Pigment patterns and photoprotection of anthocyanins in the young leaves of four dominant subtropical forest tree species in two successional stages under contrasting light conditions

Light-driven subtropical forest succession is a dynamic process in which mesophytic climax communities replace heliophytic ones. Juvenile leaves (particularly mesophytic ones) are sensitive to high irradiances. To determine the photoprotection strategy that juvenile leaves use during subtropical for...

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Published in:Tree physiology 2016-09, Vol.36 (9), p.1092-1104
Main Authors: Zhu, H, Zhang, T J, Zhang, P, Peng, C L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthocyanins - metabolism
Antioxidants - metabolism
China
Forests
Light
Photosynthesis
Plant Leaves - metabolism
Plant Leaves - physiology
Plant Leaves - radiation effects
Trees - metabolism
Trees - physiology
Trees - radiation effects
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Summary:Light-driven subtropical forest succession is a dynamic process in which mesophytic climax communities replace heliophytic ones. Juvenile leaves (particularly mesophytic ones) are sensitive to high irradiances. To determine the photoprotection strategy that juvenile leaves use during subtropical forest succession, anthocyanin accumulation patterns were investigated in the young leaves of two mid-successional dominant trees (i.e., Schima superba and Castanopsis fissa) and two late-successional dominant trees (i.e., Cryptocarya concinna and Acmena acuminatissima) grown in 100% (FL) and 25% (LL) of full sunlight. All four tree species produced anthocyanins in their juvenile leaves when
ISSN:0829-318X
1758-4469
DOI:10.1093/treephys/tpw047