Interactive effects of nitrogen and irradiance on sustained xanthophyll cycle engagement in Eucalyptus nitens leaves during winter

Eucalyptus nitens is a species that is adapted to low temperature. This study examines xanthophyll-cycle engagement in E. nitens seedlings exposed to cold-induced photoinhibitory conditions under different levels of irradiance and nutrient status. Xanthophyll-cycle pool size indicated an increased requirement for light energy dissipation under high irradiance and low nutrient status. Greater sensitivity to photoinhibition of non-shaded seedlings indicated that sustained xanthophyll-cycle engagement may occur in response to damaged chlorophyll. Within irradiance treatments, fertilised seedlings had higher photochemical efficiency and faster recovery from photoinhibition than unfertilised seedlings. These results demonstrate that fertilised compared to unfertilised seedlings can utilise a greater proportion of incident light under cold temperature conditions     

Protection against photooxidative damage provided by enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant system in sorghum seedlings

Effect of photoinhibition of sorghum leaves and isolated chloroplasts on chlorophyll fluorescence, peroxidation of thylakoid lipids and activity of antioxidant enzymes were studied. Photoinhibition of intact leaves and isolated chloroplasts decreased Fv/Fm ratio and qP, while qN increased. Photoinhibitory damage was more at 5 degrees C than at 30 degrees or 50 degrees C. Peroxidation of thylakoid lipids was 5 times greater when photoinhibited at 50 degrees C compared to control. Photoinhibition of chloroplasts under low oxygen condition or when supplemented with anti-oxidants (beta-carotene, ascorbate and GSH) resulted in significantly less damage to photosynthesis (Fv/Fm ratio) and peroxidation level. Photoinhibition also resulted in many fold increase in the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and decrease in catalase. Data presented here suggest that photoinhibition resulted in production of oxygen radicals and photoinhibition of chloroplasts in the presence of low oxygen level or when supplemented with antioxidants decreased the damage to Fv/Fm ratio and peroxidation level to a great extent since former prevented the formation of oxygen radicals and later could scavenge the oxygen radicals thus the protection. Increase activity of SOD and APX may also be to metabolise the oxygen radicals produced during photoinhibition treatment, thereby, protecting the seedlings against photooxidative damage.     

Patterns of spatio-temporal distribution of winter chronic photoinhibition in leaves of three evergreen Mediterranean species with contrasting acclimation responses

High irradiance and relatively low temperature, which characterize Mediterranean winters, cause chilling stress in plants. Downregulation of photosynthetic efficiency is a mechanism that allows plants to survive these conditions. This study aims to address whether this process shows a regular spatial pattern across leaf surface or not. Three species (Buxus sempervirens, Cistus albidus and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) with contrasting responses to winter stress were studied. During 7 days, macro and micro Fv/Fm spatial patterns were monitored by the use of chlorophyll fluorescence imaging techniques. In the field, the strongest photoinhibition was found in B. sempervirens, while there was almost no chronic photoinhibition in C. albidus. In leaves of the first species, Fv/Fm decreased from base to tip while in C. albidus it was uniform over the leaf lamina. An intermediate behavior is shown by A. uva-ursi leaves. Spatial heterogeneity distribution of Fv/Fm was found inside the leaves, resulting in greater Fv/Fm values in the inner layers than in the outer ones. Neither xanthophyll-linked downregulation of Fv/Fm nor protein remobilization were the reasons for such spatial patterns since pigment composition and nitrogen content did not reveal tip-base differences. During recovery from winter, photoinhibition changes occurred in Fv/Fm, pigments and chloroplast ultrastructure. This work shows for the first time that irrespective of physiological mechanisms responsible for development of winter photoinhibition, there is an acclimation response with strong spatio-temporal variability at leaf level in some species. This observation should be taken into account when modeling or scaling up photosynthetic responses.     

Seasonal Variation of Photoinhibition of Photosynthesis in Bark from Populus Tremula L.

