<i>Lemna gibba</i> Clones Show Differences in Phenotypic Responses to the Light Environment.

ABSTRACT: Duckweeds are aquatic plants with a worldwide distribution that can thrive under very contrasting ambient conditions due to their diversity and high phenotypic plasticity. In this study, we analyzed and compared the responses of four clones (i.e., distinct accessions) of Lemna gibba to two different light intensities. The clones represented different geographical origins and, in addition to two diploid cytotypes, included one tetraploid mutant and a triploid interspecific hybrid. We hypothesized that clonal origin had an effect on light acclimation. We studied growth, morphological (frond size and shape, mass-to-area ratio), and photosynthetic (pigment composition, chlorophyll fluorescence induction) traits of these clones to test whether light acclimation was a conserved process or

SUBMITTER: Xuan PTH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12473672 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature