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Copyright of Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis is the property of Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis Editorial Office and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

A field research was conducted on the photosynthesis and transpiration characteristics of dioecious Trichosanthes kirilowii individuals at four key development stages. At vegetative growth stage, the photosynthesis rate, transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, and water use efficiency of male individuals were higher than those of female individuals, and hence, male individuals entered into reproductive growth stage 22 days earlier than female individuals. After entering into reproductive growth stage, male individuals had higher photosynthesis rate, transpiration rate, and stomatal conductance, but slightly lower water use efficiency than female individuals. As the female individuals started to reproductive growth, their photosynthesis rate and water use efficiency were significantly lower, while the transpiration rate and stomatal conductance were higher than those of the male individuals. The effects of climate factors on the growth and development of T. kirilowii mainly occurred at its vegetative growth and early reproductive growth stages, and weakened at later reproductive growth stages. Higher temperature and lower relative humidity benefited the growth and development of T. kirilowii, and illumination could enhance the photosynthesis rate of T. kirilowii, especially its male individuals. After entering into reproductive growth stage, the photosynthesis rate of male individuals increased significantly with increasing illumination, but that of female individuals only had a slight increase, and the transpiration rate of male individuals as well as the photosynthesis rate of female individuals all increased significantly with increasing temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To investigate the physiological response of IAA (indoleacetic acid) to Trichosanthes kirilowii under aluminum stress and the mitigation of DNA damage, the effects of IAA (0, 10, 25, 50, 75 μmol·L -1 denoted by I 0 , I 10 , I 25 , I 50 and I 75 , respectively) on antioxidant enzyme activity, malondialdehyde (MDA), photosynthetic characteristics, root activity, chlorophyll content and DNA damage of two varieties of T. kirilowii under 300 and 800 μmol·L -1 aluminum environment (denoted by Al 300 and Al 800 , respectively) were examined in hydroponic culture experiments with Hebei Anguo (aluminium tolerant variety) and Zhejiang Puyang Trichosanthes kirilowii (aluminum sensitive variety). The results showed that the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT), photosynthesis ability, and root activity of both varieties were inhibited to different degrees by aluminum stress, MDA content was significantly increased, and DNA damage was aggravated. The maximum increase of SOD, CAT and POD activities in Anguo and Puyang T. kirilowii under aluminum stress by IAA application were 15.0%, 31.2%, 72.3% and 13.8%, 26.9%, 26.4%, respectively, chlorophyll content increased by 49.9% and 17.9%, MDA accumulation decreased by 39.2% and 22.4% and fluorescence parameters were significantly improved. The treatment of 25 μmol·L -1 IAA significantly increased root activity by 159.1% and 90.9%, while 50 μmol·L -1 IAA effectively slowed the DNA tailing phenomenon in roots, with the product (OTM) value of tail DNA percentage content and tail moment being decreased by 27.6%. 10-50 μmol·L -1 IAA could effectively improve the physiological activity of T. kirilowii under aluminum stress and slow the degree of DNA damage. The tolerance of Anguo variety to aluminum stress was stronger than that of Puyang variety.