风毛菊属3种植物叶的解剖结构比较

采用石蜡切片法对分布于祁连山海拔5 000 m左右流石滩上菊科风毛菊属水母雪兔子（Saussurea medusa Maxim）、鼠曲雪兔子（Saussurea gnaphalodes (Royle) Sch.）、红叶雪兔子（Saussurea paxiana Diels.）3种植物叶片的解剖结构进行了比较研究,结果表明：叶片表皮细胞均为单层,上下表皮都有气孔分布,气孔不下陷;角质层较厚,叶表面均被单列细胞的表皮毛。3种植物均为异面叶;叶肉栅栏组织较发达,通常由2～3层细胞组成,但栅栏组织细胞排列较疏松;海绵组织存在大量的细胞间隙;叶肉中通气组织发达,且均有不规则裂生性气腔。叶脉维管束中韧皮部都具有异细胞存在。这些共同特征是3种植物对高山地区缺氧、低温、强辐射等自然条件长期适应的结果。但是,3种植物在叶片的外部形态特征、叶肉栅栏组织细胞的特点、维管束发育程度、内分泌结构、不规则裂生气腔等方面又存在明显的不同,表现出3种植物对环境的适应也是存在差异的。     

新疆四种补血草属植物叶片的解剖学研究

利用叶片离析法和石蜡切片法研究了补血草属4种植物叶片的形态结构。结果表明:(1)4种植物的叶片有许多共同的结构适应特征,表皮细胞排列紧密,表面有厚的角质层;气孔类型均为不等型,气孔位置为平置或略微下陷;上下表皮还具有多细胞构成的盐腺;栅栏组织发达,多为等面叶;存在粘液细胞和单宁细胞;机械组织和维管组织都不发达等。(2)不同种间有不同的结构适应特征,如表皮细胞的形状、大小、垂周壁饰样,气孔密度,盐腺密度,叶片厚度和栅栏组织厚度等。通过叶的结构特征反映出盐生植物与旱生植物的不同。     

暗罗属植物叶的比较解剖学研究

利用扫描电镜技术、叶片叶片离析方法和石蜡切片法对暗罗属12种植物叶和形态结构进行了比较研究。结果表明,叶表皮细胞形状、气孔器形态、表皮毛类型、表皮细胞中晶体类型、叶肉中油细胞分布位置、栅栏组织和海绵组织厚度的比值,以及主脉维管组织的结构特征等具有明显的种间差异。可以利用这些叶的解剖特征将暗罗属植物相互区别开来。     

云南秋海棠属植物叶片横切面比较解剖研究

报道30种主产于云南的秋海棠属植物叶片的横切面解剖构造特征。采用常规石蜡切片法切片观察,结果表明:云南秋海棠属植物叶片薄、横切面均为异面叶、呈典型的阴叶结构,叶肉组织虽有栅栏组织和海绵组织的分化,但栅栏组织不发达,占叶肉组织的比例较小。表皮多为单表皮,极稀复表皮,表皮毛均由多细胞组成。气孔集中于下表皮,孔下室或下陷气孔特大、通气组织极发达;角质层形状多样,呈均匀增厚、瘤状和片状突起;叶绿体椭球形、数多、个体大,主要分布于叶肉组织,集中于栅栏组织。解剖构造特征在各分类组内呈现不完全一致性,而在相同茎的形态类型中有些较一致的特征,在不同种间解剖特征各有差别;根状茎和直立茎类型种类的横切面组织结构表现为表皮细胞壁外的角质层薄、栅栏组织与叶肉组织厚度比例较小等弱光照、湿生等适应性较弱的特征。球茎类型的种类表现为角质层较厚、栅栏叶肉组织厚度比例较大等适应略为干燥和较强光照的特征。     

新疆10种沙生植物旱生结构的解剖学研究

新疆１０种沙生植物的形态解剖研究表明,它们为适应沙生环境形态结构发生变化。叶器官的形态呈三种类型：叶片退化成膜质或鳞片状,而由同化枝执行光合功能;叶片上下都具栅栏组织,表皮角质膜厚,表皮毛发达,气孔下陷,输导组织和机械组织都发达;叶片肉质化,叶肉组织不分化,贮水组织发达而输导组织不发达。轴器官中厚壁组织发达,围绕维管组织,维管组织内部也有发达的厚壁组织。根中普遍具有周皮,一些植物存在异常的维管组织,部分植物还具有粘液细胞或结晶。沙生植物形成各种旱生结构,以不同的方式适应沙生环境。     

