Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Fire-resistance of six tree species to fire probed by chlorophyll fluorescence

Author(s):

Chunnuan Deng ^{1, 2}, Xiangming Pan ³*, Hongyu Zhang ³, Xiangliang Pan ²

Recieved Date: 2011-12-07, Accepted Date: 2012-04-22

Abstract:

Researches on the fire-resistance of vegetation are the basis for establishing forest belts to reduce fire damage. The influence of fire on the photosynthesis of six tree species was evaluated including Myrica rubra, Camellia japonica, Rhododendron siderophyllum, Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, Osmanthus fragrans Lour. and Nerium oleander, probed by chlorophyll fluorescence in vivo. The results showed that C. japonica, O. fragrans and N. oleander were the species most tolerant to fire treatment, whereas R. siderophyllum, G. jasminoides and M. rubra were the tree species less tolerant. Fire treatment inhibited the activity of photosynthesis of R. siderophyllum, G. jasminoides and M. rubra, whereas the influence of fire on C. japonica, O. fragrans and N. oleander was the increase of the energy dissipation to reduce the damage of fire on photosynthesis apparatus. The order of fire resistance of six tree species to fire was put forward as follows: C. japonica, N. oleander, O. fragrans, M. rubra, G. jasminoides and R. siderophyllum.

Keywords:

Fire-resistant tree species, photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence, fire sensitivity

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Journal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2012
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Category: Environment
Pages: 1329-1333

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