Rediscovering leaf optical properties New insights into plant acclimation to solar UV radiation》.pdf

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 93 (2015) 94e100 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Plant Physiology and Biochemistry journal homepage: /locate/plaphy Rediscovering leaf optical properties: New insights into plant acclimation to solar UV radiation Paul W. Barnes a, *, Stephan D. Flint b, Ronald J. Ryel c, Mark A. Tobler a, Anne E. Barkley a, Jason J. Wargent d a Department of Biological Sciences and Environment Program, Loyola University New Orleans, 6363 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA b Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences, UIPO 441135, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1135, USA c Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, 5230 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-5230, USA d Institute of Agriculture Environment, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: The accumulation of UV-absorbing compounds (flavonoids and other phenylpropanoid derivatives) and Received 1 October 2014 resultant decrease in the UV transmittance of the epidermis in leaves (TUV), is a primary protective Accepted 17 November 2014 mechanism against the potentially deleterious effects of UV radiation and is a critical component of the Available online 18 November 2014 overall acclimation response of plants to changing UV environments. Traditional measurements of TUV were laborious, time-consuming and destructive or invasive, thus limiting their ability to efficiently