In the bark of Populus tremula L. photochemical efficiency of photosystem 2 (PS2) determined as Fv/Fm decreased during winter. The strongest reduction was found after cold periods. The degree of reduction depended on irradiance since the lowest levels of Fv/Fm were found on the sun-exposed side of the stem and below thin phellem. Therefore, photoinhibition was partly responsible for the reduction in Fv/Fm. The photochemical efficiency of PS2 recovered in late April about a month before the trees got leaves. In the laboratory, Fv/Fm recovered within about a week under low irradiance at 20 °C. Rapid recovery of photochemical efficiency of PS2 in the bark may be important to reduce respiratory loss of CO2 from the stem before the trees get leaves.     

水淹对水芹叶片结构和光系统II光抑制的影响

通过探讨在水淹条件下水芹(Oenanthe javanica)叶片结构的变化以及出水对其光系统II功能和光抑制的影响, 阐明水芹光合机构在水淹条件下及出水后死亡的可能原因。结果表明: 水淹条件下新生沉水功能叶光系统II(PSII)最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm) 、电子传递活性与对照叶片差异很小, 但水淹使气生功能叶的Fv/Fm显著降低; 植株总生物量呈负增长趋势; 活体弱光条件下, 沉水叶出水后2小时叶片相对含水量(RWC)和Fv/Fm无显著变化; 中等光强和强光条件下其RWC和Fv/Fm迅速降低; 离体条件下, 5小时的中等光强对沉水叶的Fv/Fm影响不显著, 在随后的弱光下能恢复到出水时的初始状态; 强光能使沉水叶的Fv/Fm大幅降低, 且弱光下不能恢复到出水时的初始水平; 在解剖结构上, 水芹沉水叶的叶片总厚度、上下表皮厚度和气孔大小都显著低于气生叶, 而且沉水叶没有明显的栅栏组织分化, 但是沉水叶上表皮的气孔密度显著高于气生叶。研究结果表明, 水淹使水芹原气生叶PSII功能迅速衰退, 但对新生沉水叶片影响很小。水芹植株出水后, 沉水叶片结构变化使其在光下保水能力下降, 而强光导致了光合机构的光抑制和反应中心失活。田间条件下两者共同作用则加剧了对叶片光合机构的破坏, 进而致使其死亡。     

水淹对水芹叶片结构和光系统Ⅱ光抑制的影响

通过探讨在水淹条件下水芹（Oenanthe javanica）叶片结构的变化以及出水对其光系统II功能和光抑制的影响,阐明水芹光合机构在水淹条件下及出水后死亡的可能原因。结果表明：水淹条件下新生沉水功能叶光系统Ⅱ（PSⅡ）最大光化学效率（Fv/Fm）、电子传递活性与对照叶片差异很小,但水淹使气生功能叶的Fv/Fm显著降低;植株总生物量呈负增长趋势;活体弱光条件下,沉水叶出水后2小时叶片相对含水量（RWC）和Fv/Fm无显著变化;中等光强和强光条件下其RWC和Fv/Fm迅速降低;离体条件下,5小时的中等光强对沉水叶的Fv/Fm影响不显著,在随后的弱光下能恢复到出水时的初始状态;强光能使沉水叶的Fv/Fm大幅降低,且弱光下不能恢复到出水时的初始水平;在解剖结构上,水芹沉水叶的叶片总厚度、上下表皮厚度和气孔大小都显著低于气生叶,而且沉水叶没有明显的栅栏组织分化,但是沉水叶上表皮的气孔密度显著高于气生叶。研究结果表明,水淹使水芹原气生叶PSⅡ功能迅速衰退,但对新生沉水叶片影响很小。水芹植株出水后,沉水叶片结构变化使其在光下保水能力下降,而强光导致了光合机构的光抑制和反应中心失活。田间条件下两者共同作用则加剧了对叶片光合机构的破坏,进而致使其死亡。     

