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The rates of 14CO2 fixation and translocation of 14C labelledassimilates were measured in field experiments at two timesof the day in two sugar-cane clones known to have differentrates of sucrose uptake in vitro but the same weight of leafper unit weight of cane. The rate of 14CO2 fixation and the velocity and rate of translocationwere significantly greater at both times in the clone with thehigher rate of sucrose uptake in vitro. The velocities of translocationwere 2.18 and 2.36 cm/min1 for the clone with high sucroseuptake and 1.46 cm min1 at both times in the clone withlow uptake. It is suggested that among sugar-cane clones the ability oftheir canes to store sugar may play a part in determining theirrates of photosynthesis and translocation. 相似文献
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A study has been made of photosynthetic 14CO2 fixation by isolatedmature internodes of Nitella translucens. Experimentalconditions were similar to those used in studies of the ionicrelations of these cells. Maximum rates of photosynthesis were3340µµmoles CO2, fixed per cm2 of surfacearea per second (equivalent to 1215 /xmoles fixed permg chlorophyll per hour). l4CO2 fixation was inhibited to thedark level by 3(3,4,dichlorophenyl)-1, 1-dimethylurea (at 0-6µM or 10µM) and by the uncoupler carbonyl cyanide-m-chlorophenylhydrazone(SµM). The presence of imidazole or ammonium sulphate(both of which uncouple ATP production in vitro) did not resultin an inhibition of 14CO2 fixation. These results are discussedin relation to published work on solute uptake by Nitella translucens.During photosynthesis there was rapid movement of 14C-labelledorganic compounds out of the chloroplasts. 14C-labelled sucrose,ammo-acids, and sugar phosphates were found in samples of vacuolarsap. 相似文献
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Acclimation of single plants of Lolium temulentum to changing[CO2] was studied on plants grown in controlled environmentsat 20°C with an 8 h photoperiod. In the first experimentplants were grown at 135 µ;mol m2 s1 photosyntheticphoton flux density (PPFD) at 415µl l1 or 550µll1 [CO2] with some plants transferred from the lowerto the higher [CO2] at emergence of leaf 4. In the second experimentplants were grown at 135 and 500 µmol m2 s1PPFD at 345 and 575 µl l1 [CO2]. High [CO2] during growth had little effect on stomatal density,total soluble proteins, chlorophyll a content, amount of Rubiscoor cytochrome f. However, increasing [CO2] during measurementincreased photosynthetic rates, particularly in high light.Plants grown in the higher [CO2] had greater leaf extension,leaf and plant growth rates in low but not in high light. Theresults are discussed in relation to the limitation of growthby sink capacity and the modifications in the plant which allowthe storage of extra assimilates at high [CO2]. Key words: Lolium, carbon dioxide, photosynthesis, growth, stomatal density 相似文献
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Bulbs were obtained on onion plants cultured in vitro. No bulbinghappened under long days with fluorescent light and 3040g l1 sucrose. Bulb formation was mainly dependent eitheron sucrose concentration in the culture medium, or on lightspectral composition. Raising the sucrose concentration from40 to 120 g l1 increased plant basal swelling and stoppedfurther vegetative development. These plants were not dormant.When fluorescent light was enriched in incandescence duringa long day period, bulbs were obtained in two months and underwenta consecutive dormancy. Bulb, dormancy, light spectral quality, photoperiod, R: FR ratio, sugar, tissue culture 相似文献
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The Carbon Economy of Rubus chamaemorus L. II. Respiration 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Respiratory activity and seasonal changes in carbohydrate contentof the storage organs of Rubus chamaemorus L. have been investigated.Leaf dark respiration rate increases in a non-linear mannerfrom 0·7 mg CO2 evolved dm2 h1 at 0 °Cto 4·6 rng CO2 evolved dm2 hh1 at 30 °C.Root and rhizome respiration rates increase from 1 µ1O2 uptake g1 fresh weight h1 at 0.7 ° C to10 µ10, uptake g1 f. wt h1 at 20 °C.Rhizome carbohydrate reserves decline from a September peakof 33 per cent alcohol insoluble d. wt to 16 per cent in May. The circumpolar distribution of R. chamaemorus is discussedin relation to the evidence presented here and in the precedingpaper of the series. 相似文献
