Apple Δ13C discrimination is related to shoot ash content

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Plant ash content has been highly correlated with plant water use efficiency (WUE) and Δ13C (Δ) in field crops and grassland species and proposed as a selection criteria for WUE. δ18O (δ) has also been correlated with transpiration in herbaceous plants. The objectives of the study were to 1) evaluate the relationship of shoot ash (ASH) with D and d in 'Empire' apple over a 3-year period; 2) determine if yearly variation significantly affected the relationship of ASH with Δ and δ; and 3) evaluate the value of the relationship between ASH content with Δ and δ for a population of Malus sieversii. 'Empire' leaf area index (LAI) was negatively correlated with ASH content and positively correlated with Δ. Δ was negatively correlated with 'Empire' ASH. There were no yearly effects at a site.Within the Malus sieversii accessions, there was a grouping based on ASH that could be identified and this outlier group also had the lowest δ of the accessions. There were no correlations of leaf area, number, length, width, or stomata number with δ, Δ, or ASH for the Malus sieversii accessions. Rather than a substitute for Δ measurement in assessing WUE, ash content analysis adds an additional dimension to understanding the dynamics ofWUE in apple. Thiswork has identified a unique population of Malus meriting further study.

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Michael Glenn, D., & Bassett, C. (2011). Apple Δ13C discrimination is related to shoot ash content. HortScience, 46(2), 213–216. https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.46.2.213

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