Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology : HEB

Korean Society of Horticultural Science (한국원예학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Photosystem II Photochemical Efficiency and Photosynthetic Capacity in Leaves of Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis L.) under Winter Stress in the Field

  • Oh, Soonja (Agricultural Research Center for Climate Change, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science) ;
  • Koh, Seok Chan (Department of Biology and Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Jeju National University)
  • Received : 2014.05.09
  • Accepted : 2014.06.27
  • Published : 2014.10.31
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

The effects of winter stress on photosynthesis of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.) were determined over the course of a year. Changes in gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters largely tracked seasonal changes of temperature, precipitation, and atmospheric vapor pressure deficit. Intrinsic photosystem II (PSII) efficiency (estimated from the ratio of variable over maximal chlorophyll fluorescence, $F_v/F_m$) was at maximal levels (0.80-0.83) during the summer, then decreased in the fall and remained below 0.6 from January to March. The low levels of $F_v/F_m$ in the winter were accompanied by the strongest quenching of maximal ($F_m$) and initial ($F_o$) fluorescence, presumably reflecting engagement of photoprotective thermal energy dissipation. Net photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, and stomatal conductance were highest in the summer and lowest from late fall to early spring. These data suggested that PSII photochemical efficiencies and photosynthetic capacity of tea plant were limited under low temperature in the winter. On the other hand, a greater water use efficiency, lower light compensation point, and lower light intensity at which photosynthesis became saturated might be advantageous for tea plants acclimated to the lower precipitation levels and light intensities of winter. Analysis of the relationships between temperature or humidity and photosynthetic variables suggested that tea plants might benefit from irrigation in winter.

