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Stanton KM, Mickelbart MV. Maintenance of water uptake and reduced water loss contribute to water stress tolerance of Spiraea alba Du Roi and Spiraea tomentosa L. Hortic Res. 2014;1:14033doi: 10.1038/hortres.2014.33.
Stanton, K. M., & Mickelbart, M. V. (2014). Maintenance of water uptake and reduced water loss contribute to water stress tolerance of Spiraea alba Du Roi and Spiraea tomentosa L. Horticulture research, 114033. https://doi.org/10.1038/hortres.2014.33
Stanton, Kelly M, and Mickelbart, Michael V. "Maintenance of water uptake and reduced water loss contribute to water stress tolerance of Spiraea alba Du Roi and Spiraea tomentosa L." Horticulture research vol. 1 (2014): 14033. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/hortres.2014.33
Stanton KM, Mickelbart MV. Maintenance of water uptake and reduced water loss contribute to water stress tolerance of Spiraea alba Du Roi and Spiraea tomentosa L. Hortic Res. 2014 Jul 23;1:14033. doi: 10.1038/hortres.2014.33. eCollection 2014. PMID: 26504542; PMCID: PMC4596338.
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Hortic Res. 2014 Jul 23;1:14033. doi: 10.1038/hortres.2014.33. eCollection 2014.

Maintenance of water uptake and reduced water loss contribute to water stress tolerance of Spiraea alba Du Roi and Spiraea tomentosa L.

Horticulture research

Kelly M Stanton, Michael V Mickelbart

Affiliations

  1. Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University , West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.

PMID: 26504542 PMCID: PMC4596338 DOI: 10.1038/hortres.2014.33

Abstract

Two primarily eastern US native shrubs, Spiraea alba Du Roi and Spiraea tomentosa L., are typically found growing in wet areas, often with standing water. Both species have potential for use in the landscape, but little is known of their environmental requirements, including their adaptation to water stress. Two geographic accessions of each species were evaluated for their response to water stress under greenhouse conditions. Above-ground biomass, water relations and gas exchange were measured in well-watered and water stress treatments. In both species, water stress resulted in reduced growth, transpiration and pre-dawn water potential. However, both species also exhibited the ability to osmotically adjust to lower soil water content, resulting in maintained midday leaf turgor potential in all accessions. Net CO2 assimilation was reduced only in one accession of S. alba, primarily due to large reductions in stomatal conductance. S. tomentosa lost a larger proportion of leaves than S. alba in response to water stress. The primary water stress tolerance strategies of S. alba and S. tomentosa appear to be the maintenance of water uptake and reduced water loss.

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