Contrasting ozone sensitivity in related evergreen and deciduous shrubs.
Plant responses to enhanced ozone levels have been studied in two pairs of evergreen-deciduous species (Pistacia terebinthus vs. P. lentiscus; Viburnum lantana vs. V. tinus) in Open Top Chambers. Ozone induced widespread visible injury, significantly reduced CO(2) assimilation and stomatal conductance (g(s)), impaired Rubisco efficiency and regeneration capacity (V(c,max,)J(max)) and altered fluorescence parameters only in the deciduous species. Differences in stomatal conductance could not explain the observed differences in sensitivity. In control plants, deciduous species showed higher superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity than their evergreen counterparts, suggesting metabolic differences that could make them more prone to redox imbalances. Ozone induced increases in SOD and/or peroxidase activities in all the species, but only evergreens were able to cope with the oxidative stress. The relevancy of these results for the effective ozone flux approach and for the current ozone Critical Levels is also discussed.
Calatayud
Vicent
V
Fundación CEAM, c/ Charles R. Darwin 14, Parque Tecnológico, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain. vicent@ceam.es
Marco
Francisco
F
Cerveró
Júlia
J
Sánchez-Peña
Gerardo
G
Sanz
María José
MJ
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D000397:Air Pollution; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D010126:Ozone / Q000378:metabolism*; D010788:Photosynthesis; D027927:Pistacia / Q000502:physiology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000378:metabolism*; D012273:Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase / Q000378:metabolism; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism; D027925:Viburnum / Q000502:physiology*
D000393:Air Pollutants; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010126:Ozone; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D012273:Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase