Changes in leaf stomatal conductance, petiole hydraulics and vessel morphology in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L. cv. Chasselas) under different light and irrigation regimes

SILVINA DAYER, JORGE PÉREZ PEÑA; LAURENT TORREGROSA; JORGE PRIETO; JORGE PEREZ PEÑA; FRANCINE VOINESCO; VIVIAN ZUFFEREY; JORGE PEREZ PEÑA; FRANCINE VOINESCO; VIVIAN ZUFFEREY; KATIA GINDRO; LILIANA MARTINEZ,; KATIA GINDRO; LILIANA MARTINEZ,; SILVINA DAYER, JORGE PÉREZ PEÑA; LAURENT TORREGROSA; JORGE PRIETO

FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

CSIRO PUBLISHING

Lugar: Collingwood; Año: 2017 p. 679 - 693

1445-4408

Hydraulic conductance and water transport in plants may be affected by environmental factors, which in turn regulate leaf gas exchange, plant growth and yield. In this study, we assessed the combined effects of radiation and water regimes on leaf stomatal conductance (gs), petiole specific hydraulic conductivity (Kpetiole) and anatomy (vessel number and size); and leaf aquaporin gene expression of field-grown grapevines at the Agroscope Research Station (Leytron, Switzerland). Chasselas vines were subjected to two radiation (sun and shade) levels combined with two water (irrigated and water-stressed) regimes. The sun and shade leaves received approximately 61.2 and 1.48 mol.m-2.d-1 of photosynthetically active radiation, respectively, during a clear-sky day. The irrigated vines were watered weekly from bloom to veraison while the water-stressed vines did not receive any irrigation during the season. Water stress reduced gs and Kpetiole relative to well watered vines throughout the season. The petioles from water-stressed vines showed fewer large-sized vessels than those from well-irrigated vines. The shaded leaves from the irrigated vines exhibited a higher Kpetiole than the sun leaves at the end of the season, which was partially explained by a higher number of vessels per petiole and possibly by the up regulation of some of the aquaporins measured in the leaf. These results suggest that not only plant water status but also the light environment at the leaf level affected leaf and petiole hydraulics.