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Photosynthetic Performance and Vegetative Growth in a New Red Leaf Pear: Comparison of Scion Genotypes Using a Complex, Grafted-Plant System.

ABSTRACT: Leaf photosynthetic performance of a new red-skinned inter-specific hybrid pear variety called 'PremP009' (PIQA®BOO®) is presently unknown and therefore was compared to the Asian pear variety 'Hosui'. The seasonal growth patterns and the final dry matter accumulation of all tree components were also investigated for both genotypes in their first year of growth after grafting. Leaf gas exchange and tree growth comparisons were assessed using an innovative grafted plant system, which involved a bi-axis tree with the presence of combinations of identical or mixed (one of each genotype) 'PremP009' and 'Hosui' scion genotypes grafted onto a single clonal rootstock ('Buerre Hardy' BA29). This experimental grafted plant system allowed a technique for comparing leaf photosynthesis of two scion genotypes on the same root system, thereby avoiding between-plant differences in plant water relations. 'PremP009' had higher leaf photosynthesis and higher leaf mass compared with 'Hosui.' However, by the end of the first year of growth, primary shoots of 'PremP009' were shorter with fewer nodes, corresponding to less dry weight gain in primary shoot leaves and stems. This vegetative behavior of 'PremP009' is likely a response to the smaller individual leaf area in the early season affecting light capture that greatly limits dry matter accumulation of young trees. HIGHLIGHTS - The bi-axis grafting technique never showed before in a scientific paper presents a strategic system for a comparative study of red/green leaf photosynthetic performance and related dry matter partitioning.

SUBMITTER: Tozzi F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5895778 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Photosynthetic Performance and Vegetative Growth in a New Red Leaf Pear: Comparison of Scion Genotypes Using a Complex, Grafted-Plant System.

Tozzi Francesca F van Hooijdonk Ben M BM Tustin Donald S DS Corelli Grappadelli Luca L Morandi Brunella B Losciale Pasquale P Manfrini Luigi L

Frontiers in plant science 20180405

Leaf photosynthetic performance of a new red-skinned inter-specific hybrid pear variety called 'PremP009' (PIQA®BOO®) is presently unknown and therefore was compared to the Asian pear variety 'Hosui'. The seasonal growth patterns and the final dry matter accumulation of all tree components were also investigated for both genotypes in their first year of growth after grafting. Leaf gas exchange and tree growth comparisons were assessed using an innovative grafted plant system, which involved a bi ...[more]

PMID: 29675027

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Photosynthetic Performance and Vegetative Growth in a New Red Leaf Pear: Comparison of Scion Genotypes Using a Complex, Grafted-Plant System.

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Photosynthetic Performance and Vegetative Growth in a New Red Leaf Pear: Comparison of Scion Genotypes Using a Complex, Grafted-Plant System.

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