Variation Characteristics of Chlorophyll Fluorescence of Two Typical Eremophytes under Drought Stress in the Drift Desert Hinterland

Abstract:

To reveal the relationship between chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics of desert plants and soil moisture in the hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert in south Xinjiang of China, Haloxylon ammodendron and Nitraria sibirica were selected and the chlorophyll fluorescence parameters under drought stress was determined. The results were shown that: (1) The maximum light quantum yield Fv/Fm value decreased with the decline of soil moisture content. (2) Fv/Fm values of Haloxylon ammodendron and Nitraria sibirica had changed significantly; when the Fv/Fm value was significantly lower than the control value, the degree of water stress would intensify. (3) The lower limits of soil moisture contents were suitable for the growth of Haloxylon ammodendron and Nitraria sibirica were 2.50% and 3.00%, respectively.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 726-731)
• Pages: 3737-3742
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.726-731.3737
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Zheng Zhong Jin, Rahmutulla Zaynulla, Jia Qiang Lei, Murat A. Yakubov, Le Zhang
• Keywords: Chlorophyll Fluorescence, Desert Plant, Drought Stress, Water Content

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