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Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, Vol. 10 No. 3 2014, pp. 122-133 ISSN 1997-0838 Original Text Copyright © 2014 by Saravanan
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Gas Exchange Characteristics in Tectona grandis L. Clones under Varying Concentrations of CO2 Levels
S. Saravanan
institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, (Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education), PB. 1061, R.S. Puram, Coimbatore-641002, Tamil Nadu, India.
*E-Mail: saravanans@icfre.ors
Received April 1, 2014
The Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore, India functioning under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, Dehara Dun, has a long term systematic tree improvement program for Tectona grandis aimed to enhancing productivity and screening of clones for site specific. In the process, twenty clones of T. grandis L. were studied for the physiological parameters and water use efficiency with reference to the elevated CO2 levels. CO2 enrichment studies in special chambers help in understanding the changes at individual level, and also at physiological, biochemical and genetic level. It also provides valuable information for establishing plantations at different geographic locations. Considerable variations were observed when the selected 20 clones of T. grandis were subjected to physiological studies under elevated CO2 conditions (600 and 900 mol mol-1). Eight clones exhibited superior growth coupled with favorable physiological characteristics including high photosynthetic rate, carboxylation and water use efficiency under elevated CO2 levels. Clones with minimal variation in physiological characteristics under elevated levels of CO2 suggest their ability to overcome physiological stresses and adapt to varying climatic conditions.
Key words: Tectona grandis, Elevated CO2, Physiological parameters, Water use efficiency
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Gas Exchange Characteristics in Tectona grandis L. Clones under Varying Concentrations of CO2 Levels
S. Saravanan
Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, (Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education), PB. 1061, R.S. Puram, Coimbatore-641002, Tamil Nadu, India.
*E-Mail: saravanans@ic fre.ors
Received April 1, 2014
The Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore, India functioning under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, Dehara Dun, has a long term systematic tree improvement program for Tectona grandis aimed to enhancing productivity and screening of clones for site specific. In the process, twenty clones of T. grandis L. were studied for the physiological parameters and water use efficiency with reference to the elevated CO2 levels. CO2 enrichment studies in special chambers help in understanding the changes at individual level, and also at physiological, biochemical and genetic level. It also provides valuable information for establishing plantations at different geographic locations. Considerable variations were observed when the selected 20 clones of T. grandis were subjected to physiological studies under elevated CO2 conditions (600 and 900 mol mol-1). Eight clones exhibited superior growth coupled with favorable physiological characteristics including high photosynthetic rate, carboxylation and water use efficiency under elevated CO2 levels. Clones with minimal variation in physiological characteristics under elevated levels of CO2 suggest their ability to overcome physiological stresses and adapt to varying climatic conditions.
Key words: Tectona grandis, Elevated CO2, Physiological parameters, Water use efficiency
Plantation forestry programmes operating on a large scale are mostly with several species and in the species T. grandis also and a number of clones are being deployed to increase the productivity of this species particularly in the South-East Asian countries
like Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar and in India also. Teak timber is particularly valued for its durability and water resistance, and is used for boat building, exterior construction, veneer, furniture, carving, turnings, and other small wood projects.
Approximately 3 million cubic metres of Teak is harvested globally per annum from both native forest s and plantations. Teak being the most prized high value timber worldwide with an increasing
international demand already fivefold greater than the resources currently available. In India, teak plantations are being maintained particularly in central and Southern parts.
Because of its repeated planting, teak plantations are facing low productivity and its right time to think for teak clonal plantations to meet the demand in local as well as international. There exists tremendous variation with reference to yield, tree form and physiological characteristics in teak clones. It is well understood that the cumulative growth of a tree is the result of genotypic and environmental effects and their interaction (Cornillon et al., 2002). Use of physiological parameters to assist in the determination of superior genotypes for tree improvement has been in practice (Kramer, 1986).
Evaluation of the behaviour of certain physiological parameters can effectively be used to assess the clonal performances under given environmental conditions. Net photosynthesis rate (Pn), transpiration rate (Tr) and total leaf area per plant are the important factors that determine the biomass production and Water Use Efficiency of a species. Variation in Pn, has been reported as determinant of plant productivity in rubber. Significant differences in Pn and stomatal conductance (gs) have been reported to exist in different tree species (Zipperlen and Press, 1996), viz., Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Farrel et al., 1996) Populus (Kalina and Ceulemans, 1997), Azadirachta
indica (Kundu and Tigerstedt, 1998) and Hevea brasiliensis (Nataraja and Jacob,1999).