六种沉香属植物叶片解剖结构研究

为比较沉香属不同种植物间的叶片形态解剖特征,将不同来源的六种沉香属植物在海南省兴隆南药园种植,运用石蜡切片法和撕片法对其成熟叶片的解剖特征进行观察,并对叶片的上下表皮,叶脉和叶横切面等12项数量性状进行统计分析。结果表明:六种沉香属植物叶片解剖结构基本一致,均为典型的异面叶,由表皮、叶肉和叶脉组成,表现出典型的旱生形态特点。表皮细胞单层,气孔微下陷,仅分布在下表皮,上下表皮上零星分布着表皮毛。叶肉组织发达,栅栏组织由1~2层排列紧密地圆柱状细胞组成,其间分布着大量的长方晶体,海绵组织内有一层排列较整齐,染色较深的异细胞组成的下皮层。主脉维管束双韧型,呈圆环状,内含大量异细胞。方差分析表明,除栅海比外,叶片厚度、叶脉条数、主脉厚度等其余11项数量指标在六种植物间差异均达到显著水平。聚类分析将这六种植物聚成3类,Aquilaria sinensis(白木香),A.crassna和A.banaensis聚为一类,A.baillonii和A.malaccensis聚为一类;A.yunnanensis(云南沉香)单独为一类。该研究结果为沉香属植物的物种鉴定提供了解剖学依据,同时对沉香属植物合理开发利用具有重要意义。     

陕北黄土高原优势植物叶片解剖结构的生态适应性

以陕北黄土高原地区7种优势植物为材料,比较了它们沟间地和沟谷地植株叶片解剖结构的差异,以揭示该地区优势植物对干旱强光照环境的生态适应性.结果表明:(1)7种植物各自具有抵抗黄土高原干旱强光照环境的特殊解剖结构:白羊草(Bothriochloa ischaemum)叶上表皮具有发达的泡状细胞,叶内具有花环结构;长芒草(Stipa bungeana) 叶上表皮下陷形成气孔窝,表皮下具有2至多层的厚壁组织;猪毛蒿(Artemisia scoparia)叶具有贮水组织、分泌组织和环栅型叶肉细胞;铁杆蒿(Artemisia sacrorum)叶肉全特化为栅栏组织;茭蒿(Artemisia giraldii)具有双栅型叶肉细胞和分泌结构;达乌里胡枝子(Lespedeza daurica)叶具有发达的粘液细胞;杠柳(Periploca sepium)叶表皮具厚蜡质层.(2)与沟谷地植物叶片结构相比,干旱强光照的沟间地植物叶片厚度、叶上表皮角质层厚度、栅栏组织厚度、贮水组织厚度增加,上表皮细胞体积、韧皮部面积增大,而木质部面积、木质部面积/韧皮部面积缩小.(3)叶片变异系数可反映植物适应环境的潜在能力,7种植物综合变异系数由高到低依次为猪毛蒿、铁杆蒿、茭蒿、白羊草、达乌里胡枝子、长芒草、杠柳.潜在适应能力最强的猪毛蒿已成为陕北黄土高原地区植被生态恢复的先锋物种之一.     

毛乌素沙地10种重要沙生植物叶的形态结构与环境的关系

10种重要沙生植物叶器官的比较解剖学研究表明其普遍特征是;叶片的表面积与体积比值小;叶表具表皮毛和厚的角质膜;气孔下陷、具孔下室;叶肉中栅栏组织发达;叶各类组织中普遍有含晶细胞和粘液细胞,具有发达的机械组织和输导组织。个别植物叶退化而由同比枝行使光合作用;部分植物具皮下层和异细胞层,以及具异常结构,以上特征是适应沙漠干旱环境的结果,反映出植物形态结构与环境的统一性。     

江西产酸模属植物叶片比较解剖学研究

对江西产酸模属(Rumex L.)7种植物进行了叶形态结构的显微观察.结果表明:(1)叶片上表皮均有气孔器分布,表皮上普遍具有腺体和异细胞,叶肉中均含有晶体细胞,晶体类型为簇晶;(2)下表皮细胞特征及气孔类型、叶肉细胞的分化及排列方式、中脉维管束数目等特征具有明显的种间差异,可以作为属下种级鉴定指标;(3)小酸模在气孔类型、栅栏组织和海绵组织排列紧密程度、中脉形状及维管束数量等特征上与同属其它种类具有显著的差异,形态解剖学证据支持小酸模亚属(Subgen.Acetosella(Meisn.)Rech.)的成立;(4)根据酸模属植物气孔器类型的演化阶段,并结合孢粉学、形态学等证据,认为酸模属处于蓼科植物系统演化的较低或中等地位.通过对酸模属植物叶形态结构的比较观察,为探讨该属的系统演化关系及属下分类提供叶解剖学证据.     

