatal conductance(Gs),transpiration rate(Tr),stomatal limitation(Ls),instantaneous carboxylation rate(CUE),initial fluorescence(Fo),maximum fluorescence(Fm),minimum fluorescence(F'o),maximum fluorescence under light(F'm),steady-state fluorescence(Fs),maximum light energy conversion efficiency(Fv/Fm),potential photochemical efficiency of PSⅡ(Fv/Fo),actual photochemical efficiency of PSⅡ(ΦPSⅡ),open PSⅡ reaction center capture excitation energy efficiency(F'v/F'm),photochemical quenching coefficient(qP)and total flavone content in root tuber increased significantly(P<0.05),intercellular CO2 concentration(Ci),water use efficiency(WUE)and non photochemical quenching coefficient(NPQ)decreased significantly(P<0.05).The temperature reached the highest value in July and August,and the chlorophyll content SPAD,Pn,Gs,Tr,Ls,CUE,Fo,Fm,F'o,F'm,Fs,Fv/Fm,Fv/Fo,ΦPSⅡ,F'v/F'm,qP and the contents of total flavonoids in root tuber reached the maximum,and Ci,WUE and NPQ reached the minimum.From September to December,the temperature gradually decreased,SPAD,Pn,Gs,Tr,Ls,CUE,Fo,Fm,F'o,F'm,Fs,Fv/Fm,Fv/Fo,ΦPSⅡ,F'v/F'm,qP and the contents of total flavonoids in root tuber decreased significantly(P<0.05),while Ci,WUE and NPQ increased significantly(P<0.05).The results of this experiment can provide the basis of meteorological factors(air temperature)for container ecological cultivation of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum Diels et Gilg seedlings under the forest.
monthly average air temperatureTetrastigma hemsleyanum Diels et Gilgseedlings grown in containers under the forestphotosynthetic characteristicsroot tubertotal flavone content