Diversity of leaf traits related to productivity in 31 Populus deltoides x Populus nigra clones
2005
Marron, Nicolas | Villar, Marc, M. | Dreyer, Erwin | Delay, Didier | Petit, Jean-Michel | Delmotte, Francis | Guehl, Jean-Marc, J.-M. | Brignolas, Franck | Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures (LBLGC) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université d'Orléans (UO) | Unité de recherche Amélioration, Génétique et Physiologie Forestières (AGPF) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) | Ecologie et Ecophysiologie Forestières [devient SILVA en 2018] (EEF) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Lorraine (UL) | Département Ecologie des Forêts, Prairies et milieux Aquatiques (DEPT EFPA) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
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Afficher plus [+] Moins [-]anglais. To test if some leaf parameters are predictors of productivity in a range of Populus deltoides (Bartr.) Marsh. × P. nigra L. clones, we assessed leaf traits and productivity in 2-month-old rooted cuttings from 31 clones growing in 4-l pots in a greenhouse, under conditions of controlled temperature and optimal irrigation. We evaluated four groups of variables describing (1) productivity (total biomass), (2) leaf growth (total leaf number increment and total leaf area increment rate), (3) leaf structure (specific leaf area and nitrogen and carbon contents) and (4) carbon isotope discrimination (∆), which is negatively correlated with time-integrated water-use efficiency. High-yielding clones did not necessarily display high leaf growth rates, but they displayed a larger total leaf area, lower specific leaf area and lower leaf nitrogen concentration than clones with low productivity. Total leaf area was mainly controlled by maximal individual leaf area and total leaf area increment rate (r = 0.51 and 0.56, respectively). Carbon isotope discrimination did not correlate with total biomass, but it was associated with total number of leaves and total leaf area increment rate (r = 0.39 and 0.45, respectively). Therefore, leaf area and specific leaf area were better indicators of productivity than leaf growth traits. The observed independence of ∆ from biomass production provides opportunities for selecting poplar clones combining high productivity and high water-use efficiency.
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