Summary
Elevated carbon dioxide (CO2), temperature (T) and ultraviolet‐B (UV‐B) radiation may affect plant growth and secondary chemistry in different directions, but the effect of the combination of the three factors has seldom been tested.
Here, we grew four dark‐leaved willow (Salix myrsinifolia) clones under combinations of ambient or elevated CO2, T and UV‐B radiation in top‐closed chambers for 7 wk.
Elevated UV‐B had no effects on growth or phenolic compounds, and there were no significant interactions between UV‐B, CO2 and T. CO2 alone increased most growth parameters, but the magnitude of the effect varied among the clones. Total phenolics increased at elevated CO2, whereas they decreased at elevated T. The responses varied between the clones.
The results imply that dark‐leaved willow are fairly resistant to the applied three‐factor climate change, probably because of high constitutive defense. However, the interactions between clone and climate change factors implies that some clones are more susceptible than the species as a whole.
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