Photosynthetica 2017, 55(2):294-300 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-016-0641-3

Effect of imazapic residues on photosynthetic traits and chlorophyll fluorescence of maize seedlings

W. C. Su1, L. L. Sun1, R. H. Wu1,*, Y. H. Ma1, H. L. Wang1, H. L. Xu1, Z. L. Yan2, C. T. Lu1,*
1 Institute of Plant Protection, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Henan Key Laboratory of Crop Pest Control, IPM Key Laboratory in Southern Part of North China for Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou, China
2 Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Henan, China

The influence of various concentrations of imazapic residues (0-800 μg kg-1) on the growth, chlorophyll content, and photosynthetic characteristics of maize seedlings was studied in a greenhouse pot experiment. Plant height, root length, shoot dry mass, root dry mass, and total dry mass of maize declined with the increase of imazapic residue concentrations. The root/shoot ratio initially decreased and then increased in presence of imazapic, which indicated that the effects of imazapic residues on plant height and root length might differ in maize seedlings. Lowered chlorophyll content and net photosynthetic rate were observed in leaves of maize seedlings in all treatments and indicated a dose-response relationship to imazapic concentrations. Intercellular carbon dioxide concentration, transpiration rate, and stomatal conductance also declined to varying extents, but the chlorophyll a/b ratio increased gradually together with the increase of imazapic residue concentrations. Generally, the maize seedlings were negatively affected by the imazapic residues in soil. Response of root length and biomass to imazapic residues could be the important index for maize variety selection.

Additional key words: chlorophyll fluorescence; gas exchange; growth characteristics; photosystem II

Received: September 30, 2015; Accepted: April 29, 2016; Published: June 1, 2017  Show citation

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Su, W.C., Sun, L.L., Wu, R.H., Ma, Y.H., Wang, H.L., Xu, H.L., Yan, Z.L., & Lu, C.T. (2017). Effect of imazapic residues on photosynthetic traits and chlorophyll fluorescence of maize seedlings. Photosynthetica, 55(2), 294-300. doi: 10.1007/s11099-016-0641-3
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