Petal Morphology Is Correlated with Floral Longevity in Paeonia suffruticosa

Floral longevity (FL) is an important floral functional trait which is critical for flowering plants. FL shows great diversity among angiosperms; however, there is limited information on the mechanisms that influence differences in floral longevity, especially the relationship between petal anatomic...

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Published in:Agronomy (Basel) 2023-05, Vol.13 (5), p.1372
Main Authors: Guo, Yingzi, Qiu, Yongjie, Hu, Huan, Wang, Yanli, Mi, Zhaorong, Zhang, Shulin, He, Songlin, Jia, Wenqing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angiosperms
Blood vessels
Cultivars
cuticle thickness
Cuticles
Diameters
dry mass
Electron microscopes
Epidermis
Flowering
Flowering plants
Flowers
Flowers & plants
Longevity
Mesophyll
Morphology
Paeonia suffruticosa
petal thickness
Petals
Plant reproduction
Plants (botany)
Respiration
Senescence
Thickness
Trees
vein density
Veins & arteries
Veins (plant anatomy)
Water conservation
Water shortages
Water supply
Xylem
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Summary:Floral longevity (FL) is an important floral functional trait which is critical for flowering plants. FL shows great diversity among angiosperms; however, there is limited information on the mechanisms that influence differences in floral longevity, especially the relationship between petal anatomical traits and floral longevity. We aimed to examine (1) the relationships between petal anatomical traits and FL in tree peony cultivars and (2) the petal anatomical characteristics of longer FL cultivars. Eleven traits of six tree peony cultivars with different FL were investigated, including six water conservation traits (petal thickness, cuticle thickness, number of cell layers, mesophyll thickness, adaxial epidermis thickness and abaxial epidermis thickness), three water supply traits (vein density, number of xlylem vessels and xylem vessel diameter), petal fresh mass and petal dry mass across cultivars. There are significant differences in traits related to water conservation and water supply ability of tree peonies with different FL. Tree peony cultivars with long FL were characterized by the thicker Mesophyll, cuticles, adaxial and abaxial epidermis of the petals. There was a positive correlation between FL and vessel number and vessel diameter. These results suggest that the ability to retain water in flowers is associated with floral longevity. Petal traits related to water conservation and supply, including vein densities, mesophyll thickness, and epidermis thickness, are beneficial for prolonging the flower longevity in tree peonies.
ISSN:2073-4395
2073-4395
DOI:10.3390/agronomy13051372