Influence of Elevated CO2 and Temperature on the Photosynthesis and Respiration of White Clover Dependent on N2 Fixation |
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Authors: | RYLE G J A; WOLEDGE JANE; TEWSON VERONICA; POWELL C E |
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Institution: | AFRC Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research Hurley, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 5LR, UK |
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Abstract: | Single clonal plants of white clover (Trifolium repens L) grownfrom explants in a Perlite rooting medium, and dependent fornitrogen on N2 fixation in root nodules, were grown for severalweeks in controlled environments which provided two regimesof CO2, and temperature 23/18 °C day/night temperaturesat 680 µmol mol1 CO2, (C680), and 20/15 °Cday/night temperatures at 340 µmol mol1 CO2 (C340)After 34 weeks of growth, when the plants were acclimatedto the environmental regimes, leaf and whole-plant photosynthesisand respiration were measured using conventional infra-red gasanalysis techniques Elevated CO2 and temperature increased ratesof photosynthesis of young, fully expanded leaves at the growthirradiance by 1729%, despite decreased stomatal conductancesand transpiration rates Water use efficiency (mol CO2 mol H2O1)was also significantly increased Plants acclimated to elevatedCO2, and temperature exhibited rates of leaf photosynthesisvery similar to those of C340 leaves instantaneouslyexposed to the C680 regime However, leaves developed in theC680 regime photosynthesised less rapidly than C340 leaves whenboth were exposed to a normal CO2, and temperature environmentIn measurements where irradiance was varied, the enhancementof photosynthesis in elevated CO2 at 23 °C increased graduallyfrom approx 10 % at 100 µmol m1 s1 to >27 % at 1170 µmol m2 s1 In parallel, wateruse efficiency increased by 2040 % at 315 µmolm2 s1 In parallel, water use efficiency increasedby 2040 % at 315 µmol m2 s1 In parallel,water use efficiency increased by 2040 % at 315 µmolm2 s1 In parallel, water use efficiency increasedby 2040 % at 315 µmol m2 s1 to approx100 % at the highest irradiance Elevated CO2, and temperatureincreased whole-plant photosynthesis by > 40 %, when expressedin terms of shoot surface area or shoot weight No effects ofelevated CO2 and temperature on rate of tissue respiration,either during growth or measurement, were established for singleleaves or for whole plants Dependence on N2, fixation in rootnodules appeared to have no detrimental effect on photosyntheticperformance in elevated CO2, and temperature Trifolium repens, white clover, photosynthesis, respiration, elevated CO2, elevated temperature, water use efficiency, N2 fixation |
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