Keywords

Acknowledgement

Supported by : Jeju National University

References

  1. Adams III, W.W. and B. Demmig-Adams. 1994. Carotenoid composition and down regulation of photosystem II in three conifer species during the winter. Physiol. Plant. 92:451-458. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3054.1994.tb08835.x
  2. Adams III, W.W., B. Demmig-Adams, T.N. Rosenstiel, A.K. Brightwell, and V. Ebbert. 2002. Photosynthesis and photoprotection in overwintering plants. Plant Biol. 4:545-557. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2002-35434
  3. Adams III, W.W., B. Demmig-Adams, T.N. Rosenstiel, and V. Ebbert. 2001. Dependence of photosynthesis and energy dissipation activity upon growth form and light environment during the winter. Photosynth. Res. 67:51-62. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010688528773
  4. Adams III, W.W., C.R. Zarter, K.E. Mueh, V. Amiard, and B. Demmig-Adams. 2006. Energy dissipation and photoinhibition: A continuum of photoprotection, p. 49-64. In: B. Demmig-Adams, W.W. Adams III, and A.K. Mattoo (eds.). Photoprotection, photoinhibition, gene regulation, and environment. Advances in photosynthesis and respiration, vol. 21. Springer, Dordrecht. The Netherlands.
  5. Adams III, W.W., C.R. Zarter, V. Ebbert, and B. Demmig-Adams. 2004. Photoprotective strategies of overwintering evergreens. BioScience 54:41-49. https://doi.org/10.1641/0006-3568(2004)054[0041:PSOOE]2.0.CO;2
  6. Adams III, W.W., O. Muller, C.M. Cohu, and B. Demmig-Adams. 2013. May photoinhibition be a consequence, rather than a cause, of limited plant productivity? Photosynth. Res. 117:31-44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-013-9849-7
  7. Allen, D.J. and D.R. Ort. 2001. Impacts of chilling temperatures on photosynthesis in warm-climate plants. Trends Plant Sci. 6:36-42.
  8. Atkin, O.K. and M.G. Tjoelker. 2003. Thermal acclimation and the dynamic response of plant respiration to temperature. Trends Plant Sci. 8:343-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1360-1385(03)00136-5
  9. Barman, T.S. and J.K. Saikia. 2005. Retention and allocation of 14C assimilates by maintenance leaves and harvest index of tea (Camellia sinensis L.). Photosynthetica 43:283-287. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-005-0046-6
  10. Barman, T.S., U. Baruah, and J.K. Saikia. 2008. Irradiance influences tea leaf (Camellia sinensis L.) photosynthesis and transpiration. Photosynthetica 46:618-621. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-008-0104-y
  11. Barua, D.N. 1989. Photosynthesis and respiration: Effect of temperature, p. 390-393. In: D.N. Barua (ed.). Science and practice in tea culture. Tea Research Association, Calcutta, India.
  12. Berry, J. and O. Bjorkman. 1980. Photosynthetic response and adaptation to temperature in higher plants. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 31:491-543. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.pp.31.060180.002423
  13. Bjorkman, O. and B. Demmig. 1987. Photon yield of $O_2$ evolution and chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics at 77K among vascular plants of diverse origins. Planta 170:489-504. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00402983
  14. Carr, M.K.V. and W. Stephens. 1992. Climate, weather and the yield of tea, p. 87-135. In: K.C. Willson and M.N. Clifford (eds.). Tea: Cultivation to consumption. Chapman and Hall, London.
  15. Catoni, R. and L. Gratani. 2014. Variation in leaf respiration and photosynthesis ratio in response to air temperature and water availability among Mediterranean evergreen trees. J. Arid Environ. 102:82-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2013.11.013
  16. Cohu, C.M., O. Muller, J.J. Stewart, B. Demmig-Adams, and W.W. Adams III. 2013. Association between minor loading vein architecture and light- and $CO_2$-saturated photosynthetic oxygen evolution among Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes from different latitudes. Front. Plant Sci. 4:264. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00264.
  17. Cohu, C.M., O. Muller, W.W. Adams III, and B. Demmig-Adams. 2014. Leaf anatomical and photosynthetic acclimation to cool temperature and high light in two winter versus two summer annuals. Physiol. Plant. 152:164-173. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12154
  18. Fujiki, H., M. Suganuma, S. Okabe, N. Sueoka, A. Komori, E. Sueoka, T. Kozu, Y. Tada, K. Suga, K. Imai, and K. Nakachi. 1998. Cancer inhibition by green tea. Mutat. Res. 402:307-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0027-5107(97)00310-2
  19. Givnish, T.J., R.A. Montgomery, and G. Goldstein. 2004. Adaptive radiation of photosynthetic physiology in the Hawaiian lobeliads: Light regimes, static light responses, and whole-plant compensation points. Amer. J. Bot. 91:228-246. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.91.2.228
  20. Grace, J. 1987. Climatic tolerance and distribution of plants. New Phytol. 106:113-130.
  21. Graham, H.N. 1992. Green tea composition, consumption, and polyphenol chemistry. Prev. Med. 21:334-350. https://doi.org/10.1016/0091-7435(92)90041-F
  22. Gratani, L., L. Varone, and R. Catoni. 2008. Relationships between net photosynthesis and leaf respiration in Mediterranean evergreen species. Photosynthetica 46:567-573. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-008-0095-8
  23. Hadfield, W. 1968. Leaf temperature, leaf pose and productivity of the tea bush. Nature 219:282-284. https://doi.org/10.1038/219282a0
  24. Hazra, N.G. and R. Kumar. 2002. Diurnal and seasonal variations in gas exchange property of tea leaves. J. Plant Biol. 29:169-173.
  25. Ikigai, H., T. Nakae, Y. Hara, and T. Shimamura. 1993. Bactericidal catechins damage the lipid bilayer. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1147: 132-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-2736(93)90323-R
  26. Joshi, S.C. and L.M.S. Palni. 1998. Clonal variation in temperature response of photosynthesis in tea. Plant Sci. 137:225-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00015-6
  27. Joshi, S.C., N. Bag, L.M.S. Palni, M.S. Bisht, and P. Vyas. 2000. Use of $CO_2$ uptake and chlorophyll fluorescence for early selection of tea clones: An assessment. J. Plant Biol. 27:247-252.
  28. Juneja, L.R., D.C. Chu, T. Okubo, Y. Nagato, and H. Yokogoshi. 1999. L-theanine a unique amino acid of green tea and its relaxation effect in humans. Trends Food Sci. Technol. 10:199-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0924-2244(99)00044-8