As tree growth is the end result of the interactions of physiological processes that influences the availability of essential internal resources at meristematic sites, it is necessary to understand how these processes are affected by the environment to appreciate why trees grow differently under various environmental regimes (Kozlowski and Pallardy, 1997). Understanding the impacts of atmospheric CO2 and its response to changes in temperature is critical to improve predictions of plant carbonexchange with atmosphere (Crous et al., 2011). Variations have been observed under tropical conditions in the responses of tree seedlings to elevated CO2 levels (Varadharajan et al., 2010).
Screening for genetic differences in ecophysiological traits such as net photosynthesis rates, respiration rates and nutritional attributes becomes imperative in a country with varied agro climatic and soil conditions, as the maximum performance potential of a tree species can be assessed only when data on these aspects are available (Warrier, 2010). Carbon enrichment studies in special chambers help in understanding the changes at individual level, and also at physiological, biochemical and genetic level. Reports on variations in responses of Eucalyptus species to carbon enrichment have been reported by Lima et al. (2003). Considerable variation has been reported in clones of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh for important physiological characteristics including high photosynthesis, carboxylation efficiency and water
use efficiency (Warrier, 2010). The objective of the present study was to analyse differences with respect to leaf photosynthetic characteristics in teak clones subjected to varying levels of CO2. The information obtained would support designing further tree improvement and breeding strategies, to mitigate effects of climate change and teak clonal forestry programme.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The selected clones were grown inside the open top chambers (OTCs) of 3 m diameter and 10 m height lined with transparent PVC sheets (0.125 mm thickness) with a CO2 levels of 600 mol mol-1. Pure CO2 gas was used for the enrichment. Similarly OTCs were maintained at elevated temperatures (Ambient +4°C) under ambient CO2 (380 mol mol-1). Controls were maintained in open field outside OTCs, with ambient CO2 (380 mol mol-1). CO2 was provided throughout the day and night (24 h period). The experiments were laid in a Complete Randomized Design. The period of CO2 enrichment was 180 days. A software facility called Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) was used to continuously control, record and display the actual and desired CO2 level, relative humidity and temperature in each OTC by feedback control loop passing through Programmable Logical Controllers (PLC) (Buvaneswaran et al., 2010).
The set that was maintained in the open served as the control under ambient conditions while the set maintained inside the chamber under ambient CO2 conditions was used to eliminate the effects of the chamber on the response of the clones.
Measurements of photosynthesis and related parameters: Net photosynthesis rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (gs), intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci) and transpiration rate (E) were measured using a Portable Photosynthesis System, LiCor-6400 (LiCor Instruments, USA). The measurements were taken between 9.30 am and 11.30 am under cloud free conditions at the end of six months. Observations were recorded from ten ramets per clone for all the physiological parameters.
Water use Efficiency (WUE) was also estimated for the clones. Intrinsic water use efficiency was estimated as the ratio of net photosynthesis rate to stomatal conductance (Pn/gs) whereas instantaneous water use efficiency was estimated as the ratio of net photosynthesis rate to transpiration (Pn/E). Intrinsic carboxylation efficiency was derived as the ratio of net photosynthetic rate to intercellular CO2 concentration (Pn/Ci). Intrinsic mesophyll efficiency was estimated as the ratio of intercellular CO2 concentration to stomatal conductance (Ci/gs).
Statistical Analysis: The data were subjected to analysis of variance for completely randomised design with five replications. A full-factorial multivariate general linear model (GLM) analysis was conducted using SPSS to determine whether there was significant variation in the different gas exchange characteristics between different CO2 conditions within the clones. Post hoc range tests using Waller Duncan t-test was performed to group the significantly different clones.
RESULTS
The effects of elevated temperature and CO2 on
the gas exchange characteristics in Teak clones in Table-1. In the Table-2 and Table-3, the information on the inter-clonal variation existing in net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, intercellular CO2 concentration, transpiration rate and the derived parameters namely intrinsic and instantaneous water use efficiency, intrinsic carboxylation efficiency and intrinsic mesophyll efficiency are given.
