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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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Title
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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Frontiers in Plant Science, April 2018
DOI 10.3389/fpls.2018.00404
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Francesca Tozzi, Ben M. van Hooijdonk, Donald S. Tustin, Luca Corelli Grappadelli, Brunella Morandi, Pasquale Losciale, Luigi Manfrini

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.

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Unknown 23 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 6 26%
Professor 4 17%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 9%
Lecturer 2 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 9%
Other 4 17%
Unknown 3 13%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 61%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 4%
Unspecified 1 4%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 4%
Medicine and Dentistry 1 4%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 5 22%
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