The present study was aimed to assess salt tolerance of some newly developed and candidate cultivars of wheat using gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters. Ten wheat cultivars including five newly developed (S-24, Saher2006, Fsd-2008, Lasani and Inqlab-91) and five candidate (P.B-18, M.P-65, S.H-20, AARI-10 and G.A-20) were grown in sand culture. Salt stress (150 mM NaCl in Hoagla...

In the present study, we investigated changes in chlorophyll fluorescence, photosynthetic parameters and fruit yields, as well as fruit phytochemical accumulation of strawberry (Fragaria ananassa Duch.) that had been cultivated in a greenhouse under different combinations of light intensity and temperature. In plants grown with low light (LL) photosystem II chlorophyll fluorescence was found to...

The effects of water deficit modelling by polyethylene glycol (PEG), metal nanoparticles (NPs) and their combined action on status, chlorophyll fluorescence pigments composition in the leaves three drought tolerant wheat genotypes – Triticum aestivum L. (Trypilska Favorytka cultivars) dicoccum Schrank. (cv. Holikovska), have been studied. Water deficit, induced PEG, as well treatment with NPs (...

The changes in PSII photochemistry in Spirulina platensis cells exposed to salinity stress (0-0.8 M NaCl) for 12 h were studied. Salinity stress induced a decrease in oxygen evolution activity, which correlated with the decrease in the quantum yield of PSII electron transport (PhiPSII). Phycocyanin content decreased significantly while chlorophyll content remained unchanged in salt-stressed cel...

Sulphurous acid derived from sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission leads to the pollution of irrigation water and inhibition plant growth. The safe concentration threshold NaHSO3 in plants should be clarified promote agricultural production. In this study, Orychophragmus violaceus seedlings were used as experimental materials five concentrations (i.e., 0, 1, 2, 5, 10 mmol·L−1) simultaneously sprayed on...

A study was conducted over 2 years to determine whether growth under elevated CO(2) (700 μmol mol(-1) ) and temperature (ambient + 4 °C) conditions modifies photochemical efficiency or only the use of electron transport products in spring wheat grown in field chambers. Elevated atmospheric CO(2) concentrations increased crop dry matter at maturity by 12-17%, while above-ambient temperatures d...

In this study, we investigated the effects of different lead (Pb) concentrations (0, 200, 600, 1000, 1400 mg kg-1 soil) on the growth, ion enrichment in the tissues, photosynthetic and physiological characteristics, and cellular structures of privet seedlings. We observed that with the increase in the concentrations of Pb, the growth of privet seedlings was restricted, and the level of Pb ion i...

The aim of this study was to explore the role of the mitochondrial alternative oxidase (AOX) in the protection of photosynthesis during drought in wheat leaves. The relative water contents of water-replete and drought-exposed wheat plants were 97.2+/-0.3 and 75+/-2, respectively. Drought increased the amount of leaf AOX protein and also enhanced the rate of AOX-dependent O(2) uptake by the resp...

Light is one of most important factors to plants because it is necessary for photosynthesis. In this study, physiological and gene expression analyses under different light intensities were performed in the seedlings of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) clone GT1. When light intensity increased from 20 to 1000 µmol m(-2) s(-1), there was no effect on the maximal quantum yield of photosystem II (...

This study was conducted in order to the effect of different concentrations lead pollution on photosynthetic characteristics and growth Miscanthus floridulus, reveal its adaptability stress. The differences gas exchange parameters, chlorophyll fluorescence pigment two floridulus populations, one population from Boluo an uncontaminated site, another Dabaoshan, a mine were compared studied throug...