Photosynthetica 2019, 57(1):268-285 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2019.027

Diurnal and seasonal variations in the photosynthetic performance and chlorophyll fluorescence of cassava 'Rayong 9' under irrigated and rainfed conditions

K. VONGCHAROEN1, S. SANTANOO2, P. BANTERNG3, S. JOGLOY3, N. VORASOOT3, P. THEERAKULPISUT1,2
1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
2 Salt-tolerant Rice Research Group, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
3 Department of Plant Science and Agricultural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

Diurnal photosynthesis responses of cassava cultivar Rayong 9 ('RY9') three months after planting, grown in a field conditions under irrigated and rainfed conditions, were evaluated during the rainy, cool, and hot seasons. Under the mild conditions of the rainy and cool seasons, net photosynthetic rates (PN) increased in parallel with light intensity and attained the maximum at 13.00 or 11.00 h. In the hot season, PN attained the prominent peak at 9.00 h, after which stomatal conductance decreased rapidly coordinated with declining PN and nonphotochemical quenching was enhanced. Photosynthetically active radiation was the major factor influencing PN in the rainy and cool seasons, whereas vapor pressure deficit was the major factor in the hot season. 'RY9' adapted extremely well in this climate because the maximal quantum yield of PSII photochemistry recovered fully in the evening even under the rainfed conditions in the hot season.

Additional key words: chlorophyll fluorescence; diurnal gas exchange; Manihot esculenta; nonphotochemical quenching; photosystem II.

Received: May 14, 2018; Accepted: August 16, 2018; Prepublished online: December 7, 2018; Published: January 30, 2019  Show citation

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VONGCHAROEN, K., SANTANOO, S., BANTERNG, P., JOGLOY, S., VORASOOT, N., & THEERAKULPISUT, P. (2019). Diurnal and seasonal variations in the photosynthetic performance and chlorophyll fluorescence of cassava 'Rayong 9' under irrigated and rainfed conditions. Photosynthetica, 57(1), 268-285. doi: 10.32615/ps.2019.027
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