英文摘要 |
"Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum Mill.) is one of the most popular potted flowers worldwide but most cultivars grow poorly under high temperature conditions. It is crucial to screen heat-tolerant cultivars for growers in subtropical areas. This study aimed to determine the effects of temperature on the growth, flowering, and photosynthesis of eleven cyclamen cultivars grown at 20/15 and 30/25°C for seventy days. All cultivars at 30/25°C had bigger leaves, fewer flowers, and less compact than those at 20/15°C. For plants grown at 30/25°C, stomatal conductance and transpiration rates were higher and leaf temperature was lower in mini-flowered cultivars as compared with midi- or maxi-flowered cultivars. Except that mini 'Silverado Scarlet' at 30/25°C had lower net photosynthetic rate than that at 20/15°C, and net photosynthetic rate of other cultivars did not differ between 30/25 and 20/15°C treatments. Heat-tolerant mini 'Smartiz Rose', 'Super Serie Verano Dark Violet', and 'Metis Light Pink With Eye' at 30/25°C exhibited lower leaf temperature through higher transpiration rate and maintained acceptable quality, with only slightly reduced flower and leaf numbers. Heat-sensitive mini 'Silverado Scarlet', maxi 'Latina Success Deep Magenta', 'Halios HD Salmon', 'Sierra Synchro White', and 'Snowridge Maxi Purple' at 30/25°C had poor quality and reduced leaf and flower initiation rates, more blasted flowers, and lower relative plant dry weight than those at 20/15°C." |