大气CO2浓度和温度升高对水稻叶片及群体光合作用的影响

大气ＣＯ２浓度升高对植物光合作用的影响研究多集中在单叶水平,在高ＣＯ２及高温下对植物单叶及群体光合进行比较的研究少有报道,而群体水平的研究则是预测生态系统反应所不可缺少的。采用田间开顶式培养室研究了大气ＣＯ２浓度和温度升高对水稻（ＯｒｙｚａｓａｔｉｖａＬ．）叶片及群体光合作用的影响。发现ＣＯ２浓度和温度对水稻叶片光合作用有协同促进作用,而对群体光合作用的促进则随时间的推移而减弱;单叶光合受到的促进作用大于群体光合;叶面积指数只在营养生长期受到促进,冠层叶片含氮量受ＣＯ２影响降低。群体呼吸（包括茎杆）增加及冠层叶片早衰可能是后期ＣＯ２对群体光合促进作用下降的原因。     

Enhancement of rice canopy carbon gain by elevated CO(2) is sensitive to growth stage and leaf nitrogen concentration

Increasing our understanding of the factors regulating seasonal changes in rice canopy carbon gain (C(gain): daily net photosynthesis -- night respiration) under elevated CO(2) concentrations ([CO(2)]) will reduce our uncertainty in predicting future rice yields and assist in the development of adaptation strategies. In this study we measured CO(2) exchange from rice (Oryza sativa) canopies grown at c. 360 and 690 micromol mol(-1)[CO(2)] in growth chambers continuously over three growing seasons. Stimulation of C(gain) by elevated [CO(2)] was 22-79% during vegetative growth, but decreased to between -12 and 5% after the grain-filling stage, resulting in a 7-22% net enhancement for the whole season. The decreased stimulation of C(gain) resulted mainly from decreased canopy net photosynthesis and partially from increased respiration. A decrease in canopy photosynthetic capacity was noted where leaf nitrogen (N) decreased. The effect of elevated [CO(2)] on leaf area was generally small, but most dramatic under ample N conditions; this increased the stimulation of whole-season C(gain). These results suggest that a decrease in C(gain) enhancement following elevated CO(2) levels is difficult to avoid, but that careful management of nitrogen levels can alter the whole-season C(gain) enhancement.     

开放式空气CO2浓度增高对水稻冠层微气候的影响

利用位于江苏省无锡市安镇的我国唯一的农田开放式空气CO2 浓度增高 (FACE)系统平台 ,于2 0 0 1年 8月 2 6日至 10月 13日 (水稻抽穗至成熟期 )进行水稻作物冠层微气候连续观测 ,以研究FACE对水稻冠层微气候特征的影响 .结果表明 ,FACE降低了水稻叶片的气孔导度 ,FACE与对照水稻叶片气孔导度的差异上层叶片大于下层叶片 ,生长前期大于生长后期 .FACE使白天水稻冠层和叶片温度升高 ,这种差异生长前期大于生长后期 ;但FACE对夜间水稻冠层温度的影响不明显 .在水稻旺盛生长的抽穗开花期 ,晴天正午前后FACE水稻冠层温度比对照高 1.2℃ ;从开花至成熟期 ,FACE水稻冠层白天平均温度比对照高 0 .4 3℃ .FACE对冠层空气温度也有影响 ,白天水稻冠层空气温度FACE高于对照 ,这种差异随太阳辐射增强而增大且冠层中部大于冠层顶部 ;冠层中部空气温度FACE与对照的差异 (Tface-Tambient)日最大值在 0 .4 7～ 1.2℃之间 ,而冠层顶部的Tface-Tambient日最大值在 0 .37～ 0 .8℃之间 .夜间水稻冠层空气温度FACE与对照差别不大 ,变化在± 0 .3℃之内 .而FACE对水稻冠层空气湿度无显著影响 ,表明FACE使水稻叶片气孔导度降低 ,从而削弱了植株的蒸腾降温作用 ,导致水稻冠层温度和冠层空气温度升高 ,改变了整个水稻冠层的温度环     

