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Seasonal changes in carbohydrates, cyclitols, and water relations of 3 field grown Eucalyptus species from contrasting taxonomy on a common site
Variations saisonnières des hydrates de carbone, des cyclitols et des relations hydriques chez 3 espèces d’Eucalyptus de taxonomie contrastée, en plein champ et poussant sur un site commun
Annals of Forest Science volume 67, page 104 (2010)
Abstract
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• Alterations in plant chemistry underpin a suite of physiological adaptations to arid conditions. Qualitative and quantitative differences in leaf chemistry are found in the genus Eucalyptus correlating with physiological adaptation to aridity.
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• Here we investigate seasonal water relations of three field grown eucalypt species grown at a common site known to differ in their ability to accumulate the cyclic sugar alcohol, quercitol.
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• We show that quercitol contributes significantly to osmotic relations in field grown trees of Eucalyptus melliodora but is present only in trace amounts in E. rubida and E. obliqua.
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• Measured concentrations of quercitol account for the difference in osmotic potentials between species and can be interpreted as a mechanism for adaptation to low water availability.
Résumé
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• Des altérations dans la chimie des plants soutiennent une série d’adaptations physiologiques à l’aridité. Des différences qualitatives et quantitatives dans la chimie des feuilles sont trouvées chez le genre Eucalyptus en corrélation avec les adaptations physiologiques à l’aridité.
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• Ici, nous étudions les relations hydriques saisonnières de 3 espèces d’Eucalyptus de plein champ, poussant sur un site commun, connues pour être différentes au plan de leur capacité à accumuler le quercitol.
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• Nous montrons que le quercitol contribue de manière significative aux relations osmotiques chez Eucalyptus melliodora mais est seulement présent à l’état de trace chez Eucalyptus rubida et Eucalyptus obliqua.
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• Les concentrations de quercitol qui ont été mesurées rendent compte des différences de potentiel osmotique observées entre les espèces et peuvent être interprétées comme un mécanisme d’adaptation à la faible disponibilité en eau.
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Merchant, A., Arndt, S.K., Rowell, D.M. et al. Seasonal changes in carbohydrates, cyclitols, and water relations of 3 field grown Eucalyptus species from contrasting taxonomy on a common site. Ann. For. Sci. 67, 104 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1051/forest/2009085
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