Influences of different iron levels on plant growth and photosynthesis of W. Murcott mandarin grafted on two rootstocks under high pH conditions

Authors

MERAL İNCESU
TURGUT YEŞİLOĞLU
BERKEN ÇİMEN
BİLGE YILMAZ

DOI

10.3906/tar-1501-25

Abstract

W. Murcott scion, budded onto two rootstocks, was evaluated under high pH conditions supplied with different Fe levels. Plant dry weight, leaf area, iron chlorosis symptom scale, leaf chlorophyll concentration, net photosynthetic rate, and ferric-chelate reductase (FCR) activity variables were investigated under high pH conditions. Control plants (T1) produced the most leaf area, whereas plants grown without Fe (T2) produced the least. Dry weight was highest in 'Volkameriana' T1 (control) plants and lowest in 'Swingle citrumelo' T3 (10 μM Fe and 7.8 pH) and T2 (0 μM Fe and 7.8 pH) treatments. Significant differences in SPAD and iron chlorosis scale reading were found between rootstocks and treatments. Treatments significantly affected the net photosynthetic rate of the W. Murcott mandarin. Moreover, it was found that tolerant rootstock had higher FCR activity in application T2 than in applications T3 and T4 (100 μM Fe and 7.8 pH). The data of the present study suggested that scion budded onto Volkameriana rootstock showed a higher tolerance to iron deficiency than those budded onto Swingle citrumelo under high pH conditions.

Keywords

Iron chlorosis, high pH, W. Murcott, photosynthesis, Swingle citrumelo, Volkameriana

First Page

838

Last Page

844

Recommended Citation

İNCESU, MERAL; YEŞİLOĞLU, TURGUT; ÇİMEN, BERKEN; and YILMAZ, BİLGE (2015) "Influences of different iron levels on plant growth and photosynthesis of W. Murcott mandarin grafted on two rootstocks under high pH conditions," Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry: Vol. 39: No. 5, Article 20. https://doi.org/10.3906/tar-1501-25
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/agriculture/vol39/iss5/20