Photosynthetica 2003, 41(3):349-355 | DOI: 10.1023/B:PHOT.0000015458.11643.b2

Effect of Radiation Quality on Growth and Photosynthesis of Acacia mangium Seedlings

Hua Yu1, Bee-Lian Ong2
1 International Institute for Earth System Science (ESSI), Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
2 Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore

Radiation quality was an important environmental cue to stimulate seed germination in Acacia mangium. The photo-synthetic CO2 assimilation rate, dark respiration rate, total biomass, and relative growth rate of seedlings grown under monochromatic radiation were significantly lower than those of seedlings grown under full spectrum radiation. Blue and red radiation induced shade-avoidance and shade-tolerant responses of A. mangium seedlings, respectively.

Additional key words: biomass; blue and red radiation; dark respiration; germination; relative growth rate; shade avoidance and tolerance; stomatal conductance; true leaf

Published: September 1, 2003  Show citation

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Yu, H., & Ong, B. (2003). Effect of Radiation Quality on Growth and Photosynthesis of Acacia mangium Seedlings. Photosynthetica, 41(3), 349-355. doi: 10.1023/B:PHOT.0000015458.11643.b2
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