Claim · model-written summary
Passiflora morifolia had a highest net photosynthetic rate of 21.09 at 50 and 75% shade.
- Taxon
- P. morifolia
Passiflora morifoliae4 - Outcome
- net photosynthetic rate (P N)e4
- Direction
- higheste4
- Value
- 21.09e4
- Qualifier
- observed at 50 and 75% shadee4
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Verbatim
e4“The highest values of net photosynthetic rate (P N) for P. morifolia, P. palmeri var. sublanceolata, and P. suberosa litoralis were 21.09, 16.15, and 12.36 μmol(CO2) m-2 s-1, observed at 50 and 75% shade and full sunlight, respectively”
Title
Photosynthetic characteristics of ornamental passion flowers grown under different light intensities
M. V. Pires; A. A. F. Almeida; A. L. Figueiredo; et al. Photosynthetica 2011. doi:10.1007/s11099-011-0075-2
Other claims from this paper (16)
- Observation Passiflora morifolia had the highest light-saturated net photosynthetic rate at 50% shade.
- Observation Passiflora morifolia had the highest light compensation point at 25% shade.
- Observation Passiflora suberosa litoralis had the highest P max at full sunlight.
- Observation Passiflora palmeri var. sublanceolata had the highest P max, R D and LCP at 25% shade.
- Observation Passiflora palmeri var. sublanceolata had a highest net photosynthetic rate of 16.15 at 50 and 75% shade.
- Observation Passiflora suberosa litoralis had a highest net photosynthetic rate of 12.36 at full sunlight.
- Observation Maximum photochemical efficiency of PSII (Fv/Fm) differed significantly only in Passiflora suberosa litoralis, being higher at 75% shade.
- Observation Minimal chlorophyll fluorescence (F0) increased with irradiance in Passiflora suberosa litoralis.
- Observation Minimal chlorophyll fluorescence (F0) increased with irradiance in Passiflora palmeri var. sublanceolata.
- Intervention effect Total chlorophyll concentration was higher in shaded Passiflora plants than in plants grown in full sunlight.
- Intervention effect Chl a/b ratio was reduced in shaded Passiflora plants.
- Association Leaf area and specific leaf area were highest at 75% shade with a significant shade effect in the three species.
- Association Foliar tissue thickness was significantly higher in the three Passiflora species at full sunlight and 25% shade.
- Observation Passiflora morifolia and P. palmeri var. sublanceolata appear adapted to moderate shade.
- Observation Passiflora suberosa litoralis showed higher plasticity to variation in irradiance levels.
- Observation Photoinhibition was a limiting factor for Passiflora suberosa litoralis at full sunlight.