Periodicum biologorum, Vol. 112 No. 3, 2010.
Original scientific paper
Preliminary study on the photosynthetic performance in leaves of two olive cultivars
HRVOJE LEPEDUŠ
orcid.org/0000-0001-9329-7007
; Agricultural Institute Osijek, Južno predgrađe 17, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
MARINA HOŠKO
; Department of Biology, University of J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek, Trg Lj. Gaja 6, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
TANJA ŽUNA PFEIFFER
; Department of Biology, University of J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek, Trg Lj. Gaja 6, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
MARTINA SKENDROVIĆ BABOJELIĆ
; Department of Pomolgy, Faculty of Agriculture, University in Zagreb, Sveto{imunska 25, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
MATE ŽANIĆ
; Geront, d.o.o., Dr. F. Tuđmana, HR-21216 Kaštel Novi, Croatia
Abstract
Olive is one of the most cultivated trees in the Mediterranean part of
Croatia. The aim of this study was to compare some physiological and biochemical characteristics concerning photosynthetic apparatus in the leaves of two olive cultivars, Oblica and Leccino, to obtain preliminary data for further investigations of stress influence on their growth and productivity. It was shown that cv. Leccino was characterized by lower concentrations of chlorophylls and carotenoids than cv. Oblica. Also, decreased effective quantum yield of PSII (∆/F´m) and increased non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) at high light conditions (800 μmmolm–2s–2) were measured in leaves of cv. Leccino. Based on presented results, we expect different stress responses of Oblica and Leccino leaves in further investigations.
Keywords
carotenoids; chlorophyll: olive; photosystem II
Hrčak ID:
58270
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Publication date:
1.9.2010.
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