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The photosynthetic response to CO2 concentration, light intensityand temperature was investigated in water hyacinth plants (Eichhorniacrassipes (Mart.) Solms) grown in summer at ambient CO2 or at10000 µmol(CO2) mol1 and in winter at 6000 µmol(CO2)mol1 Plants grown and measured at ambient CO2 had highphotosynthetic rate (35 µmo1(CO2) m2 s1),high saturating photon flux density (15002000) µmolm2 s1 and low sensitivity to temperature in therange 2040 °C. Maximum photosynthetic rate (63 µmol(CO2)m2 s1) was reached at an internal CO2 concentrationof 800 µmol mol1. Plants grown at high CO2 in summerhad photosynthetic capacities at ambient CO2 which were 15%less than for plants grown at ambient CO2, but maximum photosyntheticrates were similar. Photosynthesis by plants grown at high CO2and high light intensity had typical response curves to internalCO2 concentration with saturation at high CO2, but for plantsgrown under high CO2 and low light and plants grown under lowCO2 and high light intensity photosynthetic rates decreasedsharply at internal CO2 concentrations above 1000 µmol1. Key words: Photosynthesis, CO2, enrichment, Eichhornia crassipes 相似文献
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The mechanism of SO2-induced changes in stomatal conductance(g) of alder was examined to determine if SO2 affects guardcell function directly or indirectly through the SO2-inducedchanges in photosynthesis. During experimental fumigations at SO2 concentrations of 33µmol m3 (0.08 µl l1), stomatal closurepreceded declines in net photosynthetic rate (A), indicatingthat SO2 can directly affect guard cells. From these and otherstudies it appears that the sequence of A and g responses maybe influenced by SO2 concentration as well as by species. Fumigation with SO2 did not cause increases in g, even whenthe intercellular substomatal CO2 concentration (ci) was reducedby 50 µmol mol1. Increases in g are not attributableto SO2 effects on the CO2-based stomatal control system. Key words: Air pollution, Alnus serrulata, gas exchange, stomata, sulphur dioxide 相似文献
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The Osmotic Pressure of Concentrated Solutions of Polyethylene Glycol 6000, and its Variation with Temperature 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The vapour pressures of aqueous solutions of polyethylene glycol6000 have been measured (by equilibration with sucrose solutions)up to the saturation point at 25 °C (1.45 g g1 water).The reduced-osmotic-pressure (/c), when plotted versus concentration(c), rapidly and linearly increased up to a concentration ofabout 0.8 g g1 (crossing the similar plot for sucrose).Above this concentration, the reduced-osmotic-pressure rosemore slowly, but still more rapidly than sucrose. The maximumosmotic pressure achieved at saturation was nearly 18 MPa. Usingthe virial equation: /c= RT/M + RTA2c, the calculated secondvirial coefficient (A2) for the linear part is 4.5 x 103mol g1, a value slightly greater than most literaturevalues at 25 °C. Data are cited showing that A2 varies linearlyfrom 56 x 10x3 at 0 °C, to zero at 8090 °C 相似文献
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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 相似文献
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Mass spectrometry has been used to investigate the transportof CO2 in the freshwater diatom Navicula pelliculosa. The timecourseof CO2 formation in the dark after addition of 100 mmol m3dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) to cell suspensions showedthat no external carbonic anhydrase (CA) was present in thesecells. Upon illumination, cells pre-incubated at pH 75 with100 mmol m3 DIC, removed almost all free CO2 from themedium at an initial rate of 285 µmol CO2 mg1Chl h1. Equilibrium between HCO3 and CO2 in themedium occurred rapidly upon addition of bovine CA, showingthat CO2 depletion resulted from a selective uptake of CO2 ratherthan an uptake of all inorganic carbon species. However, photosyntheticO2 evolution rate remained constant after CO2 had been depletedfrom the medium indicating that photosynthesis is sustainedprimarily by active HCO3 uptake. Treatment of cells with2-iodoacetamide (83 mol m3) completely inhibited CO2fixation but had little effect on CO2 transport since initialrates of CO2 depletion were about 81% that of untreated cells.Transfer of iodoacetamide-treated cells to the dark caused arapid increase in the CO2 concentration in the medium largelydue to the efflux of the unfixed intracellular DIC pool whichwas found to be about 194 times the concentration of that inthe external medium. These results indicate that Navicula pelliculosaactively takes up molecular CO2 against a concentration gradientby a process distinct from HCO3 transport. Key words: Dissolved inorganic carbon, carbonic anhydrase, bicarbonate transport, CO2 transport, mass spectrometry 相似文献