番荔枝科植物叶的比较解剖学

利用扫描电镜、叶表皮离析法和石蜡切片法研究了番荔枝科93种2变种植物叶片的形态结构.结果表明番荔枝科植物叶片形态结构具有较大相似性,如叶表面均具有表皮毛,表皮细胞具有晶体,气孔器为平列型,具2～6个副卫细胞,仅分布在远轴面,普遍具有败育气孔器,叶肉组织中普遍含有油细胞等,但表皮毛的类型,表皮细胞的形状,表皮细胞内晶体的类型和形态,叶肉组织的结构具有明显的属间和种间差异.     

准噶尔盆地南缘不同坡向对短命植物生物量分配和化学计量特征的影响

短命植物是中国荒漠区系中重要的组成部分,坡向是准噶尔荒漠区最重要的地形因子之一,可能影响该地区短命植物的生物量和化学计量特征。该研究通过分析两种十字花科的短命植物涩荠(Malcolmia africana)和条叶庭荠(Alyssum linifolium)的不同器官(根、茎、叶和繁殖器官)在不同坡向(东坡、西坡和北坡)上的生物量分配和化学计量特征,来探究短命植物的适应策略。结果表明:(1)两种短命植物个体生物量在不同坡向上均差异显著,但涩荠在西坡的单株生物量最大(1.1±0.0134 g),而条叶庭荠在北坡的单株生物量最大(1.45±0.0113 g),东坡最小(0.5±0.0084 g)。(2)涩荠各器官的生物量分配均表现为叶茎繁殖器官根,且在不同坡向上各器官分配比例相似;条叶庭荠各器官的生物量在不同坡向的分配均差异显著,且均表现为根部生物量显著低于其他器官(P0.05),其中北坡繁殖器官的比例最大,东坡叶片的比例大,而西坡的根、茎、叶生物量所占比例差异不大。(3)两种短命植物在不同坡向的生物量与C、N、P化学计量呈极显著正相关关系。(4)两种短命植物在不同坡向的N/P均小于14,说明植物的生长受到N的限制;涩荠通过调整个体大小以适应不同环境,而条叶庭荠则是通过调整各器官的分配比例来适应变化的环境。研究认为,短命植物具有通过调整养分和生物量分配来适应荒漠环境的策略,在准噶尔荒漠区的低山丘陵地带,坡向是影响其生物量分配和化学计量特征的主要环境因子。     

青藏高原不同海拔3种菊科植物叶片结构变化及其生态适应性

采用常规石蜡制片技术和显微观察方法,对分布于青藏高原祁连山东部山地冷龙岭3600—4400 m不同海拔高度的蒲公英(Taraxacum mongolicum Hand-Mazz)、火绒草(Leontopodium leontopodioides(Willd.)Beauv)和美丽风毛菊(Saussurea superba Anthony)的叶片形态解剖结构进行了研究,并探讨了其对海拔高度的响应及生态适应性。结果表明:随海拔高度的升高,3种植物气孔器外拱盖内缘、角质层纹饰、气孔与表皮细胞的位置关系以及上、下表皮气孔器内缘呈现不同的变化趋势;火绒草上、下表皮气孔密度随海拔升高而增加,而蒲公英和美丽风毛菊的气孔密度则降低;3种植物上、下表皮气孔指数随海拔高度的增加均未出现规律性变化;3种植物叶片厚度、上下表皮厚度、上下角质层厚度、栅栏细胞系数均随海拔升高而增加;解剖学指标之间大多呈明显的协同进化;叶片结构,尤其是气孔密度对海拔高度变化表现出较大的可塑性。研究表明3种植物采取不同的响应机制来适应海拔高度的变化,植物对高原环境变化的适应具有多样性。     