夜间低温对生长在两种光强下两个芒果品种的气体交换和叶绿素荧光的影响

研究了夜间低温对两个芒果(Mangifera indica)品种翡翠芒(Khieo Sawoei)和四季芒(Choke Anand)光合生理的影响.两个芒果品种的幼茼盆栽于全光和50%相对光强下一年.在第二年的冬季,连续7天晚上将芒果幼苗移到4℃的冷库中,白大保持原条件.于低温处理前、处理期间和结束低温处理后10天中测定芒果幼苗的光合生理特征.结果表明,夜间低温导致两个芒果品种的净光合速率、气孔导度和光系统Ⅱ的最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)降低、非光化学猝灭(NPQ)上升.夜间低温对生长在全光下的芒果幼苗光合作用的抑制比50%光下的更重.翡翠芒的Fv/Fm比四季芒下降的更多,但后者的NPQ上升更多.夜间低温还导致两种光下芒果幼苗叶片的叶绿素含量下降,类胡萝卜素/叶绿素比值、丙二醛含量、膜的透性和可溶性化合物(可溶性总糖和脯氨酸)上升.解除低温胁迫后,四季芒Fv/Fm的恢复比翡翠芒的快.解除低温胁迫7天后二者的F发、Fv/Fm能完全恢复.上述结果表明,翡翠芒对低温更敏感,遮荫可以明显缓解两个芒果品种低温引起的光抑制.     

水分胁迫对牛心朴子叶片光合色素及叶绿素荧光的影响

研究了水分胁迫对牛心朴子叶片光合色素及叶绿素荧光动力学参数的影响。结果表明,在长期的水分胁迫中,牛心朴子叶片的叶绿素a(Chl a)、叶绿素b(Chl b)和类胡萝卜素(Car)含量没有下降或下降不明显。直到处理末期才显著下降;叶片叶绿素荧光动力学参数Fo、Fm、Fv、Fv／Fm变化不大,在处理末期各处理Fo降低,轻度、重度水分胁迫的Fm、Fv、Fv／Fm升高。说明K期水分胁迫后牛心朴子的光合功能受到影响,但牛心朴子仍表现出较强的适应干旱的能力。     

不同氮素水平下二氧化碳加富对草莓叶片光抑制的影响

用便携式调制叶绿素荧光仪和光合仪研究了强光下不同供氮水平（12、4和0.4 mmol·L^-1）和不同CO₂浓度下（700和390 μl·L^-1）丰香草莓叶片的荧光参数及净光合速率的变化.结果表明,CO₂和氮素对草莓叶片光抑制有明显的互作效应.在富CO₂下,12 mmol·L^-1供氮水平的草莓叶片净光合速率升高了62.7%,4和0.4 mmol·L^-1供氮水平则分别降低了7.4%和21.3%;12 mmol·L^-1供氮水平的F_m和F_v/F_m在强光胁迫时降辐减小,暗恢复时F_m和F_v/F_m恢复程度提高,而4和0.4 mmol·L^-1供氮水平却相反.表明氮素供应不足时草莓叶片在富CO₂环境下光合作用出现适应性下调,光抑制增强.     

The Effect of Elevated [CO2] on Growth and Photosynthesis of Two Eucalyptus Species Exposed to High Temperatures and Water Deficits