开放式空气CO2浓度增高对水稻冠层微气候的影响

利用位于江苏省无锡市安镇的我国唯一的农田开放式空气CO₂浓度增高(FACE)系统平台,于2001年8月26日至10月13日(水稻抽穗至成熟期)进行水稻作物冠层微气候连续观测,以研究FACE对水稻冠层微气候特征的影响.结果表明,FACE降低了水稻叶片的气孔导度,FACE与对照水稻叶片气孔导度的差异上层叶片大于下层叶片,生长前期大于生长后期.FACE使白天水稻冠层和叶片温度升高,这种差异生长前期大于生长后期;但FACE对夜间水稻冠层温度的影响不明显.在水稻旺盛生长的抽穗开花期,晴天正午前后FACE水稻冠层温度比对照高1.2℃;从开花至成熟期,FACE水稻冠层白天平均温度比对照高0.43℃.FACE对冠层空气温度也有影响,白天水稻冠层空气温度FACE高于对照,这种差异随太阳辐射增强而增大且冠层中部大于冠层顶部;冠层中部空气温度FACE与对照的差异(T_face-T_ambient)日最大值在0.47～1.2℃之间,而冠层顶部的T_face-T_ambient日最大值在0.37～0.8℃之间.夜间水稻冠层空气温度FACE与对照差别不大,变化在±0.3℃之内.而FACE对水稻冠层空气湿度无显著影响,表明FACE使水稻叶片气孔导度降低,从而削弱了植株的蒸腾降温作用,导致水稻冠层温度和冠层空气温度升高,改变了整个水稻冠层的温度环     

不同供水条件下冬小麦叶与非叶绿色 器官光合日变化特征

为揭示小麦叶片与非叶绿色器官的光合活性在一日中的变化特性及其在器官间的差异性,探讨群体及不同器官光合日变化对不同供水条件的响应特征,在田间设置生育期不灌水(I0)、灌2水(I2,拔节水＋开花水)和灌4水(I4,起身水+孕穗水+开花水+灌浆水)3个处理,于灌浆期测定了群体光合与呼吸速率的日变化, 旗叶片、叶鞘、穗、穗下节间各器官光合速率、蒸腾速率、气孔导度及叶绿素荧光参数的日变化。结果表明,灌浆期小麦穗和穗下节间光合速率日变化呈单峰曲线,而旗叶叶片与旗叶鞘光合速率均呈双峰型,表现出不同程度的午休。随着灌水次数减少,各器官光合速率降低,叶片对严重水分亏缺的反应大于各非叶器官。器官光合速率的日变化与F_v/F_m变化相一致,而与气孔导度日变化有较大差异。各器官上午的累积光合量均高于下午,上午光合量占日总光合量的比例为51％-62％,随着灌水次数减少而增大。不同灌水处理群体光合速率、呼吸速率日变化均未出现午休现象。春季浇2水处理与春浇4水处理相比,灌浆期群体光合速率及日光合积累量没有显著差异。综合研究认为,小麦叶与非叶器官光合性能及其日变化特征有较大不同,非叶光合对水分亏缺的敏感性低于叶片,生育期浇2水可以获得与浇4水相似的群体日光合积累量。     

不同有机肥量对旱地玉米光合特性和产量的影响

在渭北旱塬合阳试验基地进行了4年的旱地有机培肥试验, 研究不同有机肥施用量对旱地玉米光合特性和产量的影响.结果表明： 与单施化肥相比,施有机肥处理的玉米各生育时期的叶片光合速率和气孔导度显著增大,胞间CO2浓度显著减小;随着有机肥施用量的增加,玉米叶片各生育时期的叶片光合速率和气孔导度逐渐增大,胞间CO2浓度逐渐减小.玉米各生育时期的光合作用主要受非气孔因素限制,施用有机肥显著降低了非气孔因素对光合的限制.连续4年施用有机肥,改善了土壤养分状况,使养分不再是玉米光合速率和产量的主要限制因子.     

