Individual architecture and photosynthetic performance of the submerged form of Drosera intermedia Hayne

Autor: Krzysztof Banaś, Anna Aksmann, Bartosz J. Płachno, Małgorzata Kapusta, Paweł Marciniak, Rafał Ronowski
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Plant Biology, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2229
DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05155-9
Popis: Abstract Drosera intermedia grows in acidic bogs in parts of valleys that are flooded in winter, and that often dry out in summer. It is also described as the sundew of the most heavily hydrated habitats in peatlands, and it is often found in water and even underwater. This sundew is the only one that can tolerate long periods of submersion, and more importantly produces a typical submerged form that can live in such conditions for many years. Submerged habitats are occupied by D. intermedia relatively frequently. The aim of the study was to determine the environmental conditions and architecture of individuals in the submerged form of D. intermedia. The features of the morphological and anatomical structure and chlorophyll a fluorescence of this form that were measured were compared with analogous ones in individuals that occurred in emerged and peatland habitats. The submerged form occurred to a depth of 20 cm. Compared to the other forms, its habitat had the highest pH (4.71–4.92; Me = 4.71), the highest temperature and substrate hydration, and above all, the lowest photosynthetically active radiation (PAR; 20.4–59.4%). This form differed from the other forms in almost all of the features of the plant’s architecture. It is particularly noteworthy that it had the largest main axis height among all of the forms, which exceeded 18 cm. The number of living leaves in a rosette was notable (18.1 ± 8.1), while the number of dead leaves was very low (6.9 ± 3.8). The most significant differences were in the shape of its submerged leaves, in which the length of the leaf blade was the lowest of all of the forms (0.493 ± 0.15 mm; p
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