Photosynthetica 2012, 50(2):189-196 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-012-0023-9

Photosynthesis and activity of photosystem II in response to drought stress in Amur Grape (Vitis amurensis Rupr.)

Z. X. Wang1, L. Chen1, J. Ai1,*, H. Y. Qin1, Y. X. Liu1, P. L. Xu1, Z. Q. Jiao1, Y. Zhao1, Q. T. Zhang1
1 Laboratory of Special Wild Plant Physiology, Institute of Special Wild Economic Animal and Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, JiLin, China

The Amur Grape (Vitis amurensis Rupr.) cultivars 'shuangFeng' and 'ZuoShanyi' were grown in shelter greenhouse under natural sunlight and subjected to drought. Sap flow rate, net photosynthetic rate (P N), and chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence were measured on Amur Grape leaves subjected to different drought treatments. Significant decreases in P N were associated with increasing intercellular CO2 concentration (C i), suggesting that the reduction in P N was caused by nonstomatal limitation. Analysis of OJIP transients according to the JIP-test protocol revealed that specific (per PSII reaction center) energy fluxes for light absorption, excitation energy trapping and electron transport have significantly changed. The appearance of a pronounced K-step and J-step in polyphasic rise of fluorescence transient suggested the oxygen-evolving complex and electron transport were inhibited. Drought stress has relatively little effect on the parameter maximal quantum yield of PSII photochemistry (Fv/Fm), but the performance index (PIABS) is more sensitive in different drought treatment. There are cultivar differences in the response of PSII activity to drought, the photosynthetic apparatus of 'ZuoShanyi' cultivar is more resistant to drought than that of 'ShuangFeng', and JIP-test could be a useful indicator for evaluation and selection to drought tolerance.

Additional key words: Amur Grape; drought stress; JIP-test; net photosynthetic rate; photosystem II

Received: December 7, 2010; Accepted: November 11, 2011; Published: June 1, 2012  Show citation

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Wang, Z.X., Chen, L., Ai, J., Qin, H.Y., Liu, Y.X., Xu, P.L., ... Zhang, Q.T. (2012). Photosynthesis and activity of photosystem II in response to drought stress in Amur Grape (Vitis amurensis Rupr.). Photosynthetica, 50(2), 189-196. doi: 10.1007/s11099-012-0023-9
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