不同供钾水平对小麦旗叶光合速率日变化的影响

在田间栽培条件下,研究了不同供钾水平对小麦(Triticum aestivum)‘安农8903’旗叶光合速率日变化的影响。结果表明：从扬花期到灌浆中期（5月1～20日）,植株及叶片中钾含量随不同供钾水平的提高而增大,尤以施K 82.5 kg·hm-2的增幅较大（2.7倍）。在小麦籽粒的灌浆进程中,植株的含钾量不断增加,但叶片中的含钾量却呈下降趋势。扬花期到灌浆中期的小麦旗叶由于高光强、高温和较低的相对湿度,其气孔导度和净光合速率日变化均呈双峰曲线。两者皆在10∶00左右和15∶00左右各有一个峰值,前一峰值高于后一峰值,两峰之间的低谷在14∶00左右。胞间CO2浓度日变化则呈相反趋势,两个低谷出现于12∶00和15∶00,但灌浆中期时日变化曲线中只有一个低谷。土壤增施钾肥可增大小麦旗叶的气孔导度和净光合速率,减轻10%～37%由光合午休造成的CO2同化量损失,提高小麦产量。但施钾量与胞间CO2浓度之间相关性不显著。4种不同的钾素水平处理中以施用K2O 165 kg·hm-2的效果最佳。     

大气CO2浓度升高对绿豆叶片光合作用及叶绿素荧光参数的影响

利用FACE系统在大田条件下通过盆栽试验研究了大气CO2浓度升高[CO2浓度平均为(550+60) μmol·mo1-1]对绿豆叶片光合生理和叶绿素荧光参数的影响.结果表明:与对照[ CO2浓度平均为(389+40) μmol·mol-1左右]相比,大气CO2浓度升高使花荚期绿豆叶片净光合速率(Pn)和胞间CO2浓度(Ci)分别升高11.7％和9.8％,气孔导度(Gs)和蒸腾速率(Tr)分别下降32.0％和24.6％,水分利用效率(WUE)提高83.5％;在蕾期,CO2浓度升高对绿豆叶片叶绿素初始荧光(Fo)、最大荧光(Fm)、可变荧光(Fv)、Fv/Fm和Fv/Fo没有显著影响;在鼓粒期,CO2浓度升高使绿豆叶片Fo增加19.1％,Fm和Fv分别下降9.0％和14.3％,Fv/Fo和Fv/Fm分别下降25.8％和6.2％.表明大气CO2浓度升高可能使绿豆生长后期光系统Ⅱ反应中心结构受到破坏,叶片的光合能力下降.     

Leaf area index, canopy structure and photosynthesis of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.)

Abstract. The influence of leaf age, total leaf area and its dispersion in space on canopy photosynthesis were studied using microswards of red clover ( Trifolium pratense L.) which were established in the greenhouse. Two varieties, Renova (flowering) and Molstad (non-flowering), were sown in separate plastic boxes at densities of 225, 400 and 625 plants per m².
Vertical distribution of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), leaf area, leaf age and ¹⁴CO₂-fixation were determined periodically. Net photosynthesis and dark respiration of canopies were measured. Maximum photosynthetic capacity of individual leaves was measured on plants taken from the intact canopy or from plants where shading of the growing leaves had been prevented.
Net photosynthetic rate of canopies increased linearly with leaf area index (LAI) up to an LAI of 3.5 and then declined at higher LAI, independent of variety and sowing density. Below the optimum LAI, net photosynthesis depended mainly on interception of PAR. Decrease in canopy photosynthesis above the optimum LAI was due to a higher proportion of old leaves with decreased photosynthetic capacity, and not to an increase in respiring plant parts. It is concluded that LAI and position of leaf age categories in the canopy are more important than vertical distribution of leaf area in determining canopy photosynthesis of red clover.     