  29. Kingston-Smith, A.H., J. Harbinson, J. Williams, and C.H. Foyer. 1997. Characterization of chilling sensitivity in maize. II. Effect of chilling on carbon assimilation, enzyme activation and photosynthetic electron transport in the absence of photoinhibition. Plant Physiol. 114:1039-1046. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.114.3.1039
  30. Kitajima, M. and W.L. Butler. 1975. Quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence and primary photochemistry in chloroplasts by dibromothymoquinone. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 376:105-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-2728(75)90209-1
  31. Kruger, G.H.J., M. Tsimilli-Michael, and R.J. Strasser. 1997. Light stress evokes plastic and elastic modifications in structure and function of photosystem II in camellia leaves. Physiol. Plant 101: 265-277. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3054.1997.tb00996.x
  32. Labedev, G.V. 1961. The tea bush under irrigation. Izvestia Akadamia Nauk SSSR, Moscow.
  33. Liu, D., S. Zhao, Z. Zhang, and Y. Liu. 2003. Photosynthesis of different cultivars of Camellia japonica L. in green house. Acta Hort. Sin. 30:65-68.
  34. Lotito, S.B. and C.G. Fraga. 1998. (+)-Catechin prevents human plasma oxidation. Free Radic. Biol. Med. 24:435-441. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0891-5849(97)00276-1
  35. Lyons, J.M. 1973. Chilling injury in plants. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. 24:445-466. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.pp.24.060173.002305
  36. Marshall, B. and P.V. Biscoe. 1980. A model for C3 leaves describing the dependence of net photosynthesis on irradiance. I. Derivation. J. Exp. Bot. 31:29-39. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/31.1.29
  37. Mohotti, A.J. and D.W. Lawlor. 2002. Diurnal variation of photosynthesis and photoinhibition in tea: Effects of irradiance and nitrogen supply during growth in the field. J. Exp. Bot. 53:313-322. https://doi.org/10.1093/jexbot/53.367.313
  38. Oh, S.J., J.H. Lee, K.S. Ko, and S.C. Koh. 2012. Chlorophyll fluorescence and $CO_2$ fixation capacity in leaves of Camellia sinensis, Camellia japonica, and Citrus unshiu. Kor. J. Environ. Biol. 30:98-106.
  39. Oh, S.J., J.H. Lee, K.S. Ko, and S.C. Koh. 2013a. Chlorophyll fluorescence and $CO_2$ fixation capacity of the leaves of tea plants (Camellia sinensis L.) grown in the field. J. Kor. Tea Soc. 19:34-40.
  40. Oh, S.J., W.W. Adams III, B. Demmig-Adams, and S.C. Koh. 2013b. Seasonal photoprotective responses in needles of Korean fir (Abies koreana) over an altitudinal gradient on Mount Halla, Jeju Island, Korea. Arct. Antarct. Alp. Res. 45:238-248. https://doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-45.2.238
  41. Pearcy, R.W. 1990. Sunflecks and photosynthesis in plant canopies. Ann. Rev. Plant Physiol. Mol. Biol. 41:421-453. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.pp.41.060190.002225
  42. Ribeiro, R.V., E.C. Machado, M.G. Santos, and R.F. Oliveira. 2009. Photosynthesis and water relations of well-watered orange plants as affected by winter and summer conditions. Photosynthetica 47:215-222. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-009-0035-2
  43. Sanchez, E.P., M.E.R. Vargas, and J.C.R. Gutierrez. 2013. Hepatotoxicity due to green tea consumption (Camellia sinensis). Rev. Col. Gastroenterol. 28:43-49.
  44. Strasser, B.J. and R.J. Strasser. 1995. Measuring fast fluorescence transients to address environmental questions: The JIP test, p. 977-980. In: P. Mathis (ed.). Photosynthesis: From light to biosphere, Vol. 5. Kluer Academic, The Netherlands.
  45. Strasser, R.J., A. Srivastava, and M. Tsimilli-Michael. 2000. The fluorescence transient as a tool to characterize and screen photosynthetic samples, p. 445-483. In: M. Yunus, U. Pathre, and P. Mohanty (eds.). Probing photosynthesis: Mechanism, regulation and adaptation. Taylor and Francis, Florence, KY, USA.
  46. Valladares, F., M.T. Allen, and R.W. Pearcy. 1997. Photosynthetic responses to dynamic light under field conditions in six tropical rainforest shrubs occurring along a light gradient. Oecologia 111:505-514. https://doi.org/10.1007/s004420050264
  47. Verhoeven, A.S., W.W. Adams III, and B. Demmig-Adams. 1996. Close relationship between the state of the xanthophyll cycle pigments and photosystem II efficiency during recovery from winter stress. Physiol. Plant. 96:567-576. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3054.1996.tb00228.x
  48. Watson, M. 1986. Soil and climatic requirements, p. 3-5. In: P. Sivapalan, S. Kulasegaram, and A. Kathiravetpillai (eds.). Hand book on tea. Tea Research Institute, Sri Lanka.
  49. Weisburger, J.H. 1997. Tea and health: A historical perspective. Cancer Lett. 114:315-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3835(97)04691-0
  50. Wijeratne, M.A., A. Anandacoomaraswamy, M.K.S.L.D. Amarathunga, J. Ratnasiri, B.R.S.B. Basnayake, and N. Kalra. 2007. Assessment of impact of climate change on productivity of tea (Camellia sinensis L.) plantations in Sri Lanka. J. Natl. Sci. Found. Sri. 35:119-126.
  51. Zarter, C.R., W.W. Adams III, V. Ebbert, D. Cuthbertson, I. Adamska, and B. Demmig-Adams. 2006a. Winter down-regulation of intrinsic photosynthetic capacity coupled with up-regulation of Elip-like proteins and persistent energy dissipation in a subalpine forest. New Phytol. 172:272-282. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01815.x
  52. Zarter, C.R., W.W. Adams III, V. Ebbert, I. Adamska, S. Jansson, and B. Demmig-Adams. 2006b. Winter acclimation of PsbS and related proteins in the evergreen Arctostaphylos uva-ursi as influenced by altitude and light environment. Plant Cell Environ. 29:869-878. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2005.01466.x

Cited by

  1. Twin-cuvette measurement technique for investigation of dry deposition of O3 and PAN to plant leaves under controlled humidity conditions vol.8, pp.11, 2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/amtd-8-12051-2015
  2. LED 식물공장에서 산란 유리 이용에 의한 상추(Lactuca Sativa L.)의 군락 광분포, 광합성 및 생장 향상 vol.34, pp.1, 2014, https://doi.org/10.12972/kjhst.20160015
  3. Twin-cuvette measurement technique for investigation of dry deposition of O3 and PAN to plant leaves under controlled humidity conditions vol.9, pp.2, 2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-599-2016
  4. Partial shade optimizes photosynthesis and growth in bayberry (Myrica rubra) trees vol.58, pp.3, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13580-017-0003-x