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Lee, H. S. J. and Griffiths, H. 1987. Induction and repressionof CAM in Sedurn relephluni L. in response to photopcnod andwater stress.J. exp. Bot. 38: 834841. The introduction and repression of CAM in Sedurn telephiunmL, a temperate succulent, was investigated in watered, progressivelydrouglited and rewatered plants in growth chambers. Measurementswere made of water vapour and CO2 exchange, titratable acidity(TA) and xylem sap tension. Effects of photoperiod were alsostudied. CAM was induced by drought under long or short days,although when watered no CAM activity was expressed. C3-CAM intermediate plants were used for the investigation ofwater supply. Those which had received water and those drought-stressedboth displayed a similar nocturnal increase in TA, with a day-nightmaximum (H+) of 69 µmol g1 fr. wt. The wateredplants took up CO2 at a maximum rate of 2?2 µmol m2s1 only in the light period, while the droughted plantsshowed a maximum nocturnal CO2 uptake rate of 0?69 µmolm2 s1. Subsequently, as CAM was repressed, thewatered S. telephiwn displayed little variation in TA, withconstant levels at 42 µmol g1 fr. wt. (day 10).After 10 d of drought stress, the CAM characteristics of S.telephiurn were aLso affected, with reduced net CO2 uptake andH+. The transition between C3 and CAM in S. telephium can be describedas a progression in terms of the proportion of respiratory CO2which is recycled and refixed at night as malic acid, in comparisonwith net CO2 uptake. Recycling increased from 20% (day 1) to44% (day 10) as a result of the drought stress and was highin both the CAM-C3 stage (no net CO2 uptake at night) and alsoin the drought-stressed CAM stage (reduced net CO2 uptake atnight). The complete C3-CAM transition occurred in less than8 d, and the stages could be characterized by xylem sap tensionmeasurements: CAM = 0?50 MPa C3-CAM = 0?36 MPa C3 = 0?29 MPa. Key words: CAM, Sedum telephium L., recycling 相似文献
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The effects of chloramphenicol and kinetin on uptake and incorporationof 35S-methionine and some 14C-amino acids have been investigatedin leaf-disks of Nicotiana rustica in light and dark. Chloramphenicolin a concentration of 1 mg per ml inhibits the uptake of aminoacids from 30 to 60 per cent compared with the water control.The incorporation of amino acids into bulk protein is stronglyinhibited in light (40 to 70 per cent), but only to a smalldegree in dark (10 to 20 per cent), as revealed also by 14CO2-photosynthesisof the disks and following treatment with chloramphenicol indark. The stimulating effect of kinetin on uptake and incorporationof amino acids is dependent upon its concentration (105to 106 M ; but 104 M solution inhibits stronglyboth uptake and incorporation). The stimulation seems to influencemore incorporation than uptake processes. Possible interactionsof chloramphenicol and kinetin in the protein metabolism oftobacco leaves have been discussed. (Received April 27, 1964; ) 相似文献
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Effects of light flux density (LFD) during growth and uptakeassay on induction of transport system and kinetics of transport were studied using the Azolla pinnata-Anabaena azollae association (Azolla). Theinduction and uptake kinetics of the transport system were determined using an automated system that measuredthe NO3 concentration in the growth medium as a function oftime, using an on-line high performance liquid chromatograph(HPLC) with a UV-VIS detector. Full induction of the transport system required about 1.5 to 2.0 h and occurred without any apparent lag phase,regardless of the LFD provided. The level of induction of transport of Azolla grown at 600 µmol m2s1 LFD was higher than for that grown at 100 µmolm2 s1. Similarly, 600 µmol m1 s1LFD during the assay resulted in a higher level of inductionthan did 100 umol m2 s1. An increase in the LFDeither during the growth or the assay period increased the uptake rate; however, an increase in LFD duringthe latter period had greater effect. Azolla grown and assayedat 600 umol m2 s1 had the highest uptake rate. The uptake rate at 50 cm3 m3ambient CO2 concentration was initially higher than at 305 cm3m3, but the uptake rate decreased rapidly with time andeventually dropped below that at 305 cm3 m3 CO2. Thesedata suggest that the energy required for transport in Azolla may bypass the photosynthetic CO2 fixationand carbon-cycling. Key words: carbon dioxide, concentration dependence, light flux density, uptake 相似文献