Arora and Gupta (1996) reported that photosynthetic rate varies among the plants belonging to different taxa and also among the varieties within the same species. Among the various parameters studied with reference to the physiological parameters, the primary physiological parameters were significantly higher for the clones maintained under control conditions, the clones subjected to elevated CO2 showed higher values for the derived parameters and elevated conditions of temperature and CO2 indicating the efficiency of the clones to divert water and nutrients for photosynthesis than transpiration. The overall variation in various gas exchange characteristics in clones of Teak subjected to conditions of elevated CO2 suggests the species inherent ability to assimilate more of CO2 and efficiency of photosynthesis under varying environmental conditions.
Teak have been shown to precisely regulate transpiration rate via stomatal movements (Bolhar-Nordenkanpf, 1987) allowing this species to take advantage of favourable conditions through enhanced CO2 uptake (Fordyce et al., 1995), especially when exposed to significant seasonal fluctuations
(Greenwood et al., 2003).
Teak clone TC-7 ranked highest with reference to the net photosynthetic rate followed by TC-13. Clones TC-5, 2, 3 and 6 recorded the lowest net photosynthetic rate. The net photosynthetic rate ranged from 6.23 to 12.68 pmolm-2s-1 with the mean value of 8.0, 6.34 and 5.35 pmolm-2s-1 under the ambient conditions, elevated temperature and elevated CO2 conditions, respectively. Palanisamy (1999) reported that, increase in net photosynthetic rates in Eucalyptus seedlings after eight months of differential CO2 exposure at 800 ppm CO2. In the present study also, similar line of observations were recorded in the clonal responses to physiological stresses in Teak. Teak clones of TC-4, 6 and 11 showed increased rates in chamber conditions under ambient CO2 levels. Remaining clones are exhibited the decreasing trend under the elevated CO2 level and temperature compared to the control (ambient). Teak clones TC-2, 3, 5, 16, 14, 6 and 19 exhibited poor photosynthetic rates under the different conditions also.
With reference to the stomatal conductance recorded in different teak clones, it varied from 0.021 to 0.266 mol-2 s-1 with the mean of 0.094, 0.055 and 0.038 mol-2 s-1 recorded under the ambient, elevated temperature and CO2, respectively in different teak clones. It was observed that there was a reduction in the stomatal conductance in eucalyptus when subjected to elevated CO2 conditions. Among the teak clones, TC-17, 13, 14 and 15 recorded maximum and clones of TC-11, 2, 4, 3 and 20 were recorded the minimum stomatal conductance. All the teak clones
are recorded lower stomatal conductance values in the elevated temperature and CO2 compared to the control (ambient).
In the case of transpiration rate among the team clones with respect to elevated temperature and CO2, there is no systematic increase or decrease rate was noticed in the ambient, elevated temperature and CO2 treatments. Higher the transpiration rate of 3.58 mmol m-2 s-1 was recorded under the elevated temperature treatment in TC-14 clone and lowest transpiration rate of 0.67 mmol m-2 s-1 was recorded in the TC-6 clone under ambient condition with the mean of 2.03, 2.0 and 1.79 mmol m-2 s-1 under the ambient, elevated temperature and CO2, respectively.
Higher the intercellular CO2 concentration was observed in teak clones of TC-16, 14, 13 and 8 and lower intercellular CO2 concentration was noticed in TC- 6, 4, 11 and 19 with the mean of 275.36, 294.14 and 230.79 pl l-1 under the ambient, elevated temperature and CO2, respectively.
Carbondioxide is an essential substrate in the photosynthetic process and is incorporated in the light-independent reaction of photosynthesis to produce simple sugars (Kramer et al., 2004). For photosynthesis to occur stomata must open to obtain CO2 which produces an unavoidable trade-off: as CO2 moves into the leaf, water from within the leaf is lost through the open stomata via transpiration (Gutschick, 1999). In order to optimize photosynthetic returns the plant must balance CO2 uptake with transpirational losses, thereby trying to maximize carbon gain while minimizing water loss (Givnish, 1978).
