Environmental plasticity of Pinot noir grapevine leaves: A trans-European study of morphological and biochemical changes along a 1,500-km latitudinal climatic gradient

  1. Castagna, A. 3
  2. Csepregi, K. 6
  3. Neugart, S. 11
  4. Zipoli, G. 2
  5. Večeřová, K. 9
  6. Jakab, G. 6
  7. Jug, T. 1
  8. Llorens, L. 5
  9. Martínez-Abaigar, J. 8
  10. Martínez-Lüscher, J. 7
  11. Núñez-Olivera, E. 8
  12. Ranieri, A. 3
  13. Schoedl-Hummel, K. 4
  14. Schreiner, M. 11
  15. Teszlák, P. 6
  16. Tittmann, S. 10
  17. Urban, O. 9
  18. Verdaguer, D. 5
  19. Jansen, M.A.K. 12
  20. Hideg, É. 6
  1. 1 Agricultural and Forestry Institute of Nova Gorica, Pri hrastu 18, 5270, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
  2. 2 CNR-IBIMET, Via Caproni 8, 50144, Florence, Italy
  3. 3 University of Pisa
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    University of Pisa

    Pisa, Italia

    ROR https://ror.org/03ad39j10

  4. 4 University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
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    University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

    Viena, Austria

    ROR https://ror.org/057ff4y42

  5. 5 Universitat de Girona
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    Universitat de Girona

    Girona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01xdxns91

  6. 6 University of Pecs
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    University of Pecs

    Pécs, Hungría

    ROR https://ror.org/037b5pv06

  7. 7 University of California, Davis
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    University of California, Davis

    Davis, Estados Unidos

    ROR https://ror.org/05rrcem69

  8. 8 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

  9. 9 Global Change Research Centre
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    Global Change Research Centre

    Brno, República Checa

    ROR https://ror.org/01v5hek98

  10. 10 Hochschule Geisenheim University
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    Hochschule Geisenheim University

    Geisenheim, Alemania

    ROR https://ror.org/05myv7q56

  11. 11 Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops
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    Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops

    Großbeeren, Alemania

    ROR https://ror.org/01a62v145

  12. 12 University College Cork
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    University College Cork

    Cork, Irlanda

    ROR https://ror.org/03265fv13

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Revista:
Plant, Cell and Environment

ISSN: 0140-7791

Año de publicación: 2017

Volumen: 40

Número: 11

Páginas: 2790-2805

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1111/PCE.13054 PMID: 28792065 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-85042170078 WoS: WOS:000413152200026 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Plant, Cell and Environment

Resumen

A 2-year study explored metabolic and phenotypic plasticity of sun-acclimated Vitis vinifera cv. Pinot noir leaves collected from 12 locations across a 36.69-49.98 degrees N latitudinal gradient. Leaf morphological and biochemical parameters were analysed in the context of meteorological parameters and the latitudinal gradient. We found that leaf fresh weight and area were negatively correlated with both global and ultraviolet (UV) radiation, cumulated global radiation being a stronger correlator. Cumulative UV radiation (sumUVR) was the strongest correlator with most leaf metabolites and pigments. Leaf UV-absorbing pigments, total antioxidant capacities, and phenolic compounds increased with increasing sumUVR, whereas total carotenoids and xanthophylls decreased. Despite of this reallocation of metabolic resources from carotenoids to phenolics, an increase in xanthophyll-cycle pigments (the sum of the amounts of three xanthophylls: violaxanthin, antheraxanthin, and zeaxanthin) with increasing sumUVR indicates active, dynamic protection for the photosynthetic apparatus. In addition, increased amounts of flavonoids (quercetin glycosides) and constitutive beta-carotene and alpha-tocopherol pools provide antioxidant protection against reactive oxygen species. However, rather than a continuum of plant acclimation responses, principal component analysis indicates clusters of metabolic states across the explored 1,500-km-long latitudinal gradient. This study emphasizes the physiological component of plant responses to latitudinal gradients and reveals the physiological plasticity that may act to complement genetic adaptations.