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Saravesi K, Markkola A, Taulavuori E, Syvänperä I, Suominen O, Suokas M, Saikkonen K, Taulavuori K. Impacts of experimental warming and northern light climate on growth and root fungal communities of Scots pine populations. FUNGAL ECOL 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2018.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Alakärppä E, Taulavuori E, Valledor L, Marttila T, Jokipii-Lukkari S, Karppinen K, Nguyen N, Taulavuori K, Häggman H. Early growth of Scots pine seedlings is affected by seed origin and light quality. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 237:120-128. [PMID: 31078909 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2019.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Plants have evolved a suite of photoreceptors to perceive information from the surrounding light conditions. The aim of this study was to examine photomorphogenic effects of light quality on the growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings representing southern (60 °N) and northern (68 °N) origins in Finland. We measured the growth characteristics and the expression of light-responsive genes from seedlings grown under two LED light spectra: (1) Retarder (blue and red wavelengths in ratio 0.7) inducing compact growth, and (2) Booster (moderate in blue, green and far-red wavelengths, and high intensity of red light) promoting shoot elongation. The results show that root elongation, biomass, and branching were reduced under Retarder spectrum in the seedlings representing both origins, while inhibition in seed germination and shoot elongation was mainly detected in the seedlings of northern origin. The expression of ZTL and HY5 was related to Scots pine growth under both light spectra. Moreover, the expression of PHYN correlated with growth when exposed to Retarder, whereas CRY2 expression was associated with growth under Booster. Our data indicates that blue light and the deficiency of far-red light limit the growth of Scots pine seedlings and that northern populations are more sensitive to blue light than southern populations. Furthermore, the data analyses suggest that ZTL and HY5 broadly participate in the light-mediated growth regulation of Scots pine, whereas PHYN responses to direct sunlight and the role of CRY2 is in shade avoidance. Altogether, our study extends the knowledge of light quality and differential gene expression affecting the early growth of Scots pines representing different latitudinal origins.
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Affiliation(s)
- Emmi Alakärppä
- Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland.
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- Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland.
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- Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Oviedo, Cat. Rodrígo Uría s/n, E-33071, Oviedo, Spain.
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- Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland.
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 27, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland.
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- Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland.
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- Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland.
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- Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland.
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Aikio S, Taulavuori K, Hurskainen S, Taulavuori E, Tuomi J. Contributions of day length, temperature and individual variability on the rate and timing of leaf senescence in the common lilac Syringa vulgaris. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 39:961-970. [PMID: 31034022 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpz013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Deciduous trees prepare for winter by breaking up chlorophyll and other nitrogen-rich compounds, which are resorbed for storage. Timing is important as senescence too early will waste growing season, while senescence too late risks the loss of the leaf resources to frost. While plants of temperate and boreal regions use decreasing day length as a cue of approaching winter, we show that decreasing temperature may also play a role in the variability of leaf senescence. We investigated the timing of autumnal decrease in photosynthetic efficiency and the concentration of chlorophyll and total carotenoids in nine common lilac (Syringa vulgaris L.) trees over two consecutive years. Day length explained a greater proportion of photosynthetic efficiency, but temperature had a significant additional role, which seems to be related to individual differences. Precipitation and cloudiness did not explain photosynthetic efficiency. Photosynthetic efficiency was higher outside the canopy and at high and middle elevations than inside and low elevations of the canopy. Late onset of senescence led to a steeper decline in photosynthetic efficiency than early senescence. The onset of decline in photosynthetic efficiency differed between years, but there was no difference in the steepest rate of change in photosynthetic efficiency with respect to sampling year or location. Contributions of day-length vs temperature to leaf senescence have important consequences for the adaptability and invasibility of deciduous trees in a changing climate, especially at the edge of species distributions.
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- Sami Aikio
- Ecology and Genetics Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014, Finland
- Botany Unit, Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS, University of Helsinki, P. O. Box 7, FI-00014, Finland
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- Ecology and Genetics Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014, Finland
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- Ecology and Genetics Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014, Finland
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- Ecology and Genetics Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014, Finland
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- Ecology and Genetics Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014, Finland
- Department of Biology, University of Turku, FI-20014, Finland
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Taulavuori K, Taulavuori E, Saravesi K, Jylänki T, Kainulainen A, Pajala J, Markkola A, Suominen O, Saikkonen K. Competitive success of southern populations of Betula pendula and Sorbus aucuparia under simulated southern climate experiment in the subarctic. Ecol Evol 2017. [PMID: 28649360 PMCID: PMC5478116 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Global warming has been commonly accepted to facilitate species' range shifts across latitudes. Cross-latitudinal transplantations support this; many tree species can well adapt to new geographical areas. However, these studies fail to capture species' adaptations to new light environment because the experiments were not designed to explicitly separate species' responses to light and temperature. Here we tested reaction norms of tree seedlings in reciprocal transplantations 1,000 km apart from each other at two latitudes (60°N and 69°N). In contrast to past studies, we exposed our experimental plants to same temperature in both sites (temperature of 60°N growing site is recorded to adjust temperature of 69°N site in real time via Internet connection) while light environment (photoperiod, light quality) remained ambient. Shoot elongation and autumn coloration were studied in seedlings of two deciduous trees (Betula pendula and Sorbus aucuparia), which were expected to respond differently to day length. Sorbus as a member of Rosaceae family was assumed to be indifferent to photoperiod, while Betula responds strongly to day length. We hypothesized that (1) southern and northern populations of both species perform differently; (2) southern populations perform better in both sites; (3) autumn phenology of southern populations may delay in the northern site; (4) and Sorbus aucuparia is less dependent on light environment. According to the hypotheses, shoot elongation of northern population was inherently low in both species. An evolutionary consequence of this may be a competitive success of southern populations under warming climate. Southern population of B. pendula was delayed in autumn coloration, but not in growth cessation. Sorbus aucuparia was less responsive to light environment. The results suggest that light provides selection pressure in range shifts, but the response is species dependent.
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- Kari Taulavuori
- Department of Ecology and Genetics University of Oulu Oulu Finland
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- Department of Ecology and Genetics University of Oulu Oulu Finland
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- Department of Ecology and Genetics University of Oulu Oulu Finland
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- Department of Ecology and Genetics University of Oulu Oulu Finland
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- Department of Ecology and Genetics University of Oulu Oulu Finland
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- Department of Ecology and Genetics University of Oulu Oulu Finland
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- Centre for Environmental Research Kevo Subarctic Research Institute University of Turku Turku Finland
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