The water molecules lost per molecule of carbon fixed by the plant during photosynthesis, is referred to as water use efficiency (Ellsworth, 1999). Intrinsic water use efficiency (Pn/gs) implies the inherent ability of the plant to assimilate CO2 (Ares and Fownes, 1999). A higher value indicates better ability of the plant for carbon assimilation. The intrinsic water use efficiency value ranged from 5.35 to 407.86 pmol mol-1 in TC-6 and TC-2 in elevated CO2 with the mean of 148.03, 136.82 and 185.78 pmol mol-1 respectively in the ambient, elevated temperature and CO2.
In the case of intrinsic water use efficiency, about 15 clones registered higher the value and only 5 clones recorded the lowest value (Table-3). Li (2000) reported that measurement of WUE may be a useful trait for selecting genotypes with improved drought adaptation and biomass productivity under different environmental conditions. Net photosynthesis and related gas exchange parameters have been suggested as early selection criteria to improve the efficiency of tree breeding. The values ranged from 5.8-330 under varying levels of CO2. It was observed that water stressed Pinus radiata trees had higher WUE (Thompson and Wheeler 1992).
Higher intrinsic WUE was associated with productivity in Prosopis glandulosa and Acacia smallii (Polley et al.1996). It is reported that long-term structural and growth adjustments as well as changes in intrinsic WUE are important mechanisms of Acacia koa to withstand water limitation (Ares and Fownes
1999). Restricted stomatal opening will result in decreased stomatal conductance, lower transpiration rates and hence, increased plant water use efficiency
(Tricker et al, 2005). As a result, the plant may reduce stomatal frequencies under elevated CO2 concentration and maintain equal or increased carbon intake, so the relationship is of an inverse nature (Gregory, 1996; Fernandez et al., 1998).
Combined with reduced stomatal opening, conductance and transpiration rates, elevated CO2 concentration also depresses dark respiration rates also leading to increased water use efficiency (Wullschleger et al., 1992; Murray, 1995). Increase in water use efficiency has been found to increase drought tolerance in many plant species, which may allow increased plant distributions (Tyree and Alexander, 1993; Huxman et al., 1998). Whether future increases in plant distribution are realized is dependent upon whether increased water use efficiency will be greater than enhanced transpiration, as a result of global warming (Houghton et al., 1990 & 2001; Crowley, 2000).
Transpiration is one of the major gas exchange related traits associated with plant growth and productivity. In tree species stomatal transpiration
contributes more than 90% of total transpiration (Taiz and Zeiger 2002).
Instantaneous WUE is estimated as the ratio of net photosynthetic rate to transpiration (Petite et al.
2000). Higher the value, better the efficiency of the plant to divert water for photosynthesis than transpiration. Instantaneous water use efficiency, the ratio of amount of carbon fixed per unit amount of water lost through transpiration, differed significantly amongst the clones studied. Transpiration and photosynthesis are two major gas exchange parameters, which determine WUE of plants. With reference to the instantaneous water use efficiency, 3 clones (TC-1, 12 and 16) and 5 clones (TC-7, 8, 12, 13 and 20) sowed higher instantaneous water use efficiency value in elevated temperature and CO2 respectively compared to the ambient. These clones could be the ideal clones for water limited conditions. Kannan Warrier et al. (2007) found considerable variation with respect to physiological parameters including water use efficiency in 33 clones of Casuarina equisetifolia.
Table 1. Gas exchange characteristics in Teak clones subjected to conditions of elevated temperature and CO2 at the end of eight months.
Sl. No Gas exchange characteristics Treatments
Control Elevated temperature Elevated CO2
1. Net Photosynthetic Rate (Pn) (jmol m-2 s-1) 8.0a 6.34b 5.35c
2. Stomatal Conductance (gs) (mol m-2 s-1) 0.09a 0.06b 0.04b
3. Intercellular CO2 Concentration (Ci)(jl l-1) 275.26b 294.14a 230.79c
4. Transpiration Rate (E) (mmol m-2 s-1) 2.03a 2.00b 1.79c
5. Intrinsic Water Use Efficiency (jmol mol-1) 148.03b 122.76c 185.78a
6. Instantaneous Water Use Efficiency (jmol mmol-1) 4.84c 3.04a 3.71b
7. Intrinsic Carboxylation Efficiency (jmol m-2 s-1) 0.034c 0.021a 0.025b
8. Intrinsic Mesophyll Efficiency |jl l-1 (mol m-2 s-1)-1 4283.2c 6175.35b 7273.43a
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Table-2: Net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, intercellular C02 concentration and transpiration rate in Teak clones subjected to elevated temperature and C02 at the age of 8 months.
