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Temperature Relations of Plants

Temperature Relations of Plants Plants and endothermic homeothermic animals differ in how they regulate their body temperature. Leaf Energy Budget. Q abs = Q rad + Q conv + Q trans Abs = energy absorbed Rad = energy lost by radiation Conv = energy lost by convection

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Temperature Relations of Plants

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  1. Temperature Relations of Plants Plants and endothermic homeothermic animals differ in how they regulate their body temperature

  2. Leaf Energy Budget Qabs = Qrad + Qconv + Qtrans Abs = energy absorbed Rad = energy lost by radiation Conv = energy lost by convection Trans = energy lost by transpiration Environmental variables: light, air temperature, humidity Plant characteristics: leaf color, leaf shape, leaf angle, stomatal responses, height above soil surface

  3. Patterns of Plant Responses to Temperature Q10 = rate at temperature ‘T’ + 10 C/ rate at temperature ‘T’ If <2, then physical limitation; if >2, then process under metabolic control

  4. Plant responses to temperature show phenotypic plasticity Atriplex confertifolia (Salt Bush) - cold desert plant Atriplex vesicaria - warm desert plant

  5. Plant responses to temperature reflect genetic differences and geographical distributions

  6. Responses to Low Temperature – Tropical/Subtropical Plants Lowered metabolic rate, slower growth, altered development Chilling injury: injury when temperature drops below a critical temperature ‘Tm’ (not freezing) Cellular membranes go from fluid to solid and do not function Result: death of plant

  7. How does ice crystal formation kill a cell? Ice crystal formation inside a cell disrupts internal membranes and other structures Ice crystal formation outside a cell causes internal dehydration and damage to sensitive proteins Temperature and drought stress are very similar!

  8. Responses to Low Temperature – Temperate Plants Lowered metabolic rate, slower growth, altered development Induction of specific genes results in specific avoidance mechanisms: ↑carbohydrates and other solutes; leads to lowering of freezing point (sound familiar?) ↑degree of unsaturation of membrane lipids: membrane more fluid at lower temperatures ↑super cooling of tissue water: ice crystals do not form without nucleation sites until -37 C

  9. Responses of plants to high temperatures Heat dissipation through emission of long wave radiation, convection and transpiration* Drought stress causes stomates to close, leading to increase in leaf temperature; if temperature rises to 45 – 55 C, (for most plants) thermal injury or death results Hah! We can survive at 65 to 70 C! 

  10. Responses of plants to high temperatures - photosynthesis

  11. Responses of plants to high temperatures – heat shock proteins HSP (heat shock proteins) – synthesized in response to exposure to elevated temperatures -act as molecular chaperones to protect proteins from heat denaturation -related to “acquired thermotolerance” 1 - 28 C, 2h 2 - 45 C, 2h 3 - 40 C 15’45 C, 2h 4 - 40 C 30’45 C, 2h 5 - 40 C 1 h45 C, 2h

  12. Fire – Ultimate Temperature Stress Natural feature of ecological zones with dry season or during dry years Heat in fire depends on quantity and quality of available combustible material “Cold” fire: trees survive, nutrients released, seeds in soil break dormancy “Hot” fire: living vegetation including trees are killed; longer ecosystem recovery time; related to build-up of brush and other fire suppression strategies

  13. Effect of temperature on plant development Thermoperiod – temperature alternation between day and night related to developmental events: Tropical plants ~3 C Temperate plant 5 – 10 C -germination -vegetative development -flowering -fruit and seed development -senescence (death) & dormancy

  14. Characteristics of Leaf Senescence ↓growth and metabolism ↑ABA, ethylene ↓chlorophyll (carotenoids ‘appear’) ↑respiration ↑anthocyanins ↑nutrient recovery and transport to mother plant ↑leaf abscission

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