古尔班通古特沙漠某些短命植物叶片N、P化学计量特征的季节变化

短命植物是荒漠生态系统的重要组成部分。为了解短命植物叶片N、P化学计量特征随生长季变化的特点,选择古尔班通古特沙漠6种优势短命植物(3种一年生短命植物,3种多年生类短命植物)为研究对象,对比了2种生活型短命植物叶片N、P化学计量特征随生长季变化特点。结果表明,3种一年生短命植物尖喙牻牛儿苗(Erodium oxyrrhynchum)、小花荆芥(Nepeta micrantha)以及条叶庭芥(Alyssum linifolium)N含量平均值(±标准差)分别为(11.23±7.16)、(14.11±6.38)和(10.85±6.14)mg·g–1;P含量平均值分别为(2.82±0.73)、(3.12±1.24)和(3.43±0.55)mg·g–1;3种多年生类短命植物独尾草(Eremurus chinensis)、雅葱(Scorzonera pusilla)和簇花芹(Soranthus meyeri)N含量的平均值分别为(19.97±5.94)(15.08±4.01)和(17.94±9.03)mg·g–1;P含量平均值分别为(3.55±0.83)、(2.73±1.11)和(5.03±0.65)mg·g–1。由此可见,短命植物在生长过程中叶片N-P化学计量特征存在一定差异。各物种N、P含量在生长初期都大于其它生长季节,在生长旺季随叶片生物量增加,N、P含量呈下降趋势;而在生长末季N、P含量又有所回升。相关性分析表明,不同生活型短命植物元素间的关系存在差异,但同一生活型短命植物元素间的关系并无显著差异,体现了种内一致性。     

Interactive effects of elevated CO2 and temperature on the anatomical characteristics of leaves in eleven species

The anatomical features of leaves in 11 species of plants grown in a temperature gradient and a temperature + CO₂ gradient were studied. The palisade parenchyma thickness, the spongy parenchyma thickness and the total leaf thickness were measured and analyzed to investigate the effects of elevated temperature and CO₂ on the anatomical characteristics of the leaves. Our results show that with the increase of temperature, the leaf thickness of C₄ species increased while the leaf thickness of C₃ species showed no constant changes. With increased CO₂, seven out of nine C₃ species exhibited increased total leaf thickness. In C₄ species, leaf thickness decreased. As for the trend on the multi-grades, the plants exhibited linear or non-linear changes. With the increase of temperature or both temperature and CO₂ for the 11 species investigated, leaf thickness varied greatly in different plants (species) and even in different branches on the same plant. These results demonstrated that the effect of increasing CO₂ and temperature on the anatomical features of the leaves were species-specific. Since plant structures are correlated with plant functions, the changes in leaf anatomical characteristics in elevated temperature and CO₂ may lead to functional differences.     

Variation in leaf traits at different altitudes reflects the adaptive strategy of plants to environmental changes

Leaf anatomical traits play key roles in plant functions and display evolutionary adaptive changes to suit the surrounding environment. To reveal the adaptive mode and mechanisms of plants in response to global warming, we analyzed leaf morphology and anatomical structures in three different species, Epilobium amurense Hausskn., Pedicularis densispica Franch., and Potentilla fulgens Wall. ex Hook., growing along an elevational gradient (3,000–4,600 m) in the Yulong Mountains. The results showed leaf length and width decreased, whereas leaf thickness increased with increasing altitude in all three species. Thickness of leaf upper epidermis, lower epidermis, palisade and spongy mesophyll, and main vein increased with rising altitude. Stomatal density in each species increased with rising elevation. These results illustrate that plants can adapt to the environmental changes that accompany high altitudes by decreasing leaf area and increasing leaf thickness, mesophyll tissue thickness, and stomatal density. Such morphological and anatomical plasticity would lead to lower transpiration rates, enhanced internal temperature and water status, and improved photosynthetic capability.     

