SCIENTIFIC WORKS OF THE LITHUANIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURE AND LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE. SODININKYSTË IR DARÞININKYSTË. 2006. 25(3). 283291. BIOMASS PRODUCTION, DRY WEIGHT PARTITIONING AND LEAF AREA OF APPLE ROOTSTOCKS UNDER DROUGHT STRESS Jurga SAKALAUSKAITË, Darius KVIKLYS, Juozas LANAUSKAS, Pavelas DUCHOVSKIS Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture, Kauno str. 30, LT-54333 Babtai, Kaunas distr., Lithuania. E-mail: [email protected] The influence of water deficiency on apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) rootstocks was investigated at the Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture in 2005. Trial was conducted with 10 rootstocks: Antonowka seedling, MM.106, M.26, B.118, M.9, P 60, P 59, P 2, B.396, and P 22 under three soil moisture regimes. After an initial period of growth under wellwatered conditions the amount of irrigation was gradually reduced in order to simulate natural drying in the soil. Biometric indices assimilation area, fresh and dry weight of leaves, shoots and roots were measured after 5 weeks of the experiment. Moderate drought stress suppressed the accumulation of fresh and dry weight in all investigated rootstocks, except seedling rootstock, where accumulation of fresh and dry weight was induced. Moderate drought also induced the growth of leaves of seedling rootstock, MM 106, and P 59. Severe drought negatively affected the accumulation of fresh and dry weight of all apple rootstocks. Reduction to 50% was determined in comparison to control plants. Severe drought induced premature leaves senescence and shedding. Water stress altered partitioning of dry mass, especially under severe drought stress. Higher allocation of total plant dry weight into shoots and roots instead of leaves was observed under severe drought stress. According to fresh and dry weight accumulation, P 22, B.118, P 60 and seedling rootstocks were the most drought resistant. M.26, M.9, P 2 and B.396 rootstocks were the most sensitive to water deficiency. According to leaf area changes, M.26, P 2 and B.396 rootstocks were the most drought sensitive. Moderate drought stress did not affect leaf area of seedling, MM.106, B.118, M.9, P 59, and P 22 rootstocks. Key words: Malus x domestica, fresh and dry weight, rootstock, water stress. Introduction. Different rootstock genotypes have different adaptability to various climatic and soil conditions. More dwarfing rootstocks have shallower root system and usually in commercial growing they are used to be irrigated. Nevertheless, rootstock performance under water deficiency is different. Though, there is only limited information on the drought tolerance of apple rootstocks (Wertheim, 1998), some researches established that P 22 rootstock seems to be more suitable to soils with a low content of water than P 16 (Klamkowski, Treder, 2002). There are reports that M.111 and M.26 rootstocks show good drought tolerance (Atkinson et al., 2000; 283 Ferree, Carlson, 1987). Drought tolerance of M.9 rootstock is also highly evaluated (Fernandez et al., 1997; Klamkowski, Treder, 2002). There was established that P 60 rootstock under Lithuanian climatic conditions does not need irrigation (Duchovskis et al., 2000; Kviklys, Petronis, 2000). Periods of soil water deficit of varying length and severity commonly occur during the growing season. Drought is one of the most severe environmental stresses and affects almost all the plant functions (Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki et al., 2002). Since water stress can reduce plant growth, soil water availability may thus be an important production determinant (Schulze, 1986). Water deficit can affect plants in different ways. In the frame of physiological window mild drought induces in plants regulation of water loss and uptake, allowing maintenance of their leaf relative water content within the limits where photosynthetic capacity and quantum yield show little or no change. The most severe form of water deficit is desiccation when most of the protoplasmic water is lost and only a very small amount of tightly bound water remains in the cell (Yordanov, 2003). Productivity of crops under drought stress condition is strongly related to the processes of dry matter partitioning in the plant and the spatial and temporal root distribution (Kage et al., 2004). Water stress, however, can affect the growth of each plant organ differently, and the pattern of dry mass accumulation within the plant may thus be altered (Atkinson et al., 1998). The development of crop leaf area is controlled by the amount of assimilates allocated to the leaves and determines radiation interception and therefore transpiration and assimilate production (Jones, 1992; Campbell, Norman, 