Research Article

Influence of Drought Stress and Rehydration on Moisture and Photosynthetic Physiological Changes in Three Epilithic Moss Species in Areas of Karst Rocky Desertification

Table 2

The effect of drought stress and the replenishment on photosynthetic physiology indexes in three epilithic mosses. Erythrodontium julaceum (Schwaegr.) Par. with permission from [24]. Copyright 2016 open-access from Bangladesh botanical society.

SpeciesTreatmentChlorophyll aChlorophyll bTranspiration (mmol H2O·m−2·s−1)Net photosynthetic rate (μmol CO2·m−2·s−1)
StressRewateringStressRewateringStressRewateringStressRewatering

Bryum argenteum Hedw.CK0.61 ± 0.120.28 ± 0.041.07 ± 0.2115.19 ± 1.02
60.59 ± 0.090.57 ± 0.080.19 ± 0.020.24 ± 0.050.98 ± 0.090.65 ± 0.1212.44 ± 0.848.76 ± 1.33
120.58 ± 0.110.67 ± 0.100.21 ± 0.030.24 ± 0.050.97 ± 0.120.69 ± 0.1010.65 ± 0.698.78 ± 1.24
240.43± 0.060.69 ± 0.140.20 ± 0.020.28 ± 0.070.99 ± 0.200.58 ± 0.087.51 ± 0.778.09 ± 1.08
480.72 ± 0.120.58 ± 0.070.34 ± 0.050.53 ± 0.140.88 ± 0.160.58 ± 0.106.26 ± 0.958.74 ± 1.21
720.64 ± 0.180.68 ± 0.080.27 ± 0.040.32 ± 0.120.75 ± 0.140.62 ± 0.133.12 ± 0.868.10 ± 1.11

Barbula unguiculata Hedw.CK0.65 ± 0.220.33 ± 0.121.01 ± 0.1230.93 ± 1.78
60.52 ± 0.190.65 ± 0.260.25 ± 0.090.29 ± 0.050.76 ± 0.100.92 ± 0.1418.04 ± 1.8611.22 ± 1.74
120.52 ± 0.170.69 ± 0.270.26 ± 0.070.26 ± 0.040.72 ± 0.110.74 ± 0.1015.01 ± 1.7510.03 ± 1.63
240.54 ± 0.150.71 ± 0.250.22 ± 0.060.24 ± 0.060.72 ± 0.140.78 ± 0.0914.35 ± 1.389.96 ± 1.02
480.89 ± 0.240.67 ± 0.200.33 ± 0.110.38 ± 0.210.67 ± 0.090.77 ± 0.0810.01 ± 1.219.99 ± 1.13
720.92 ± 0.360.68 ± 0.210.35 ± 0.100.35 ± 0.190.64 ± 0.080.70 ± 0.108.73 ± 1.089.97 ± 1.11

Erythrodontium julaceum (Schwaegr.) Par.CK0.48 ± 0150.31 ± 0.191.03 ± 0.1027.74 ± 1.48
60.51 ± 0.220.61 ± 0.220.24 ± 0.120.42 ± 0.211.43 ± 0.210.99 ± 0.1316.17 ± 1.5518.06 ± 2.05
120.39 ± 0.180.53 ± 0.190.19 ± 0.090.17 ± 0.081.03 ± 0.180.74 ± 0.1512.48 ± 1.1916.28 ± 1.56
240.79 ± 0.310.87 ± 0.260.35 ± 0.210.47 ± 0.240.77 ± 1.120.79 ± 0.128.73 ± 1.2111.82 ± 1.43
480.65 ± 0.240.73 ± 0.250.37 ± 0.160.47 ± 0.260.69 ± 0.130.80 ± 0.172.5 ± 0.4314.35 ± 1.11
720.85 ± 0.340.90 ± 0.290.38 ± 0.140.41 ± 0.180.67 ± 0.110.74 ± 0.140.62 ± 0.189.35 ± 1.13