荒漠地区8种草本植物营养元素含量的比较分析

为深入了解荒漠植物营养元素计量特征,认识元素间的交互作用,揭示不同生长期、不同沙丘部位植物元素含量差异。以古尔班通古特沙漠8种优势草本植物（4种1年生植物,4种短命植物）为研究对象,采集不同生长期（旺盛期、枯萎期）、不同沙丘部位（坡上、腹地）的植株,测定全株植物的10种营养元素（C、N、P、K、Na、Mg、Al、Mn、Cu、Zn）。结果表明：（1）8种植物元素含量存在显著差异,体现了植物因遗传特性不同而对元素选择吸收的特点,含量为：C（230.19~401.82 mg·g^-1）、N（11.31~18.85 mg·g^-1）、P（0.95~2.08 mg·g^-1）、K（16.12~29.79 mg·g^-1）、Na（0.88~3.31 mg·g^-1）、Mg（3.38~5.31 mg·g^-1）、Al（0.33~1.99 mg·g^-1）、Mn（51.35~105.32 mg·kg^-1）、Cu（4.14~6.38 mg·kg^-1）、Zn（11.64~21.43 mg·kg^-1）。不同种的元素含量分布格局基本相似,大小排序为：C>N>K> Mg>Na>P>Al>Mn>Zn>Cu,典型特征为富K,贫Cu、Zn,属于N制约性植物,表明环境对各类植物元素含量的一致影响。（2）元素含量受物种、生长期和沙丘部位的影响显著。4种黎科植物（Chenopodiaceae）Na含量显著比4种短命植物高。与生长旺盛期相比,8种植物在枯萎期的C、N、P、Mg、Mn、Cu、Zn含量普遍降低,而Na、K含量有不同幅度的升高,并且碱蓬、沙蓬的K含量显著升高。受土壤水分和养分丰富程度的影响,沙丘腹地植物元素含量普遍比坡上同种植物高。（3）相关性分析表明：C与P,N与Na、Mg、Cu、Zn,K与P、Al,Na与Mg,Mn与Na、Mg、Cu,Zn与Cu之间具有极显著正相关关系（P≤0.001）,P与Cu,C与Cu、Zn,K与Mn、Cu、Zn之间具有极显著负相关关系（P≤0.001）。综上所述,荒漠植物元素含量的这些特征体现了其对干旱半干旱地区气候和土壤等生存环境的适应性。     

不同水分处理下喀斯特土层厚度异质性对两种草本叶片解剖结构和光合特性的影响

为了探究不同水分处理下草本植物对喀斯特土层厚度变化的叶片形态建成和光合生理响应,以黑麦草(Lolium perenne L.)和苇状羊茅(Festuca arundinacea Schreb.)为研究对象,通过盆栽水分受控试验,研究了3种水分处理[正常供水(W_(ck)),减水1组(D1)和减水2组(D2)]下3种土层厚度[浅土组(S_S)、对照组(S_(CK))和深土组(S_D)]对两种草本叶片解剖结构和光合特性的影响。结果表明:(1)正常供水下(W_(ck)),黑麦草和苇状羊茅在浅土组(S_S)的气孔密度和气孔限制值(Ls)均显著高于对照组(S_(CK)),净光合速率(Pn)、胞间CO_2浓度(Ci)和蒸腾速率(Tr)降低;在深土组(S_D),两种植物的气孔密度都有所下降,黑麦草的叶脉密度、Pn和Tr均低于对照组,而苇状羊茅的叶脉密度和Pn表现出增加;(2)D1水分条件下,黑麦草在浅土组的气孔密度较对照组增加,叶脉密度、Pn和Tr均降低,而苇状羊茅的气孔密度有所降低,叶脉密度、Pn和Tr未受到显著影响;在深土组中,黑麦草的气孔密度不变,叶脉密度增加,而Pn和Tr均降低;苇状羊茅的气孔密度降低,但叶脉密度、Pn和Tr均升高;(3)D2水分条件下,两种植物在浅土组的叶脉密度较对照组均增加,气孔密度、Pn和Tr均受到抑制;在深土组,黑麦草的远轴面气孔密度较对照组下降,两种植物的其他指标未受到明显影响。可见,在不同水分条件下,植物的叶片解剖结构和光合特性对不同土层厚度的响应不一,且不同物种间也有差异。总体上随着水分减少,土层厚度降低对植物的光合抑制作用增强,而厚度增加对深根植物的光合促进作用和对浅根植物的光合抑制作用先增强后减弱。植物气孔和叶脉性状特征随水分条件的变化在一定程度上与叶面积和叶片宽度的变化有关。     

Elevated CO2 reduces disease incidence and severity of a red maple fungal pathogen via changes in host physiology and leaf chemistry

