Effect of irrigation amount on chlorophyll fluorescence and photo-protection characteristics of flag leaf of winter wheat in Huang-Huai-Hai region
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2014.01.030
Key Words: winter wheat  irrigation  chlorophyll  fluorescence characteristics  photo-protection
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XU Xin-zhi, MA Chao, SUN Qian, SUN Hui-na, WANG Zhi-qiang, LIN Tong-bao (河南农业大学农学院/河南省粮食作物生理生态与遗传改良重点实验室 河南 郑州 450002) 
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Abstract:
      A field experiment with five varieties of winter wheat in Huang-Huai-Hai region was carried out to evaluate the effect of irrigation amount on the chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics of flag leaf. The results showed that the reduction of the irrigation frequency resulted in lower chlo rophyll a+b (Chla+b) content, chlorophyll a/b, carotenoids (Car) content, PSⅡ maximum photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm), photochemical quenching (qP), and light use efficiency (LUE), while it increased the initial fluorescence (Fo). The non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) first increased and then decreased. Physiological responses of winter wheat varied with irrigation frequency. Aikang 58 and Zhengmai 366 were more adaptive to a broader range of environments than Zhoumai 18 and Yumai 49 were, partially due to their high light use efficiency under different irrigation conditions.