Clone ID Net Photosynthetic Rate (Pn) (pmol m'2s'') Stomatal Conductance (gs) (mol m* s'1) Intercellular CO: Concentration (CiJ(Mir') Transpiration Rate (E) (mmol m'2s’’)
Control ET EC Control ET EC Control ET EC Control ET EC
TC-1 7.9S“ 5.64* 5.3** 0.04^ 0.055** 0.076^ 233.0“ 293.2*1 £86.3*' 2.07e 1.08“ 3.54e
TC-2 6.62' 4.3' 3.96' 0.023' 0.017* 0.018' 214.0* 215.3* 216.5*1 0.89J 1.24ü 0.81“
TC-3 6.63“ 4.32' 3.96' 0.0249" 0.043g-i 0.016^ 224.3e4 342.514 220.4e4 0.92“ 1.86b 0.86“
TC^ 9.05" 5.71w 0.0231M 0.045h 0.014IM 117.8' 3428’ 117.6’ 1 21b 1.68b 0.95“
TC-5 623“ 3.92“ 3.57“ 0.163" 0.051“* 0..050“ 356.8“ 246.5“ 232.5“ 2.16e 2.01e 2.34e
TC-6 7.01‘ 8.69' 4.35' 0.027^ 0.057,H 0.015^ 1165 357.4' 135.21 0.67“ 1.62*1 0.82“
TC-7 10.37* 10.03“ 0.142** 0.083'* 0.039“* 365.4** 242.6e4 207.6e4 3.27e 3.05e 1.35b
TC-fl 8.1 S*9 5.84*a 5.5^ 0.158“* 0.084J* 0.015“* 388.6“* 351.3“ 138.2“ 2.57e 2.421e 0.84“
TC-9 8.02“ 5.7“ 5.36“ 0.082“* 0.118^ 0.060" 351.6“ 314.6“ 286.4“ 2.19e 1.98e 2.43e
TC-10 8.36* 6.05^ 5.71^ 0.052" 0.039" 0.053" 234.5eJ 351.7e" 243.8e-' 1.59* 1.421e 3.121e
TC-11 7.52|M 8.2^ 4.87*" 0.021' 0.035' 0.017 131.5* 299_3r 201.4*1 0.92“ 1.28b 0.96“
TC-12 9.44“ 7.12°^ 6.78“ 0.081 0.024f-i 0.025M 246.71*1 196.4^ 216.3H 224e 1.62^ 1.24b
TC-13 9.48b 7.16“ 6.82b 0.179“* 0.046“* 0.039** 394. S'1* 168.6" 251.4“ 3.27e 2.55e 1.82b
TC-14 6.92" 4.61e” 4.27e ■° 0.172'"* 0.080'* 0.048’* 410.3“ 350.5“ 223.8“ 3.44e 3.5Be 2.56e
TC-15 0.49“ 6.17“ 5.83“ 0.163>a 0.078“ 0.049“ 382.7“ 274.6“ 324.6“ 2.67e 2.18e 2.46e
TC-16 6.72e’' 4.41e" AST* 0.102'“ 0.065“ ooei"41 442.9“ 304.6“ 246.2“ 3.42e 1.821e 2.48e
TC-17 9.28^ 6.97^ 6.63^ 0.266" 0.037" 0.055" 232.1“ 307.3** 319.5“ 2.47e 2.68e 2.15e
TC-18 7.42,H 5.113" 4.76^ 0.0641" 0.044n 0050* 270.S?-9 246.8e4 284.3'*’ 1.62e 2.38e 1.86e
TC-19 7.19' 7.88' 4.54' 0.044w 0.051N 0.039n 148.4“ 318.3" 288.3" 0.95' 1.84e 2.11e
TC-20 7.6'" 5.29" 4.95'" 0.027*° 0.052“ 0.020“ 245.2e4 358.414 175.4e4 2.08e 1.621e 1.08b
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Clone ID Intrinsic water use efficiency (pmol mol' ’) Instantaneous water use efficiency (pmol mmol'1) Intrinsic Carboxylatior (^mol m^s"2 Efficiency Intrinsic Mesophyll Efficiency (pf'(molm' vy
Control ET EC Control ET EC Control ET EC Control ET EC
TC-1 igg.oo111 102.55b 69.74“ 3.85“ 5.22' 1.50“ 0.034° 0.019“ 0.019“ 582^ 5331d 3767“
TC-2 287.83'° 25294' 220.00' 7.44° 3.4/ 4.89' 0.031° 0.020° 0.018* 93041 12665' 12028*
TC-3 276.25“1 100.47° 248 75e 7.21 ‘ 2.32“ 4.63e 0.030° 0013“ 0.018“ 93461 7965' 13775*
TC^ 363.48° 201.1 Ie 407.86d 6.9 Ie 5.39' 6.01d 0.071' 0.026° 0.049° 5122* 761Ë* 8400‘
TC-5 38.22“ 76.86“ 71.40“ 2.88“ 1.95“ 1.53“ 0.017“ 0.016“ 0.015“ 2189“ 4833' 4650°
TC-6 114.92° 152.46b 290 00e 10.46e 5.36' 5.30' 0.060° 0.024° 0.032e 1910“ 62701 90131
TC-7 89.30“ 124.94b 257.13e 3.88“ 3.40° 7.43d 0.035° 0.043° 0.048° 2573“ 2923“ 5323'
TC-3 51.50“ 69.52“ 366.6/ 3.1/ 2.41“ 6.55° 0.021“ 0.01/ 0.040° 2459“ 4182' 9213*
TC-9 97.80“ 48.31“ 89.33“ 3.66“ 2.88“ 2.21“ 0.023“ 0018“ 0.019“ 4288e 2666“ 4773°
TC-10 160.77° 155.13b 107.74b 5.26' 4.26° 1.83“ 0.036° 0.01/ 0.023° 4510e 9018° 4600°
TC-11 358.1 & 234.57 286.47 8.170 6.41d 5.07 0.057* 0 027° 0.024° 6262" 85518 11847»
TC-12 116.54° 296.6/ 271.20' 4.21b 4 40' 5 4/ 0.038° 0.036e 0.031' 3046" 81839 8652*
TC-13 52.96“ 155.65b 174.8/ 2.90“ 2 81“ 3.75* 0.024“ 0 042° 0.02/ 2204“ 3665° 6446°
TC-14 40.23“ 57.63“ 88.96“ 2.01“ 1.29“ 1.6/ 0.017“ 0013“ 0.019“ 2385“ 4381' 4663°
TC-15 52.09“ 79.10“ 118.98" 3.18“ 2.83“ 2.3/ 0.022* 0 022° 0.018“ 2348“ 3521b 6624°
TC-1S 65.88“ 67.85“ 66.72“ 1.96“ 2.42“ 1.64“ 0.015“ 0014“ 0.017“ 4342e 4686' 4036°
TC-17 34.89“ 188.38° 120.5511 3.76“ 2.60* 3.08" 0.04CF 0 023° 0.021° 873“ 83059 5809e
TC-18 115.94b 116.14b 95.20“ 4.58° 2.15“ 2.56“ 0.02/ 0.021° 0.017“ 4223e 5609° 5686'
TC-19 163.41b 154.51b 116.41b 7.5/ 4.28° 2.15“ 0.048' 0.025° 0.016“ 3373b 6241' 7392‘
TC-20 281.48““ 101.73° 247.50' 3.65“ 3.2/ 4,58e 0.031° 0.015“ 0.028° 9081' 6892* 8770*
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might have greater dependency of photosynthesis on mesophyll characters than stomatal characters. This was evident from the comparatively higher intrinsic mesophyll efficiency values for these clones over those exhibiting higher WUE and carboxylation efficiency. Similar observations have been made in rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) (Nataraja and Jacob, 1999) and sandal wood (Arunkumar et al., 2009).
Net photosynthesis and related physiological parameters have been suggested as early selection criteria to improve the efficiency of tree breeding (Balasubramanian and Gurumurthi, 2001). The selections made in the study could be potential candidates' for different agroclimatic zones due to their ability to adapt to varied climatic conditions and also for the development of site specific seed orchards.
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