Atmospheric CO₂ concentrations are predicted to double within the next century. Despite this trend, the extent and mechanisms through which elevated CO₂ affects plant diseases remain uncertain. In this study, we assessed how elevated CO₂ affects a foliar fungal pathogen, Phyllosticta minima, of Acer rubrum growing in the understory at the Duke Forest free‐air CO₂ enrichment experiment in Durham, North Carolina. Surveys of A. rubrum saplings in the 6th, 7th, and 8th years of the CO₂ exposure revealed that elevated CO₂ significantly reduced disease incidence, with 22%, 27%, and 8% fewer saplings and 14%, 4%, and 5% fewer leaves infected per plant in the three consecutive years, respectively. Elevated CO₂ also significantly reduced disease severity in infected plants in all years (e.g. mean lesion area reduced 35%, 50%, and 10% in 2002, 2003, and 2004, respectively). To assess the mechanisms underlying these changes, we combined leaf structural, physiological and chemical analyses with growth chamber studies of P. minima growth and host infection. In vitro exponential growth rates of P. minima were enhanced by 17% under elevated CO₂, discounting the possibility that disease reductions were because of direct negative effects of elevated CO₂ on fungal performance. Scanning electron micrographs (SEM) verified that conidia germ tubes of P. minima infect A. rubrum leaves by entering through the stomata. While stomatal size and density were unchanged, stomatal conductance was reduced by 21–36% under elevated CO₂, providing smaller openings for infecting germ tubes. Reduced disease severity under elevated CO₂ was likely due to altered leaf chemistry and reduced nutritive quality; elevated CO₂ reduced leaf N by 20% and increased the C : N ratio by 20%, total phenolics by 15%, and tannins by 14% (P<0.05 for each factor). The potential dual mechanism we describe here of reduced stomatal opening and altered leaf chemistry that results in reduced disease incidence and severity under elevated CO₂ may be prevalent in many plant pathosystems where the pathogen targets the stomata.     

Structural and ultrastructural differences between field,micropropagated and acclimated leaves and stems of two Leucospermum cultivars (Proteaceae)

The anatomy of field, in vitro and acclimatized shoots (leaves and stems) of two cultivars of Leucospermum (L. cordifolium ‘Flame Spike’ and L. ‘Tango’) was compared using light, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Field plants showed several scleromorphic anatomical structures related to excess solar radiation such as: cuticle thickness, subepidermal collenchyma and sclerenchyma. Furthermore, a large quantity of phenolic deposits present in the cell lumen of various tissues is also a scleromorphic feature. The special conditions during in vitro culture result in plantlets with abnormal morphology and anatomy. These disorders are associated with the gaseous environment in the culture vessels, low irradiance in the incubation chamber and the addition of sucrose, nutrients and growth regulators to the culture medium. After transfer from in vitro to ex vitro conditions, substantial changes in leaf and stem anatomy were observed, above all in cuticle thickness, epidermal characteristics (stomatal and trichome index, and stomatal and pore size), differentiation of leaf mesophyll, chloroplast structure, and amount and localization of phenolic deposits. These changes allowed the plants to adapt to the new environmental conditions. The study of anatomical features of in vitro shoots facilitated adapting the acclimation protocol to predict which plantlet would survive the critical acclimation stage.

     

Global response patterns of plant photosynthesis to nitrogen addition: A meta‐analysis

A mechanistic understanding of plant photosynthetic response is needed to reliably predict changes in terrestrial carbon (C) gain under conditions of chronically elevated atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition. Here, using 2,683 observations from 240 journal articles, we conducted a global meta‐analysis to reveal effects of N addition on 14 photosynthesis‐related traits and affecting moderators. We found that across 320 terrestrial plant species, leaf N was enhanced comparably on mass basis (N_mass, +18.4%) and area basis (N_area, +14.3%), with no changes in specific leaf area or leaf mass per area. Total leaf area (TLA) was increased significantly, as indicated by the increases in total leaf biomass (+46.5%), leaf area per plant (+29.7%), and leaf area index (LAI, +24.4%). To a lesser extent than for TLA, N addition significantly enhanced leaf photosynthetic rate per area (A_area, +12.6%), stomatal conductance (g_s, +7.5%), and transpiration rate (E, +10.5%). The responses of A_area were positively related with that of g_s, with no changes in instantaneous water‐use efficiency and only slight increases in long‐term water‐use efficiency (+2.5%) inferred from ¹³C composition. The responses of traits depended on biological, experimental, and environmental moderators. As experimental duration and N load increased, the responses of LAI and A_area diminished while that of E increased significantly. The observed patterns of increases in both TLA and E indicate that N deposition will increase the amount of water used by plants. Taken together, N deposition will enhance gross photosynthetic C gain of the terrestrial plants while increasing their water loss to the atmosphere, but the effects on C gain might diminish over time and that on plant water use would be amplified if N deposition persists.