Abstract
In order to test L. leucocephala's ability and uncover the physiological mechanism to adapt to draught, the paper investigated the physiological responses of L. leucocephala seedlings in leaf water content, chlorophyll content and photosynthetic capacity to drought stress. Results showed that the seedlings had a good ability to keep water as its LWC, and did not decrease significantly until 12d draught. The chlorophyll content increased significantly meanwhile the Chlorophyll (a/b) ratio decreased; The Pn, Tr and stomatal Gs of leaves significantly decreased, but the WUE increased; These results showed that L. leucocephala seedlings could maintain a reasonable physiological activity by keeping LWC, increasing chlorophyll content and reducing photosynthetic activity when subjected to drought stress. Therefore, it displays considerable tolerance to draught stress and could be selected as a suitable pioneer species for the ecological restoration of degraded ecosystem in Southwest China.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf water content in Leucaena seedlings did not decrease significantly until 12 days of drought.
- Taxon
- L. leucocephala
Leucaena leucocephalae1 - Outcome
- LWCe0
- Direction
- did not decreasee0
- Qualifier
- until 12d draughte0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the seedlings had a good ability to keep water as its LWC, and did not decrease significantly until 12d draught”
e1“L. leucocephala seedlings in leaf water content”
Claim · model-written summary
Drought significantly increased chlorophyll content in Leucaena seedlings.
- Taxon
- L. leucocephalaLeucaena leucocephalae1
- Outcome
- chlorophyll contente0
- Direction
- increasede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The chlorophyll content increased significantly”
e1“L. leucocephala seedlings in leaf water content”
Claim · model-written summary
Drought decreased the chlorophyll a/b ratio in Leucaena seedlings.
- Taxon
- L. leucocephalaLeucaena leucocephalae1
- Outcome
- Chlorophyll (a/b) ratioe0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the Chlorophyll (a/b) ratio decreased”
e1“L. leucocephala seedlings in leaf water content”
Claim · model-written summary
Drought significantly decreased Pn, Tr and stomatal Gs in Leucaena leaves.
- Taxon
- L. leucocephalaLeucaena leucocephalae1
- Outcome
- Pn, Tr and stomatal Gs of leavese0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The Pn, Tr and stomatal Gs of leaves significantly decreased”
e1“L. leucocephala seedlings in leaf water content”
Claim · model-written summary
Drought increased water use efficiency in Leucaena seedlings.
- Taxon
- L. leucocephalaLeucaena leucocephalae1
- Outcome
- WUEe0
- Direction
- increasede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the WUE increased”
e1“L. leucocephala seedlings in leaf water content”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors consider Leucaena seedlings tolerant of drought.
- Taxon
- L. leucocephalaLeucaena leucocephalae1
- Outcome
- considerable tolerance to draught stresse0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“it displays considerable tolerance to draught stress”
e1“L. leucocephala seedlings in leaf water content”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose Leucaena as a pioneer species for ecological restoration in Southwest China.
- Taxon
- L. leucocephalaLeucaena leucocephalae1
- Outcome
- selected as a suitable pioneer species for the ecological restoratione0
- Setting
- Southwest Chinae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“could be selected as a suitable pioneer species for the ecological restoration of degraded ecosystem in Southwest China”
e1“L. leucocephala seedlings in leaf water content”