Two species of eucalyptus (Eucalyptus macrorhyncha and Eucalyptus rossii) were grown for 8 weeks in either ambient (350 [mu]L L-1) or elevated (700 [mu]L L-1) CO2 concentrations, either well watered or without water additions, and subjected to a daily, 3-h high-temperature (45[deg]C, maximum) and high-light (1250 [mu]mol photons m-2 s-1, maximum) stress period. Water-stressed seedlings of E. macrorhyncha had higher leaf water potentials when grown in elevated [CO2]. Growth analysis indicated that increased [CO2] may allow eucalyptus species to perform better during conditions of low soil moisture. A down-regulation of photosynthetic capacity was observed for seedlings grown in elevated [CO2] when well watered but not when water stressed. Well-watered seedlings grown in elevated [CO2] had lower quantum efficiencies as measured by chlorophyll fluorescence (the ratio of variable to maximal chlorophyll fluorescence [Fv/Fm]) than seedlings grown in ambient [CO2] during the high-temperature stress period. However, no significant differences in Fv/Fm were observed between CO2 treatments when water was withheld. The reductions in dark-adapted Fv/Fm for plants grown in elevated [CO2] were not well correlated with increased xanthophyll cycle photoprotection. However, reductions in the Fv/Fm were correlated with increased levels of nonstructural carbohydrates. The reduction in quantum efficiencies for plants grown in elevated [CO2] is discussed in the context of feedback inhibition of electron transport associated with starch accumulation and variation in sink strength.     

ABA对水稻幼苗叶片光抑制的光保护作用

经ABA处理的水稻幼苗叶片和对照相比 ,PSII光化学效率 (Fv/Fm)和非光化学猝灭系数 (qN)显著受抑制。经高光处理 1h后 ,ABA处理的水稻幼苗叶片光抑制程度比对照小 ,这暗示ABA对高光光抑制具有一定的光保护作用 ,且间接表明ABA提高水稻幼苗抗光抑制的能力与叶黄素循环密切相关。     

Photoinhibition in Shaded Cotton Leaves After Exposing to High Light and the Time Course of Its Restoration (in English)

Chlorophyll fluorescence emission, pigment composition and photosynthetic rate of shade-grown cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) plants were measured immediately after suddenly exposing to full sunlight and at regular intervals there after within 15 d. Photoinhibition occurred in shade-grown cotton leaves immediately after exposed to full sunlight. The chlorophyll fluorescence parameter Fv / Fm and ΦPSⅡ , which reflect the efficiency of PSⅡ, obviously decreased in shade-grown leaves, much lower than that of the full sunlight-grown leaves. On the contrary, Fo value was sharply increased. Neither of these parameters could completely recover till next morning. The photoinhibition was chronic and continued for about 4 d, while the Fv / Fm and the net photosynthetic rate ( Pn ) continued to decline, then began to increase gradually 6 d later and turned stable after 10-12 d, appearing as an acclimation phenomenon. However, the final value of Fv / Fm and Pn did not reach the level as in those leaves grown in the full sunlight ever before. The final Pn was higher by 60% than that before exposure, but lower for more than 40% than that of the full sunlight-grown leaves. The most notable response of chloroplast pigment composition was a pronounced increase in the pool size of carotenoids in xanthophyll cycle over a period of 3 d. The results indicated that when shade-grown cotton seedlings were suddenly transferred to the full sunlight, the decline of Fv / Fm and Pn might associate with the damage of the PSⅡ reaction center. During the light acclimation, photoprotective mechanisms such as the xanthophyll cycle-dependent energy dissipation were increased, so that photodamage in leaves transferred from low to high light might be reduced.     

强光胁迫对濒危植物金花茶幼苗生长和叶绿素荧光参数的影响

以当年生盆栽金花茶实生苗为材料,研究不同程度的强光胁迫（25％、50％和100％自然光强,以8%自然光强为对照）对其生长、生物量、叶片光合色素含量、叶绿素荧光参数的影响。结果表明：在不同程度的强光胁迫下,金花茶幼苗的生长均受到抑制,随着胁迫程度的增强,金花茶叶片颜色由深绿变为浅绿、黄绿色,叶片灼伤愈来愈严重;植株抽稍时间推迟,抽稍后长出的新叶长势较差;幼苗死亡率越来越高。幼苗根生物量、茎生物量、叶生物量和总生物量均随胁迫程度的升高而显著降低,强光胁迫对叶生物量的影响最大,根生物量次之,对茎生物量的影响最小。随着胁迫程度的增强,叶片叶绿素总量（Chl）、叶绿素a（Chla）、叶绿素b（Chlb）含量均显著降低,Chla/Chlb和Car/Chl显著升高。叶绿素荧光参数F_o、F_m、F_v、F_v/F_m、F_v/F_o均随胁迫程度的升高降低,强光胁迫使PSⅡ受到了伤害,光合作用原初反应过程受抑制,光合电子传递受到影响,从而抑制植株的正常生长。     

