期刊
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
卷 26, 期 4, 页码 623-630出版社
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.00998.x
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Cochlospermum vitifolium; Luehea speciosa; Tabebuia rosea; capacitance; flower water relations; mucilage; phloem; water potential; water storage; water supply
Many trees in tropical dry forests flower during the dry season when evaporative demand is high and soil water levels are low. In this study the factors influencing the water balance of flowers from three species of dry forest trees were examined. Flowers had greater mucilage contents than leaves, high intrinsic and absolute capacitances, long time constants for water exchange and high transfer resistances. Flower water potentials were higher than in leaves and did not fluctuate over the lifespan of the flower. Flower water content also remained constant even though evaporation rates were high, suggesting that water was being supplied from the stem. In two of the species, the water potential gradient between flowers and leaves was opposite to that necessary for water transport from stem to flowers through the xylem, and it was therefore hypothesized that water may enter the flower through the phloem. Calculations showed that nectar production in these flowers could drive a sink of sufficient magnitude to allow water input via the phloem equal to water lost from the flower to the atmosphere.
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