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Main Author: Antelmo Ralph Falqueto
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Universidade Federal de Viçosa 2008
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Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=48813382018
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contents Photosynthetic performance of mangroves Rhizophora mangle and Laguncularia racemosa under field conditions Antelmo Ralph Falqueto Diolina Moura Silva Renata Venturim Fontes Agrociencias photosystem photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll fluorescence In mature mangrove plants Rhizophora mangle L. and Laguncularia racemosa Gaerth. growing under field conditions, photosystem 2 (PS2) photochemical efficiency, determined by the ratio of variable to maximum fluorescence (Fν/Fm), increased during the day in response to salinity in the rainy seasons. During the dry season, fluorescence values (Fo) were higher than those observed in rainy season. In addition, Fo decreased during the day in both season and species, except for R. mangle during the dry season. A positive correlation among Fν/Fm and salinity values was obtained for R. mangle and L. Racemosa during the dry and rainy seasons, showing that photosynthetic performance is maintained in both species under high salinities. Carotenoid content was higher in L. Racemosa in both seasons, which represents an additional mechanism against damage to the photosynthetic machinery. The chlorophyll content was not affected by salinity in either species. 2008 artículo científico 0100-6762 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=48813382018 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=488 Revista Árvore application/pdf Universidade Federal de Viçosa Revista Árvore (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.32
format Artículo científico
id redalyc_48813382018
language en
publishDate 2008
publisher Universidade Federal de Viçosa
spellingShingle Photosynthetic performance of mangroves Rhizophora mangle and Laguncularia racemosa under field conditions
Antelmo Ralph Falqueto
Agrociencias
photosystem
photosynthetic pigments
chlorophyll fluorescence
Photosynthetic performance of mangroves Rhizophora mangle and Laguncularia racemosa under field conditions Antelmo Ralph Falqueto Diolina Moura Silva Renata Venturim Fontes Agrociencias photosystem photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll fluorescence In mature mangrove plants Rhizophora mangle L. and Laguncularia racemosa Gaerth. growing under field conditions, photosystem 2 (PS2) photochemical efficiency, determined by the ratio of variable to maximum fluorescence (Fν/Fm), increased during the day in response to salinity in the rainy seasons. During the dry season, fluorescence values (Fo) were higher than those observed in rainy season. In addition, Fo decreased during the day in both season and species, except for R. mangle during the dry season. A positive correlation among Fν/Fm and salinity values was obtained for R. mangle and L. Racemosa during the dry and rainy seasons, showing that photosynthetic performance is maintained in both species under high salinities. Carotenoid content was higher in L. Racemosa in both seasons, which represents an additional mechanism against damage to the photosynthetic machinery. The chlorophyll content was not affected by salinity in either species. 2008 artículo científico 0100-6762 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=48813382018 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=488 Revista Árvore application/pdf Universidade Federal de Viçosa Revista Árvore (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.32
title Photosynthetic performance of mangroves Rhizophora mangle and Laguncularia racemosa under field conditions
topic Agrociencias
photosystem
photosynthetic pigments
chlorophyll fluorescence
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=48813382018