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Differential responses of Populus deltoides and Populus × canadensis clones to short-term water deficit

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Populus spp. are among the fast-growing tree species most prone to water deficit. The use of drought-resistant clones allows mitigating the negative effects of water deficit on the establishment and the productivity of unstable irrigated plantations in dryland areas. We evaluated the responses of four Populus × canadensis (‘Conti 12’, ‘Guardi’, ‘I-214’ and ‘I45/51’) and four Populus deltoides (‘Stoneville 67’, ‘Catfish 2’, ‘Dvina’ and ‘Australiano 129/60’) clones to a short-term water stress. Three water treatments were imposed on 6-month-old plants: well-watered (WW), 5 days of irrigation withdrawal followed by rewatering (−5 + RW), and 9 days of irrigation withdrawal followed by rewatering (−9 + RW). Populus clones presented different strategies to face water deficit, resulting in variable effects on plant growth. The small-leaved clone ‘Australiano 129/60’ showed strong stomatal control and maintained a high increase in leaf area during the water-shortage period. These strategies were associated with high relative growth under both water-shortage treatments. ‘Australiano 129/60’ showed to be a drought-resistant clone with the highest growth under both water-shortage treatments, appearing to be a promising clone for production in environments prone to short-term water stress.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are very grateful to Hugo DeBandi, Gualberto Zalazar, Nicolás Giuffre and Gabriel Zalazar for their invaluable help in maintaining the assay and carrying out the measurements.

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This research received funding from Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca of Argentina under Grant Agreement No PIA 14004 to I.A.M.

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  1. IADIZA (Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas), CONICET- UNCuyo-Gobierno de Mendoza, Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque General San Martín, 5500, Mendoza, Argentina

    Elisa Akemi Rovida Kojima, Lucia Nadia Biruk & Carla Valeria Giordano

  2. IBAM (Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza), FCA UNCuyo – CONICET, Almirante Brown 500, Chacras de Coria, 5505, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

    Carina Verónica Gonzalez

  3. IANIGLA (Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales), CONICET- UNCuyo-Gobierno de Mendoza, Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque General San Martín, 5500, Mendoza, Argentina

    Ignacio Alberto Mundo

  4. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Padre Contreras 1300, 5500, Mendoza, Argentina

    Carina Verónica Gonzalez & Ignacio Alberto Mundo

  5. Instituto de Bio y Geociencias del NOA (IBIGEO) - CONICET-UNSa, Av. 9 de Julio 14, 4405, Rosario de Lerma, Salta, Argentina

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Conceptualization: CVG, CVG and IAM; Methodology: EAR, AG and LNB; Formal analysis and investigation: EAR and AG; Writing—original draft preparation: EAR and CVG; Writing—review and editing: IAM, CVG, AG and CVG; Funding acquisition: CVG, CVG and IAM; Resources: IAM, CVG; Supervision: CVG, CVG and IAM.

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Rovida Kojima, E.A., Gonzalez, C.V., Mundo, I.A. et al. Differential responses of Populus deltoides and Populus × canadensis clones to short-term water deficit. New Forests 54, 421–437 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-022-09929-7

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