Comprehensive evaluation of morphological and physiological responses of seventeen Crassulaceae species to waterlogging and drainage under temperate monsoon climate

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Unpredictable rainfall frequently results in excess moisture, which is detrimental to the landscape because it interferes with the genetic, morphological, and physiological processes of plants, even though the majority of urban landscapes frequently experience moisture shortages. A study was conducted to analyze the effects of a 36-day waterlogging phase and a subsequent 12-day recovery period on the morpho-physiological responses of 17 Crassulaceae species with the goal of identifying those which were more tolerant of the conditions. Results revealed that waterlogging stress has an impact on all morpho-physiological parameters. Sensitive materials (S7, Hylotelephium telephium 'Purple Emperor' and S15, S. sexangulare) showed severe ornamental quality damage, mortality, decreases in total dry biomass, root-shoot ratio, and chlorophyll content, as well as higher MDA concentrations. Lower reductions in these parameters, along with improved antioxidant enzyme activities and greater recovery capabilities after drainage, were observed in the most tolerant materials S2 (H. spectabile 'Brilliant'), S3 (H. spectabile 'Carl'), and S5 (H. telephium 'Autumn Joy'). Furthermore, with the exception of early death materials (S7 and S15), all materials showed varying intensities of adventitious root formation in response to waterlogging. The 17 species were divided into 4 clusters based on the comprehensive evaluation value. The first group included S1-S3, S5-S6, S8-S12, which were waterlogged tolerant with the highest values (0.63-0.82). S14 belongs to the intermediate waterlogging tolerant. S4, S13, S16, and S17 were clustered into the low waterlogging-tolerant group. S7 and S15 were the most susceptible to waterlogging. The survival and success of Crassulaceae species (especially, the first and second cluster), throughout this prolonged period of waterlogging (36 days) and recovery were attributed to a combination of physiological and morphological responses, indicating that they are an appealing species for the creation of rain gardens or obstructed drainage locations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

BMC plant biology - 24(2024), 1 vom: 02. Jan., Seite 6

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Song, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Xiaolei [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Tiantian [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xu [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Li [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Dejie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1406-65-1
Adventitious roots
Antioxidant enzymes
Chlorophyll
Crassulaceae
Journal Article
Waterlogging

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Date Completed 03.01.2024

Date Revised 04.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12870-023-04676-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366545256