水淹导致皇冠草光合机构发生变化并加剧其出水后光抑制

通过气体交换和叶绿素荧光等方法研究了水淹及胁迫解除后皇冠草不同功能叶的光合特性及光抑制的变化.结果表明:与对照相比,气生叶(全淹组淹水前形成的功能叶)在水淹条件下叶片大小和气孔没有明显变化,但沉水叶(全淹组淹水后新生的功能叶)的叶面积增加,气孔变小,上表皮气孔密度增加.水淹导致气生叶碳同化能力、光化学效率和叶绿素含量下降.沉水叶在发育过程中碳同化能力、光化学效率和叶绿素逐渐升高.气生叶和沉水叶出水后其活体叶片在强光下的相对含水量急剧下降,发生明显的光抑制;而弱光下无明显光抑制发生.出水后离体叶片强光照射下6h后两种功能叶均发生严重光抑制,且弱光下不能恢复.因此,可以认为淹水条件下,沉水叶上表皮气孔密度的增加使其蒸腾速率提高;沉水叶较强的碳同化能力和增加的叶面积是确保其植株水下生存的重要因素;强光使气生叶和沉水叶出水后均发生严重光抑制,导度和蒸腾速率提高导致的叶片失水则加剧了这一过程,两者共同作用导致自然条件下两种功能叶的出水死亡.     

In vitro propagation of three <Emphasis Type="Italic">Agave</Emphasis> species used for liquor distillation and three for landscape

In vitro bud clusters of Calathea orbifolia (Linden) Kennedy were obtained and subcultured in semi-solid (agar) medium and temporary immersion system (TIS) for 12 weeks. Uniform young plants were selected and transferred to soilless mix in a growth chamber for ex vitro acclimatization during 35 days, followed by growing in a shaded greenhouse for 65 days. Comparison of in vitro leaf anatomy, ex vitro photosynthetic behaviors and growth was made between two cultural systems. Plants in TIS produced thicker leaf chlorenchyma and aquiferous parenchyma, lower stomatal frequency and more epicuticular wax than did those in semi-solid medium. Plants from semi-solid medium had consistently lower leaf Fv/Fm values than plants from TIS. Leaf Fv/Fm value in plants from TIS decreased to 0.65 at day 7 after transfer and increased soon up to 0.76 thereafter. In contrast, leaf Fv/Fm value in plants from semi-solid medium reduced to 0.27 at day 7 after transfer and increased slowly up to 0.68 at day 35. During ex vitro acclimatization, plants in TIS had substantial higher photosynthetic rates than plants in semi-solid medium. Plants from TIS had subsequent higher leaf area, fresh and dry weights than plants from semi-solid medium.     

Photoinhibition and recovery of photosynthesis in Coffea arabica and C. canephora

