2017
Díaz-Álvarez, E. A.; Rojas-Cortés, A. P.; de la Barrera, E.
Acumulación nocturna de acidez titulable por Tillandsia makoyana (Bromeliaceae), epífita de la selva baja caducifolia Journal Article
In: Phyton – International Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 86, pp. 278-281, 2017.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: CAM, Chamela, epiphyte, Jova, shade, Tillandsia, water relations
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title = {Acumulación nocturna de acidez titulable por Tillandsia makoyana (Bromeliaceae), epífita de la selva baja caducifolia},
author = {E. A. Díaz-Álvarez and A. P. Rojas-Cortés and E. de la Barrera},
url = {http://agro.mx/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/043-Diaz_Alvarez-2017-Phyton.pdf
http://www.revistaphyton.fund-romuloraggio.org.ar/vol86.html},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-12-20},
journal = {Phyton – International Journal of Experimental Botany},
volume = {86},
pages = {278-281},
abstract = {The epiphytic bromeliad \textit{Tillandsia makoyana} was studied to assess the contribution of the environmental factors, water, temperature, and light, to the expression of the Crassulacean acid metabolism. In particular, nocturnal titratable acidity accumulation and maximum leaf temperature were measured in response to watering and incident light. Plants that were watered and exposed to direct sunlight had the highest nocturnal accumulation of titratable acidity of 25.52 ± 0.34 H+/m^2, while the plants without irrigation and kept in the shade had a 59% reduction in their titratable acidity. Our results illustrate a rapid response of the photosynthetic activity to water availability for \textit{Tillandsia makoyana}, native from an ecosystem where this environmental factor greatly fluctuates.},
keywords = {CAM, Chamela, epiphyte, Jova, shade, Tillandsia, water relations},
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The epiphytic bromeliad Tillandsia makoyana was studied to assess the contribution of the environmental factors, water, temperature, and light, to the expression of the Crassulacean acid metabolism. In particular, nocturnal titratable acidity accumulation and maximum leaf temperature were measured in response to watering and incident light. Plants that were watered and exposed to direct sunlight had the highest nocturnal accumulation of titratable acidity of 25.52 ± 0.34 H+/m^2, while the plants without irrigation and kept in the shade had a 59% reduction in their titratable acidity. Our results illustrate a rapid response of the photosynthetic activity to water availability for Tillandsia makoyana, native from an ecosystem where this environmental factor greatly fluctuates.