覆膜与滴灌对河套灌区玉米花粒期叶片光合特征的影响

光合作用是作物生长发育和产量形成的基础,栽培方式和土壤含水量变化显著影响作物的光合作用.灌浆期和乳熟期是玉米花粒期2个重要阶段,是玉米籽粒形成和干物质积累的关键时期.通过大田试验研究了河套灌区不同覆膜方式与滴灌水平对不同生育时期玉米光合特征及产量的影响.结果表明: 灌浆期玉米叶片光合特征在不同处理下无显著差异,乳熟期净光合速率和蒸腾速率在半覆膜(B₂)和全覆膜(Q₂)滴灌水平2(350 mm)处理下均显著高于半覆膜(B₁)和全覆膜(Q₁)滴灌水平1(200 mm),并且B₁和Q₁处理下灌浆期叶片的净光合速率、蒸腾速率、水分利用效率及气孔导度等显著高于乳熟期.不同处理下灌浆期和乳熟期叶片的净光合速率、蒸腾速率,灌浆期的气孔导度以及乳熟期的水分利用效率等在日变化上存在着同步关系,均呈现出倒“U”型的日变化特征,而胞间CO₂浓度则呈现相反的变化趋势.逐步回归分析显示,光合有效辐射、大气温度和空气相对湿度等气象因子是影响玉米叶片光合特征的主要环境因子.此外,B₂和Q₂处理下玉米产量显著高于B₁和Q₁处理(分别增加了29.3%和50.9%),但B₁和Q₁处理间并无显著差异.这表明与覆膜方式相比,滴灌水平对干旱地区玉米产量的影响更大.     

全膜微垄沟穴播对春小麦土壤水热环境的影响及其光合和产量效应

减弱春季寒旱生境限制是提高甘肃中东部旱地春小麦产量的关键要素之一。本研究于2016—2018年在甘肃中部半干旱旱作区开展大田试验,以‘陇春35号’为供试品种,设置全膜微垄沟穴播(PRF)、全膜覆土穴播(PMS)和露地穴播(CK)3个处理,测定春小麦不同生育期0～300 cm土层的土壤含水量、0～25 cm土壤温度、叶片生物量、叶片叶绿素(SPAD)、光合速率、蒸腾速率和作物产量,从土壤水热-冠层发育-产量角度揭示PRF处理对土壤水热环境、水分利用效率(WUE)和产量的影响。结果表明: 与CK相比,PRF和PMS处理0～25 cm土层的土壤温度在苗期分别提高2.8和2.5 ℃,灌浆-成熟期分别降低1.4和0.9 ℃;0～300 cm土壤贮水量在播前-苗期分别增加59.7和41.8 mm;0～300 cm耗水量在苗期-灌浆期分别提高46.1和39.8 mm。与PMS处理相比,PRF处理的小麦苗期温度提高0.3 ℃,灌浆-成熟期降低0.5 ℃;播前-苗期0～300 cm土壤贮水量增加18.0 mm,拔节-成熟期耗水量提高13.0 mm。基于对土壤水热条件的优化,PRF和PMS处理的叶片生物量、SPAD值、苗期-灌浆期叶片净光合速率、蒸腾速率均显著高于CK,且PRF处理均显著高于PMS处理。PRF处理比PMS处理和CK分别增产9.1%和36.5%,WUE分别提高5.9%和30.8%。因此,PRF处理能提高苗期地温,降低灌浆-成熟期地温,促进春小麦苗期-灌浆期的耗水,提高了春小麦叶片SPAD值和生物量,增强春小麦苗期-灌浆期旗叶的光合功能,从而实现增产和水分高效利用,而且这一优势在欠水年份(2016和2017年)更加明显。     

Carbon balance in a monospecific stand of an annual herb <Emphasis Type="Italic">Chenopodium album</Emphasis> at an elevated CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> concentration

Elevated CO₂ enhances carbon uptake of a plant stand, but the magnitude of the increase varies among growth stages. We studied the relative contribution of structural and physiological factors to the CO₂ effect on the carbon balance during stand development. Stands of an annual herb Chenopodium album were established in open-top chambers at ambient and elevated CO₂ concentrations (370 and 700 μmol mol⁻¹). Plant biomass growth, canopy structural traits (leaf area, leaf nitrogen distribution, and light gradient in the canopy), and physiological characteristics (leaf photosynthesis and respiration of organs) were studied through the growing season. CO₂ exchange of the stand was estimated with a canopy photosynthesis model. Rates of light-saturated photosynthesis and dark respiration of leaves as related with nitrogen content per unit leaf area and time-dependent reduction in specific respiration rates of stems and roots were incorporated into the model. Daily canopy carbon balance, calculated as an integration of leaf photosynthesis minus stem and root respiration, well explained biomass growth determined by harvests (r ² = 0.98). The increase of canopy photosynthesis with elevated CO₂ was 80% at an early stage and decreased to 55% at flowering. Sensitivity analyses suggested that an alteration in leaf photosynthetic traits enhanced canopy photosynthesis by 40–60% throughout the experiment period, whereas altered canopy structure contributed to the increase at the early stage only. Thus, both physiological and structural factors are involved in the increase of carbon balance and growth rate of C. album stands at elevated CO₂. However, their contributions were not constant, but changed with stand development.     

