Abies beshanzuensis Seedling Responses to Shading Treatments

Experimental data from a study on the critically endangered conifer Abies beshanzuensis. The dataset integrates morphological, physiological, and transcriptomic measurements from seedlings subjected to a gradient of shading intensities. It was authored by Hongfei Lu and published on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between shading intensity and plant growth metrics based on measured plant height, crown width, and root architecture.
• Analyzing the link between photosynthetic performance and antioxidant enzyme activity based on chlorophyll fluorescence and enzyme assay data.
• Identifying key molecular pathways involved in light stress adaptation based on transcriptomic data and KEGG enrichment analysis.
• Comparing physiological stress markers like Malondialdehyde content across different environmental treatments.

Strengths

• Dataset integrates three distinct data types: morphological, physiological, and transcriptomic measurements.
• Experimental design includes a clear gradient of shading intensities, from moderate (T3) to extreme (T5).
• License is clearly stated as CC-BY-4.0, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (27.7 KB), indicating a limited scope, likely summary statistics rather than raw observations.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Data collected from a controlled experiment where seedlings were subjected to multiple shading treatments.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 05:55:40; freshness should be verified.