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Bodner, M; Beck, E: Effect of supercooling and freezing on photosynthesis in freeezing tolerant leaves of Afroalpine 'giant rosette' plants., Oecologia, 72, 366-371 (1987), doi:10.1007/BF00377565
Abstract:
The effect of supercooling and freezing on the photosynthetic capability of representatives of the permanent frost hardy giant rosette plants Dendrosenecio kenioden& on, D. brassica and Lobelia telekii, of the tropical alpine regions was investigated with the non-invasive chlorophyll a fluorescence technique. While supercooling, normal chlorophyll a fluorescence kinetics exhibiting the sequence 0, I, (D), P, S, M, were recorded, however with some retardation of both, the fast and the slow characteristics as compared to those obtained at day-time temperature. As long as the leaves remained unfrozen, the rise of the variable fluorescence Fv from the level 0 to P was inversely related to a drop of the temperature from about 0 ~ C to -8 ~ C. The increase of Fv with lower temperature is understood to result from a decrease of the velocity of the quenching reactions while photoreduction of the primary electron acceptor appeared to be unimpeded. The second fluorescence maximum (M), usually interpreted to indicate the commencement of the biochemical reactions of photosynthesis was consistenly to be observed during supercooling. Fluorescence induction kinetics of frozen leaves showed only a fast rise to presumably Fma x which was not followed by a significant decay for as long as 4 min. The lack of substantial quenching indicates that in the freeze-dehydrated state neither reoxidation of the primary acceptor nor energetization of the thylakoid membrane was accomplished. This effect however was immediately and fully reserved upon thawing of the leaves when the usual fluorescence induction kinetics as well as normal rates of CO2-uptake were observed. Thus the permanent frost-hardy afroalpine plants do not exhibit any even short-term memory effect of the nocturnal frost on such a delicate process as is photosynthesis

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