1998). An optimal partitioning of dry matter between root and shoot, and the further separation of aboveground dry matter between the vegetative and generative organs has crucial importance for crop yield under drought stress conditions. Drought stress mostly reduces leaf growth and increased dry matter allocation into the root fraction, leading to a declining shoot/root-ratio (Wilson, 1988). The yield effect of this adaptation process, however, depends strongly upon time and extends of drought stress (Campbell, Turner, 1990). The aim of the present study was to investigate biometric changes of apple rootstocks induced by drought stress grown under natural weather condition, but with controlled water regime. Materials and methods. 1-year-old apple rootstocks (Antonowka seedling, MM.106, M.26, B.118, M.9, P60, P59, P 2, B.396, P 22) were planted in early vegetative growth phase in plastic pots. 10 different rootstocks were potted in each pot. Potted trees were grown outdoors under natural weather conditions and watered equally until midsummer. Potted rootstocks were transferred to plastic greenhouse when drought stress treatment was initiated. Three soil moisture regimes were created: 2030 kPa (control), 4050 kPa and >70 kPa. Rootstocks were grown under such conditions for 5 weeks. Moisture content in the soil was measured by tensiometer. Biometric measurements were done at the end of experiment. Whole plants of each rootstock were harvested, and then the individual plant samples were divided into stems, leaves and roots. Roots were washed and cleaned from organic debris. Plant tissues were oven-dried at 105°C for 24 h to determine dry weight. Leaf area meter WinDias (U.K) was used for assimilation area measurements. Experiment was carried out in four replications. 284 Statistical analysis was performed using one-way and two-way ANOVA. Means were separated by Fishers Least Significant Difference (P≤0.05 and P≤0.01) and Duncans Multiple Range t-test procedure (P≤0.05). Results. Drought stress significantly decreased the accumulation of total fresh and dry weight on the average of all rootstocks (Table 1). Significant differences were recorded for all watering regimes. T a b l e 1. The total fresh and dry weight of apple rootstocks under different drought treatment, g (the average of ten rootstocks) 1 l e n t e l ë. Bendra poskiepiø þalia ir sausa masë, esant skirtingiems drëgmës reþimams, g (deðimties poskiepiø vidurkis) Fresh weight / alia masë Dry weight / Sausa masë 20–30 (control / kontrolë) 40–50 >70 90.97 64.54 51.56 41.92 30.43 25.43 LSD05/R05 LSD01/R01 5.56 7.37 2.67 3.53 Drought treatment /Sausros reimas, kPa According to accumulation of fresh and dry weight apple rootstocks responded differently to drought stress (Table 2, 3). The accumulation of fresh weight was inhibited in all rootstocks exposed to moderate water stress, except seedlings that accumulated about 30% more of fresh weight as compared to control plants (2030 kPa). At the same regime fresh weight accumulation in rootstocks M.26, M.9 and P 2 was suppressed by 50%. T a b l e 2. Total fresh weight of apple rootstocks exposed to different water stress, g 2 l e n t e l ë. Obelø poskiepiø bendra þalia masë, esant skirtingiems drëgmës reþimams, g Rootstock / Poskiepiai Seedling / Sëklinis MM.106 M.26 B.118 M.9 P 60 P 59 P2 B.396 P 22 Drought treatment / Sausros reimas, kPa 20–30 (control / kontrolë) 40–50 >70 62.51 a 93.32 a 74.05 a 87.08 a 130.57 a 98.32 a 97.50 a 95.12 a 92.11 a 79.17 a 79.54 a 67.81 ab 42.75 b 71.94 ab 70.34 b 73.43 a 88.08 a 45.11 b 55.51 b 50.90 a 52.64 a 49.28 b 41.50 b 40.46 b 56.18 b 62.20 a 55.06 b 44.44 b 56.18 b 57.75 a Means in the line marked with the same letter do not differ significantly at P≤0.05 Ta paèia raide paþymëtos reikðmës eilutëje ið esmës nesiskiria (P≤0,05). 285 Under severe drought (>70 kPa), total fresh weight accumulation of rootstocks MM.106, M.26, M.9, P 59, P 2 and B.396 significantly decreased as compared to control plants. There were no significant differences between all watering regimes in total fresh weight of P 22, seedling, and P 60 rootstocks. Similar tendencies of dry weight variation were determined too. At the end of experiment, the dry weight accumulation of stressed apple rootstocks tended to decrease with the intensity of drought stress (Table 3). Under the severe stress at the end of the experiment, total dry weight accumulation in rootstocks dropped to 50%. At the end of the experiment, total dry weight of M.9, P 2, M.26 and B.396 rootstocks under moderate and severe drought significantly decreased. The total dry weight of P 59 and MM.106 rootstock significantly decreased only in severe drought. There were no significant differences between all watering regimes in the total dry weight of P 22, seedling, B.118 and P 60 rootstocks. T a b l e 3. Total dry weight of apple rootstocks exposed to different water stress, g 3 l e n t e l ë. Rootstock / Poskiepiai Seedling / Sëklinis MM.106 M.26 B.118 M.9 P 60 P 59 P2 B.396 P 22 Obelø poskiepiø bendra sausa masë, esant skirtingiems drëgmës reþimams, g Drought treatment / Sausros reimas, kPa 20–30 (control / kontrolë) 40–50 >70 29.08a 43.50a 34.59a 40.70a 61.16a 45.55a 41.29a 44.24a 42.32a 36.79a 37.92a 30.59a 20.61a 34.09a 35.06b 33.63a 38.30a 21.32b 27.87b 24.94a 26.74a 24.53a 21.23a 21.12a 29.54b 29.02a 24.46b 21.62b 25.94b 30.08a Means in the line marked with the same letter do not differ significantly at P≤0.05 Ta paèia raide paþymëtos reikðmës eilutëje ið esmës nesiskiria (P≤0,05). Water stress altered the partitioning of rootstock dry mass (Fig. 1). Partitioning of total plant dry weight to leaves of seedling, MM.106 and M.9 rootstocks were greater under moderate water stress. The accumulation of total dry weight to shoots was more induced in rootstocks P 59 and P 2. Partitioning of total plant dry weight to roots of B.396 and P 60 rootstocks was greater under moderate water stress. While partitioning of total dry mass of rootstocks M.26 and B.118 was not altered under moderate water stress. Higher allocation of total plant dry weight to shoots and roots instead to leaves was considerably expressed in all rootstocks under severe drought stress. 286 F i g. 1. Dry weight partitioning into various organs of apple rootstocks exposed to different water stress, % 1 p a v. Sausos masës pasiskirstymas ávairiose obels poskiepiø dalyse, % 287 The moderate drought stress stimulated growth of leaves of seedling, MM.106, M.9, P 59 and P 22 rootstocks as compared to control plants (Fig. 2). Other rootstocks B.118, P 60, M.26, B.396 and P 2 shed accordingly 10%, 20%, 40%, 45% and 50% of the leaves under moderate water stress. The severe drought induced premature leaves senescence and shedding of all rootstocks. It was determined 30-80% leave loss of various rootstocks exposed to severe drought. According to leave area changes the most sensitive rootstocks to drought stress were M.26, B.396 and P 2. F i g. 2. Changes in leaf area of apple rootstocks under moderate (40-50 kPa) and severe (>70 kPa) drought stress. The values are expressed as a percentage variation of total leave area in (20-30 kPa) control treatment, % 2 p a v. Poskiepiø lapø ploto pokytis, esant skirtingiems drëgmës reþimams. Vertës iðreikðtos kaip procentinis pokytis poskiepiø, augusiø normaliomis drëgmës sàlygomis, % Discussion. The drought treatment resulted in large decrease in total fresh weight of all apple rootstocks. Rootstock fresh weight declined with increasing soil drying for the majority of rootstocks tested. Even moderate drought stress inhibited the accumulation of fresh weight, except seedling rootstock. The total fresh weight decreased significantly for semi-dwarf M.26 and dwarf M.9, P 2 and B.396 rootstocks, though in some experiments higher drought resistance of M.26 was recorded (Atkinson et al., 1998). Consequently, drought-induced decreases of rootstocks fresh weight were accompanied by reduction in total dry weight. Total dry weight of all rootstocks declined with increasing soil drying. Tested rootstocks can be grouped into two separate groups according to decreased total dry weight at the end of experiment: rootstocks MM.106, M.26, B.118, M.9, P 60, P 59, P 2 and B.396, which dry weight declined by 40-50%, and another group seedling rootstock and P 22, which dry weight declined by 10-20 %, compared to control plants. Higher drought resistance of P 22 rootstock was noted in Polish trials, though it was less resistant as M.9 (Klamkowski, Treder, 2002). Our study results showed opposite tendency super dwarfing P 22 was more resistant to water deficiency as dwarfing and semi dwarfing rootstocks. Soil moisture changes not only affect the plant biomass dry weight, but also the distribution of assimilates to roots and shoots (Amdt et al., 2001; Ranney et al., 1990). Under the influence of hormones synthesized in the leaves and roots in response to drought, changes occur in the allocation of assimilates, the ratio of shoot to root 288 growth is altered (Larcher, 1995). In our investigation drought also affected dry matter partitioning, resulting in more dry matter partitioning to root or shoot systems. Even moderate water stress induces intensive dry weight accumulation in shoots or roots of rootstocks P 59, P 2 and B.396. Usually above ground plant growth decreased by changes in biomass partitioning that favoured root system development. Thus plants can exploit the limiting water resource in a more efficient way by increasing the proportion of water absorbing root biomass relatively to the water-loosing leaf biomass (Duan et al., 2005; Li, 1999; Yanbao Lei et al., 2006; Zhang et al., 2004). Such tendencies were noted in our trial too. Under severe drought stress apple rootstocks had lower values of leaf area than the well-watered controls, indicating that drought induced premature leave senescence and shedding. Under moderate water stress differences in the growth of leaves were recorded between various rootstocks: seedling rootstock increased its leaf area by 50%, MM.106 10%, M.9 5%, P 59 25%, P 22 6%, while other rootstocks M.26, B.118, P 60, P 2, B.396 shed leaves to some extent. Dwarf rootstocks P 2 and B.396 decreased their leaf area to a great extent under moderate water stress. Among the 10 used apple rootstocks, leaf area of super dwarfing P 22 and dwarfing P 60 were least affected by drought stress. Good performance of the latter rootstock in not irrigated orchards was noted in our previous trials (Duchovskis et al,. 2000; Kviklys, Petronis, 2000). This could be ascribed to their low stomatal conductance, which enabled the plants to control water status restrictively when water uptake by the root was curtailed as the soil dried. According Atkinson (2002) for the range of rootstocks examined, stomatal conductance was generally greater for the more growth invigorating rootstocks than for the restricting. There was no relationship between rootstock drought hardiness and ability of the rootstock to control scion vigour. Semi dwarf M.26, dwarf M.9, P 2 and B.396 rootstocks were more sensitive to water deficiency as super dwarf P 22 and P 59 rootstocks. Such findings are confirmed by other trials too (Atkinson, 2000). Our results confirm the existence of genetic differences in the fresh and dry matter accumulation, dry matter allocation and leave area as affected by water stress. These variations in drought responses may be used as criteria for rootstock selection and tree improvement. Conclusions. Rootstock fresh and dry weight declined with increasing soil drying. According to fresh and dry weight accumulation, M.26, M.9, P 2 and B.396 rootstocks are the most drought sensitive. MM.106 and P 59 rootstocks reacted negatively only in severe drought conditions. P 22, B.118, P 60 and seedling rootstock were most resistance to water deficiency. According to leaf area changes, M.26, P 2 and B.396 rootstocks were the most drought sensitive. Moderate drought stress did not affect leaf area of seedling, MM.106, B.118, M.9, P 59, and P 22 rootstocks. Thought severe drought conditions decreased leaf area of all rootstocks, P 22 and P 60 rootstocks were less affected. Higher allocation of total plant dry weight into shoots and roots instead of leaves was observed under severe drought stress. Acknowledgement. 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SAUSROS SUKELTO STRESO ÁTAKA OBELØ POSKIEPIØ BIOMASEI, SAUSOS MASËS PASISKIRSTYMUI IR LAPØ PLOTUI J. Sakalauskaitë, D. Kviklys, J. Lanauskas, P. Duchovskis Santrauka Tyrimø tikslas nustatyti vandens trûkumo átakà ávairiems obelø poskiepiams. Bandymai atlikti Lietuvos sodininkystës ir darþininkystës instituto Augalø fiziologijos laboratorijos vegetacinëje aikðtelëje. Tirti sëkliniai, MM.106, M.26, B.118, M.9, P 60, P 59, P 2, B.396 ir P 22 poskiepiai. Tyrimo metu palaikyti skirtingi dirvos drëgmës reþimai: 2030 kPa (kontrolë), 4050 kPa ir >70 kPa. Tyrimo pabaigoje nustatyta, kiek sukaupta þalios ir sausos masës, ir iðmatuotas lapø plotas. Vidutinis sausros sukeltas stresas (4050 kPa) slopino þalios ir sausos masës kaupimàsi visuose poskiepiuose, iðskyrus sëkliná; jame þalios ir sausos masës kaupimasis buvo skatinamas (sukaupë iki 30% daugiau nei kontroliniai augalai). Vidutinis sausros sukeltas stresas taip pat paskatino sëklinio poskiepio, MM.106, M.9, P 59 ir P 22 poskiepiø lapø augimà, o kiti poskiepiai pradëjo mesti lapus. Stiprus sausros sukeltas stresas neigiamai paveikë ir þalios, ir sausos masës kaupimàsi visuose poskiepiuose. Nustatyta, kad palyginti su kontroliniais poskiepiais, þalios ir sausos masës sumaþëjo iki 50%. Sausrai sukëlus didelá stresà, visø poskiepiø lapai vyto ir krito per anksti. Sausros sukeltas stresas pakeitë ir sausøjø medþiagø pasiskirstymà ávairiose poskiepiø dalyse. Intensyvus sausros sukeltas stresas skatino daugiau sausøjø medþiagø kauptis ðaknyse ar ûgliuose nei lapuose. Pagal þalios ir sausos masës kaupimàsi nustatyta, kad jautriausi sausrai yra M.26, M.9, P 2 ir B.396 poskiepiai, atspariausi P 22, B.118, P 60 ir sëklinis poskiepiai. Pagal lapø ploto pokytá jautriausi sausrai yra M.26, P 2 ir B.396 poskiepiai. Vidutinis sausros sukeltas stresas neturëjo átakos sëklinio, MM.106, B.118, M.9, P 59 ir P 22 poskiepiø lapø dydþiui. Reikðminiai þodþiai: Malus x domestica, poskiepis, sausa ir þalia masë, sausros sukeltas stresas. 291
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