The dependence of respiration on photosynthetic substrate supply and temperature: integrating leaf, soil and ecosystem measurements

Interactions between photosynthetic substrate supply and temperature in determining the rate of three respiration components (leaf, belowground and ecosystem respiration) were investigated within three environmentally controlled, Populus deltoides forest bays at Biosphere 2, Arizona. Over 2 months, the atmospheric CO₂ concentration and air temperature were manipulated to test the following hypotheses: (1) the responses of the three respiration components to changes in the rate of photosynthesis would differ both in speed and magnitude; (2) the temperature sensitivity of leaf and belowground respiration would increase in response to a rise in substrate availability; and, (3) at the ecosystem level, the ratio of respiration to photosynthesis would be conserved despite week‐to‐week changes in temperature. All three respiration rates responded to the CO₂ concentration‐induced changes in photosynthesis. However, the proportional change in the rate of leaf respiration was more than twice that of belowground respiration and, when photosynthesis was reduced, was also more rapid. The results suggest that aboveground respiration plays a key role in the overall response of ecosystem respiration to short‐term changes in canopy photosynthesis. The short‐term temperature sensitivity of leaf respiration, measured within a single night, was found to be affected more by developmental conditions than photosynthetic substrate availability, as the Q₁₀ was lower in leaves that developed at high CO₂, irrespective of substrate availability. However, the temperature sensitivity of belowground respiration, calculated between periods of differing air temperature, appeared to be positively correlated with photosynthetic substrate availability. At the ecosystem level, respiration and photosynthesis were positively correlated but the relationship was affected by temperature; for a given rate of daytime photosynthesis, the rate of respiration the following night was greater at 25 than 20°C. This result suggests that net ecosystem exchange did not acclimate to temperature changes lasting up to 3 weeks. Overall, the results of this study demonstrate that the three respiration terms differ in their dependence on photosynthesis and that, short‐ and medium‐term changes in temperature may affect net carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems.     

不同密度下臭氧胁迫对Ⅱ优084水稻光合作用和物质生产的影响—FACE研究

依托中国稻田臭氧FACE(free air ozone concentration enrichment)技术平台,以超级稻Ⅱ优084为供试材料,臭氧设置当前大气臭氧浓度和高臭氧浓度(比前者高50%),移栽密度设置低密度(16穴·m^-2)、中密度(24穴·m^-2)和高密度(32穴·m^-2),研究不同移栽密度条件下近地层臭氧浓度升高对水稻光合作用、物质生产以及茎鞘非结构性碳水化合物浓度和含量的影响.结果表明: 臭氧浓度升高使水稻移栽后63 d、77 d和86 d剑叶SPAD值分别下降6%、11%和13%,均达显著或极显著水平.臭氧胁迫下结实期叶片净光合速率、气孔导度和蒸腾速率的降幅亦随时间推移而明显增加.高臭氧浓度使水稻抽穗至成熟期的物质生产量平均下降46%,从而使最终生物产量下降25%,均达显著水平.臭氧浓度升高使水稻拔节后茎鞘可溶性糖和淀粉的浓度和含量均显著降低,但使抽穗前茎鞘贮藏同化物的转运率大幅增加.方差分析表明,臭氧与密度间的互作对水稻所有测定参数均无显著影响.综上,近地层臭氧浓度升高使超级稻Ⅱ优084生育中后期的光合和生长均明显受抑,但这种抑制作用不受移栽密度的影响.
     