Photosynthetic parameters were determined in disks from leaves of C. arabica cv. Red Catuaí and C. canephora cv. Kouillou grown in the field. Kouillou showed a relatively higher irradiance requirement for saturating photosynthesis, lower chlorophyll (Chl) content, and higher Chl a/b ratio than Catuaí. Photoinhibition of photosynthesis under bright irradiance was manifested by decreases in maximum photochemical efficiency (evaluated by the variable to maximum fluorescence ratio, Fv/Fm), as a consequence of an increased initial and a quenched maximum fluorescence. Restoration of Fv/Fm following photoinhibition in low irradiance was faster in Kouillou than in Catuaí. Chloramphenicol both accelerated photoinhibition (mainly in Kouillou) and blocked its recovery for at least 190 min in either cultivar. Photosynthetic oxygen evolution under photoinhibitory conditions was decreased by chloramphenicol; in control leaf disks this decrease was only observed in C. arabica, but with a rapid recovery within 90 min of low irradiance exposure. In both coffee cultivars, the depressed photochemical efficiency of photosystem 2 was not accompanied by a concomitant lowering in oxygen evolution during reversal from photoinhibition.     

Recovery of photosynthesis in winter-stressed Scots pine

Abstract. . Winter-induced inhibition of photosynthesis in Scots pine (Pinns sylvestris L.) is caused by the combined effects of light and freezing temperatures; light causes photoinhibition of photosystem II (Strand & Oquist, 1985b, Physiologic Plantarum, 65 , 117–123), whereas frost causes inhibition of enzymatic steps of photosynthesis (Strand & Öquist, 1988, Plant, Cell & Environment, 11 , 231–238). To reveal limiting steps during recovery from winter stress, the potential of photosynthesis to recover and the actual recovery outdoors during spring, were studied in Scots pine. Studies of light dependent O₂-evolution under saturating CO₂ and recordings of room temperature fluorescence induction kinetics were used. When branches of pine, in February and March, were brought into the laboratory and kept at 18°Cand 100μmol m^?2 s^?1, light saturated rates and apparent quantum yields of photo-synthetic O₂-evolution recovered fully within approximately 48h. The photochemical efficiency of photosystem II, as measured by Fv/Fm ratios, recovered fully within 24h after an initial lag-phase of 2-3 h. Under natural winter conditions, the Fv/Fm ratio decreased more in exposed than in shaded pine, whereas the efficiency of photosynthesis was similarly inhibited in exposed and shadedpine. However, when recovery from winter stress occurred during spring, the Fv/Fm ratios of both shaded and exposed pine recovered well before photosynthesis. It is concluded that the light-induced photoinhibition component of winter stress in photosynthesis of pine recovers well before the frost induced component(s) of winter stress. In this context, reversible photoinhibition of photosynthesis in evergreen conifers is considered as a dynamic down-regulation of photosystem II to prevent more severe photodynamic damage of the thylakoid membrane when photosynthesis is inhibited by frost.     

Light Affects the Chloroplast Ultrastructure and Post-Storage Photosynthetic Performance of Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Plug Seedlings

Watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai] plug seedlings were stored at 15°C in the light at a photosynthetic photon flux density of 15 µmol·m⁻²·s⁻¹ or in darkness for 6 days, to evaluate their chloroplast ultrastructure, and associated photosynthetic characteristics. Storage in the dark caused swelling, disordered granal arrangement, and starch grain disappearance in the chloroplasts. In contrast, the chloroplasts stored in the light were relatively normal. As a result, the light-stored seedlings had a significantly higher chlorophyll content, Fv/Fm, and Pn than did dark-stored seedlings. Regardless of whether the seedlings were stored in light or darkness, the Gs and Ls of the seedlings significantly decreased, while the Ci obviously increased when the Pn decreased after 6 days of storage. This result suggests that the decreased Pn is not solely a stomatal effect, as the effects on the chloroplasts contributed to this photosynthetic inhibition. Six days after transplanting, seedlings that were stored in the light or darkness for 2 or 4 days showed complete recovery of chloroplast ultrastructure, chlorophyll content, Fv/Fm, Gs and Pn. When the storage period increased to 6 days, the dark-stored seedlings had a significantly lower Fv/Fm and Pn than the light-stored and control seedlings 6 days after transplanting, which was mainly ascribed to incomplete recovery of chloroplast ultrastructure. Furthermore, the light-stored seedlings exhibited a significantly higher shoot dry weight during storage and a higher percentage dry weight increase after transplanting than the dark-stored seedlings. These effects were enhanced by prolonged storage (4 to 6 days). This study demonstrated that dim light during storage is beneficial for maintaining chloroplast ultrastructure as well as photosynthetic efficiency in watermelon seedlings, thus contributing to the rapid recovery of post-storage photosynthetic performance, which ensures the transplant quality of the seedlings after removal from storage.     

