Claim · model-written summary
O. japonicus had the strongest adaptability through photosynthetic and antioxidant responses.
- Taxon
- O. japonicus
Ophiopogon japonicuse0 - Outcome
- strongest adaptabilitye0
- Qualifier
- wide light tolerance rangee0
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Verbatim
e0“O. japonicus showed the strongest adaptability through comprehensive photosynthetic physiology and antioxidant mechanisms, with a wide light tolerance range.”
Title
Leaf Plasticity Responses of Four Urban Garden Plants to Low-Light Environments Under Viaducts
Dan He; Haitao Li; Pingxi Zhou; et al. Forests 2025. doi:10.3390/f16040651
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Association Lower light reduced leaf and palisade and spongy tissue thickness in most plants.
- Association Lower light reduced net photosynthetic rate and stomatal conductance in most plants.
- Association Lower light reduced Fv/Fm and Fv′/Fm′ in most plants.
- Association Lower light increased leaf area, chlorophyll and malondialdehyde content in most plants.
- Association Antioxidant enzyme activity rose as light declined.
- Association Photosynthetic indicators of O. japonicus initially increased and then decreased.
- Observation Overall plasticity ranked O. japonicus highest, then E. japonicus, P. tobira and L. sinense.
- Mechanism E. japonicus relied on photosynthetic, anatomical and leaf area adjustment.
- Mechanism P. tobira improved light tolerance through leaf area, epidermal and physiological changes.
- Observation L. sinense had the lowest adaptability with limited antioxidant and leaf thickness adjustments.
- Recommendation The authors recommend selecting plants with strong photosynthetic and physiological plasticity for shaded viaducts.