Limiting factors for panicle photosynthesis at the anthesis and grain filling stages in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Panicle photosynthesis is crucial for grain yield in cereal crops; however, the limiting factors for panicle photosynthesis are poorly understood, greatly impeding improvement in this trait. In the present study, pot experiments were conducted to investigate the limiting factors for panicle photosynthesis at the anthesis stage in seven rice genotypes and to examine the temporal variations in photosynthesis during the grain filling stage in the Liangyou 287 genotype. At the anthesis stage, leaf and panicle photosynthesis was positively correlated with stomatal conductance and maximum carboxylation rate, which were in turn associated with hydraulic conductance and nitrogen content, respectively. Panicle hydraulic conductance was positively correlated with the area of bundle sheaths in the panicle neck. During grain filling, leaf and panicle photosynthesis remained constant at the early stage but dramatically decreased from 8 to 9 days after anthesis. The trends of variations in panicle photosynthesis were consistent with those in stomatal conductance but not with those in maximum carboxylation rate. At first, the maximum carboxylation rate and respiration rate in the panicle increased, through elevated panicle nitrogen content, but then drastically decreased, as a result of dehydration. The present study systematically investigated the limiting factors for panicle photosynthesis, which are vital for improving photosynthesis and crop yield.     

Are there associations between grain-filling rate and photosynthesis in the flag leaves of field-grown rice?

Rate of grain filling in terms of dry mass accumulated per panicle per day was measured in field-grown rice in the dry season in the Philippines and compared to rates of light-saturated photosynthesis per unit leaf area (P(max)) measured at 350 micro l l(-1) CO(2) for 21 d after flowering. Five new plant type (tropical japonica) varieties (NPT) and one indica variety (IR72) were used and these gave some variation in rates and patterns of grain filling. A rapid grain-filling phase (RGFP) occurred approximately 10 d after flowering in most varieties. There was no consistent relationship in any variety between the rate of grain-filling and P(max) and chlorophyll content, both of which remained mostly unchanged throughout grain filling. Significant declines in the amount of total leaf protein and ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase (Rubisco) occurred, but these did not occur at the same time as the RGFP in all varieties. A decrease in the ratio of chlorophyll a/b preceded these changes and a transient rise in chlorophyll content was also observed in four varieties at this time. There was no significant change in leaf non-structural carbohydrate content during or following the RGFP. It is concluded that the decline in Rubisco and protein content in NPT was not reflected in photosynthetic activity. Hence in these field experiments Rubisco accumulated to a level in excess of photosynthetic requirements, serving as a store of nitrogen for grain filling.     

新疆超高产棉花冠层光分布特征及其与群体光合生产的关系

以新疆超高产棉田(皮棉产量在4000 kg·hm^-2以上)为研究对象,分析不同生育时期棉花冠层光分布、群体光合速率和干物质积累量的变化,研究不同产量水平棉田冠层的光环境变化特征及其与群体光合生产的关系.结果表明： 超高产田盛花期到盛铃后期冠层上、中、下层光吸收率的比例为2∶2∶1,呈均匀分布,群体散射辐射和直射辐射透过系数分别为0.20～0.55和0.22～0.56,处于较适宜范围,中、下层叶片受光良好,冠层各层次叶片群体光合速率差异较小.与高产(3500 kg·hm^-2)和一般高产(3000 kg·hm^-2)棉田相比,超高产田在盛铃前期具有较高的叶面积指数和群体光合速率峰值,在初絮期和盛絮期的叶面积指数下降缓慢,群体光合速率峰值仍保持较高值,非叶绿色器官对产量形成的光合贡献增大,群体干物质积累量较高.在栽培过程中,调节冠层结构,使垂直方向上光辐射和群体光合能力分布均匀是确保棉花高效利用光能、实现超高产的重要途径.     