Photoinhibition and recovery of photosynthesis in Coffea arabica and C. canephora

Photosynthetic parameters were determined in disks from leaves of C. arabica cv. Red Catuaí and C. canephora cv. Kouillou grown in the field. Kouillou showed a relatively higher irradiance requirement for saturating photosynthesis, lower chlorophyll (Chl) content, and higher Chl a/b ratio than Catuaí. Photoinhibition of photosynthesis under bright irradiance was manifested by decreases in maximum photochemical efficiency (evaluated by the variable to maximum fluorescence ratio, Fv/Fm), as a consequence of an increased initial and a quenched maximum fluorescence. Restoration of Fv/Fm following photoinhibition in low irradiance was faster in Kouillou than in Catuaí. Chloramphenicol both accelerated photoinhibition (mainly in Kouillou) and blocked its recovery for at least 190 min in either cultivar. Photosynthetic oxygen evolution under photoinhibitory conditions was decreased by chloramphenicol; in control leaf disks this decrease was only observed in C. arabica, but with a rapid recovery within 90 min of low irradiance exposure. In both coffee cultivars, the depressed photochemical efficiency of photosystem 2 was not accompanied by a concomitant lowering in oxygen evolution during reversal from photoinhibition.     

热带雨林冠层树种绒毛番龙眼两种发育阶段叶片的光抑制

 通过测定西双版纳热带雨林冠层树种绒毛番龙眼(Pometia tomentosa)完全伸展嫩叶和成熟叶的叶片解剖、生理特征和雨季晴天自然条件下叶绿素a荧光以及午间强光对部分保护酶活性和膜脂过氧化作用的影响,探讨了两种不同发育阶段叶片光合作用的光抑制与强光和温度的关系。结果表明：绒毛番龙眼全展嫩叶和成熟叶表现出明显的解剖和生理特征差异。与全展嫩叶相比,成熟叶的叶片较厚、叶绿素含量高、气孔导度大、羧化效率高、最大净光合速率和光饱和点高,而气孔密度和保卫细胞长度没有显著差别。在雨季晴天自然条件下,午间最高光强可达2 200 μmol·m-2·s-1以上,最高叶温比气温高7～8 ℃,而成熟叶片的最高温度比全展嫩叶高1.5～2 ℃。上午随光强的增大,两种叶片的非光化学猝灭系数（NPQ）增大,PSⅡ原初光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、实际光化学效率［(Fm′_Fs)/Fm′］逐渐减小,在15∶30左右达最小。下午随着光强的减弱,Fv/Fm逐渐恢复,在傍晚基本恢复到清晨值。初始荧光(F0)在一天中变化很小。这表明绒毛番龙眼叶片光抑制是非辐射能量耗散增加引起的保护光合机构免受光破坏的保护性反应,而非光破坏。全展嫩叶比成熟叶有较低的光化学效率和非辐射耗散能力,对强光和高温处理的敏感性也较强,但在自然条件下一天中的光抑制程度与成熟叶没有显著差别。田间午间强光导致两种叶片的保护酶活性(超氧化物歧化酶,SOD;抗坏血酸过氧化物酶,APX)升高,而H2O2含量变化较小。其中,全展嫩叶的保护酶活性高,丙二醛(MDA)含量低。这表明自然条件下,与成熟叶相比,绒毛番龙眼全展嫩叶通过较低的光能利用效率、较低的叶温和高的保护酶活性减轻了强光高温的光抑制程度。