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- Title
Stomatal conductance patterns of Equisetum giganteum stems in response to environmental factors in South America.
- Authors
Husby, Chad E.; Delatorre-Herrera, José; Oberbauer, Steven F.; Grau, Alfredo; Novara, Lázaro
- Abstract
As the most basal monilophytes, eusporangiate ferns can provide key insights into the origins of plant physiological adaptations. The genus Equisetum, the most morphologically and physiologically unusual genus of eusporangiate ferns, has a stomatal apparatus that is unique among all plants. Patterns of stomatal diffusive conductance ( gw) were measured in the giant horsetail, Equisetum giganteum L. in southern South America. Maximum gw values (<200 mmol·m−2·s−1) were low in comparison with typical angiosperm leaves, but were in the range measured in other pteridophytes. The range of measured gw was similar in contrasting environments of the Atacama Desert and northwestern Argentina. Stems in shade had a significantly lower gw than those in light. Developing stems had a higher average gw than mature stems. Stomatal conductance was higher for upper stem internodes than for middle internodes. Late-morning gw was primarily related to stem diameter, stem surface temperature, and interactions among these factors and vapor pressure deficit (VPD), light, elevation, and groundwater salinity. Equisetum giganteum likely has a passive system of stomatal regulation depending on overall stem turgor and red light. The stomatal conductance of patterns of this species exhibited a diurnal pattern typical of other pteridophytes, despite its unusual structure.
- Subjects
EQUISETACEAE; EQUISETUM; PLANT physiology research; PLANT adaptation; FERNS
- Publication
Botany, 2014, Vol 92, Issue 10, p701
- ISSN
1916-2790
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/cjb-2013-0312