Leaf and canopy photosynthetic characteristics of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) under elevated CO2 concentration and UV-B radiation

Increases in both atmospheric CO2 concentration ([CO2]) and ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation on the Earth's surface are features of current climate change patterns. An experiment was conducted in sunlit, controlled environment chambers known as Soil-Plant-Atmosphere-Research (SPAR) units to determine interactive effects of elevated [CO2] and UV-B radiation on leaf and canopy photosynthetic characteristics of cotton. Six treatments were comprised of two CO2 levels of 360 (ambient) and 720 (elevated) microL L(-1) and three levels of 0 (control), 8, and 16 kJ m(-2) d(-1) biologically effective UV-B radiation. Treatments were imposed for 66 days from crop emergence through three weeks after the first flower stage. Plants grown in elevated [CO2] had significantly greater leaf area, higher leaf and canopy net photosynthetic rates (PN), lower dark respiration rate (Rd), and lower light compensation point (LCP) than plants grown in ambient [CO2]. There was no difference in CO2 compensation point (gamma), maximum rate of Rubisco activity (Vcmax), or light-saturated rate of electron transport (Jmax) between ambient and elevated CO2 treatments. When plants were grown in 8 kJ m(-2) d(-1) UV-B radiation, most of the measured photosynthetic parameters did not differ from control plants. High UV-B (16 kJ) radiation, however, caused 47-50% smaller leaf area, 38-44% lower leaf PN, 72-74% lower Vcmax, and 61-66% lower Jmax compared to the control. There were no interactive effects of [CO2] and UV-B radiation on most of the photosynthetic parameters measured. From the results, it is concluded that decreased canopy photosynthesis due to enhanced UV-B radiation in cotton is associated with both smaller leaf area and lower leaf PN, and loss of Rubisco activity and electron transport are two major factors in UV-B inhibition of leaf PN.     

Photosynthetic capacity of field-grown durum wheat under different N availabilities: A comparative study from leaf to canopy

The effect of N availability on photosynthetic capacity, growth parameters and yield was studied in field-grown durum-wheat plants at both the leaf and canopy levels. Two contrasting nitrogen levels (120 and 0 kg ha^?1) were assayed in a randomised block design with nine replicates each. Total biomass was measured at anthesis and yield and its agronomical components at maturity. Photosynthetic measurements were performed 2 weeks after anthesis in two plots of each N treatment. Flag leaves were measured, using a LI-COR 6400 combined with the chlorophyll fluorescence meter, and the whole canopy by measuring CO₂ and H₂O fluxes in an innovative canopy-chamber system. We showed a clear increase in photosynthetic gas exchange and chlorophyll contents with N fertilisation at both canopy and leaf levels. As a consequence the increase in yield as response to N fertilisation seems the result of a larger green leaf area combined with a higher photosynthetic capacity of the leaves attributable to an increase in the maximum carboxylation velocity of Rubisco. Moreover gas-exchange measurements of the flag leaf during grain filling seem to provide a realistic characterisation, not just of the photosynthetic performance of the crop, but also about the impact of N availability on yield. Thus, measurements performed on the flag leaf matched those at the canopy level, with proportional increases in terms of gas exchange and chlorophyll content, providing a fast, cheap and reliable estimation of canopy photosynthesis and the grain yield attained by the crop.     

有机无机肥长期定位配施对冬小麦群体光合特性及籽粒产量的影响

以小麦品种石麦15(SM15)为对象,以牛粪为有机肥,设置不施氮肥、单施尿素、单施牛粪和有机无机肥配施4种施肥方式,研究不同施肥处理对冬小麦群体光合速率(CAP)、旗叶净光合速率(P_n)、叶面积指数(LAI)、叶绿素荧光参数及产量的影响.结果表明： 无机肥主要作用于生育前期,小麦的CAP、P_n及LAI最高,其次为配施处理,单施有机肥处理最低.花后10 d开始,与单施尿素处理相比,有机肥和有机无机肥配施处理小麦衰老进程较缓慢,在灌浆中后期保持较高的抗氧化酶活性及较长的绿叶面积持续期,进而维持较高的光合物质生产能力.有机无机肥配施处理延缓效果更为明显,籽粒产量最高.可见,有机无机肥配施可以延缓灌浆中后期叶片衰老,维持合理的冠层结构,使小麦具有较强的光合性能,进而获得较高的籽粒产量.