THE INFLUENCE OF EXTREME TEMPERATURES ON THE PHYSIOLOGY OF SOME WOODY SPECIES FROM THE SOUTHWEST AREA OF ROMANIA

Abstract

The temperature differences recorded in recent years have allowed studies to be carried out to explain how plants react to climate change. Both cultivated and wild plants are affected.
In the present study, the physiological parameters of 4 woody species that grow spontaneously in the south-western area of Romania were determined: Juglans regia, Populus nigra, Morus alba and Tilia platyphyllos.
The determinations indicated significant differences in the phenology of these species but also in terms of the intensity with which some vital processes are carried out.
It is obvious that the studies presented cannot be generalized, but they constitute a first step in establishing the influence exerted by extreme temperatures on the analyzed plant species.