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Evaluation of chlorophyll fluorescence as an indicator of dehydration stress in American chestnut seedlings

Phillip O Woolery, Justin L Schmal and Anthony S Davis
Native Plants Journal, March 2010, 11 (1) 27-32; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2979/NPJ.2010.11.1.27
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American chestnut (Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. [Fagaceae]) was an important species for timber and wildlife in the eastern US, but it was decimated by chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica (Murr.) Barr [Valsaceae]). Recent advances in breeding for resistance to chestnut blight have increased interest in the silviculture and management of this species for deployment in afforestation programs. Three-mo-old American chestnut seedlings grown in containers were allocated to 4 treatments (0, 24, 48, or 72 h without irrigation) and subsequently evaluated for chlorophyll fluorescence, measured as maximum quantum yield (Fv/Fm). Maximum quantum yield was constant until seedlings had irrigation withheld for 48 h, after which Fv/Fm plummeted and leaves became permanently wilted. Our results showed that dehydration affected chlorophyll fluorescence in American chestnut seedlings. Unfortunately, the abruptness at which Fv/Fm transitions from turgor to permanent wilting point suggests a lack of resolution and that chlorophyll fluorescence is not presently a viable method for assessing seedling dehydration stress.

  • seedling quality
  • nursery production
  • container seedlings
  • Fagaceae
NOMENCLATURE
  • American chestnut: USDA NRCS (2009)
  • Chestnut blight: ITIS (2009)

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Phillip O Woolery, Justin L Schmal, Anthony S Davis
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Keywords

  • seedling quality
  • nursery production
  • container seedlings
  • Fagaceae
  • American chestnut: USDA NRCS (2009)
  • Chestnut blight: ITIS (2009)
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