Abstract:
Pinus tabulaeformis Carr. is a species of evergreen plants with the characteristics of heat and cold resistance in north China. The changing patterns of its needles chlorophyll fluorescence parameters after various temperatures were investigated in order to find out how the needles photosynthetic institution respond to unusual temperatures. The data showed that when needles were subjected to 30 and 35 ℃, the minimal fluorescence (F0) and the nonphotochemical quenching coefficient (qN) increased by degrees, while the maximal quantum yield of PSⅡ(Fv/Fm), the maximum quanta yield (Yield), and the electron transport rate (ETR) decreased gradually as the temperature went up. Whereas, all the data varied within a small range, indicating that common high temperature in summer had effects on the PSⅡ reaction centre activity, but cause slight damage. However, when dealt with over 40 ℃ high temperatures, F0, qN ascended and Yield, ETR descended sharply, meanwhile, Fv/Fm reduced to the value below 08. This suggested that the PSⅡ reaction centre might have suffered severe damage. When subjected to low temperatures above zero (ranged from 0 to 15 ℃), parameters didnt have notable changes. That is to say, PSⅡ reaction centres activity of the needles in growing seasons can be stable to the above freezing temperatures influence. Under subzero temperatures, Fv/Fm, ETR and qN decreased considerably while F0 increased visibly, and didnt have significant recovery in the next 12 hours, which implied that subzero temperatures have done irreversible harm to the photosynthetic institution of P. tabulaeformiss needles.