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Functioning and role of stomata in mango leaves

Urban Laurent, Jannoyer Magalie. 2004. Functioning and role of stomata in mango leaves. In : Proceedings of the Seventh International Mango Symposium, Recife City, Brazil, 22-27 September, 2002. Pinto A.C. De Q. (ed.), Pereira M.E.C. (ed.), Alves R.E. (ed.). ISHS-Section tropical and subtropical fruits. Wageningen : ISHS, 441-446. (Acta Horticulturae, 645) ISBN 90-6605-547-2 International Mango Symposium. 7, Recife City, Brésil, 22 Septembre 2002/27 Septembre 2002.

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Résumé : Understanding stomatal functioning and its role is important since stomata control both photosynthesis, i.e. the production potential, and transpiration, which in turn influences irrigation management. Moreover, it is well known that stressing conditions which induce stomatal closure are needed for flowering in mango. The first striking feature is that mango seems to be well protected against excessive losses of water through transpiration. Stomatal frequency is high but stomata are small, which allows for quick responses to relevant stimuli. Transpiration curves show that a loss of less than 2% of water can lead to complete stomatal closure. Stomatal conductance, gs, is also very sensitive to the ambient concentration of CO2 of the air. This is consistent with the close linear relationship we observed between gs and net photosynthesis, Anet, all year round. High water availability and humidity of the air, plus the presence of an intense sink activity are needed to achieve the highest gs values. Interestingly measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence did not reveal any photoinhibition in high photosynthetically photon flux density and low gs conditions. The practical consequences of these observations are discussed.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Mangifera indica, mangue, feuille, stomate, chlorophylle, transpiration, cuticule végétale, photosynthèse, fluorescence, floraison, stress

Classification Agris : F62 - Physiologie végétale - Croissance et développement

Auteurs et affiliations

  • Urban Laurent, CIRAD-FLHOR-ARF (REU)
  • Jannoyer Magalie, CIRAD-FLHOR-ARF (REU)

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