Acclimation of leaf carotenoid composition and ascorbate levels to gradients in the light environment within an Australian rainforest

被引:98
作者
Logan, BA [1 ]
Barker, DH [1 ]
DemmigAdams, B [1 ]
Adams, WW [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV COLORADO, DEPT ENVIRONM POPULAT & ORGANISM BIOL, BOULDER, CO 80309 USA
关键词
acclimation; ascorbate; photoprotection; rainforest plants; xanthophyll cycle;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00215.x
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
The influence of the growth photon flux density (PFD) on the size and composition of the carotenoid pool and the size of the reduced ascorbate pool was determined across a light gradient from the forest floor to the canopy and the forest edge of a sub-tropical rainforest in New South Wales, Australia, Nineteen plant species (most collected from multiple sites) representing a broad taxonomic range consistently possessed larger total carotenoid pools when found growing in more exposed sites, There was a significant positive correlation between beta-carotene content and growth PFD and a significant negative correlation between alpha-carotene content and growth PFD, Neoxanthin content exhibited no significant trend while the trend in lutein content varied with mode of expression. The pigments of the xanthophyll cycle (violaxanthin, antheraxanthin and zeaxanthin) exhibited the most pronounced response to growth PFD; they comprised a much greater portion of the total carotenoid pool in high light-acclimated plants, The pool of reduced ascorbate was also several-fold greater in high light-acclimated plants. These acclimatory changes in carotenoid and ascorbate content are consistent with a need for a greater capacity to dissipate excessive absorbed light energy in high light-acclimated plants.
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页码:1083 / 1090
页数:8
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