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The relationships between CO2 concentrating mechanisms, photosyntheticefficiency and inorganic carbon supply have been investigatedfor the aquatic macrophyte Littorella uniflora. Plants wereobtained from Esthwaite Water or a local reservoir, with thelatter plants transplanted into a range of sediment types toalter CO2 supply around the roots. Free CO2 in sediment-interstitial-waterranged from 101 mol m3 (Esthwaite), 0.79 mol m3(peat), 0.32 mol m3 (silt) and 017 mol m3(sand), with plants maintained under PAR of 40 µmol m2s1. A comparison of gross morphology of plants maintained underthese conditions showed that the peat-grown plants with highsediment CO2 had larger leaf fresh weight (069 g) andtotal surface area (223 cm2 g1 fr. wt. including lacunalsurface area) than the sand-grown plants (0.21 g and 196 cm2g1 fr. wt. respectively). Root fresh weights were similarfor all treatments. In contrast, leaf internal CO2 concentration[CO2], was highest in the sand-grown plants (269 molm3, corresponding to 6.5% CO2 in air) and lowest inthe Esthwaite plants (108 mol m3). Expressionof CAM in transplants was also greatest in the low CO2 regime,with H+ (measured as dawn-dusk titratable acidity) of 50µmolg fr. wt., similar to Esthwaite plants in natural sediment.Assuming typical CAM stoichiometry, decarboxylation of malatecould account largely for the measured [CO2]1 and would makea major contribution to daytime CO2 fixation in vivo. A range of leaf sections (02, 10, 50 and170 mm) was used to evaluate diffusion limitation andto select a suitable size for comparative studies of photosyntheticO2 evolution. The longer leaf sections (17.0 mm), which weresealed and included the leaf tip, were diffusion-limited witha linear response to incremental addition of CO2 and 10mol m3 exogenous CO2 was required to saturate photosynthesis.Shorter leaf sections were less diffusion-limited, with thegreatest photosynthetic capacity (36 µmol O2 g1 fr. wt. h1) obtainedfrom the 1.0 mm size and were not infiltrated by the incubatingmedium. Comparative studies with 1.0 mm sections from plants grown inthe different sediment types revealed that the photosyntheticcapacity of the sand-grown plants was greatest (45 µmolO2 g1 fr. wt. h1) with a K0.5 of 80 mmol m3.In terms of light response, saturation of photosynthesis intissue slices occurred at 8501000 µmol m2s1 although light compensation points (611 µmolm2s1) and chlorophyll a: b ratios (1.3) were low.While CO2 and PAR responses were obtained using varying numbersof sections with a constant fresh weight, the relationshipsbetween photosynthetic capacity and CO2 supply or PAR were maintainedwhen the data were expressed on a chlorophyll basis. It is concludedthat under low PAR, CO2 concentrating mechanisms interact inintact plants to maintain saturating CO2 levels within leaflacunae, although the responses of the various components ofCO2 supply to PAR require further investigation. Key words: Key words-Uttorella uniflora, internal CO2 concentration, crassulacean acid metabolism, root inorganic carbon supply, CO2 concentrating mechanism 相似文献
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Measuring the Canopy Net Photosynthesis of Glasshouse Crops 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
HAND D. W.; CLARK G.; HANNAH M.A; THORNLEY J. H. M.; WILSON J. WARREN 《Journal of experimental botany》1992,43(3):375-381
A null balance method is described for measuring net photosynthesisof mature canopies of cucumber and other protected crops overperiods of 10 min in a single-span glasshouse (c. 9m x 18m inarea). Accuracy of control of the CO2 concentration in the greenhouseatmosphere is within ±10 vpm of the normal ambient level(c. 350 vpm). The amounts of CO2 used in canopy net photosynthesisare measured with linear mass flowmeters accurate to within±0.80g. The total errors incurred in measuring canopynet photosynthesis at an ambient CO2 level are estimated tobe of the order of ± 1·2% in bright light (350W m2, PAR)and ±3·6% in dull light (100W m2, PAR). Measurements of the rates of net photosynthesis of a maturecanopy of a cucumber crop were made at near-ambient CO2 concentrationsover a range (0350 W m2) of natural light fluxdensities. A model of light absorption and photosynthesis applicableto row crops was used to obtain a net photosynthesis versuslight response curve for the cucumber crop. At a light fluxdensity of 350 W m2 the fitted value of canopy net photosynthesiswas 2.65 mg CO2 m2s1 (equivalent to over 95 kgCO2 ha1h1). The results are discussed in relationto the need for CO2 supplements to avoid depletion in both ventilatedand unventilated glasshouses during late spring and summer. Key words: Glasshouse crops, cucumber, measurement, canopy photosynthesis, light, CO2 相似文献
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Permeability coefficients (PS values) for CO2 of the plasmamembrane (PM) of the unicellular green algae Eremosphaera viridis,Dunaliella parva, and Dunaliella acidophila, and of mesophyllprotoplasts isolated from Valerianella locusta were determinedfrom 14CO2 uptake experiments using the rapid separation ofcells by the silicone oil layer centrifugation technique. Theexperimental PS values were compared with calculated numbersobtained by interpolation of Collander plots, which are basedon lipid solubility and molecular size, for D. parva cells,mesophyll protoplasts isolated from Spinacia oleracea, mesophyllcells and guard cells of Valerianella, and guard cell protoplastsisolated from Vicia faba. The conductivity of algal plasma membranes for CO2 varies between0.1 and 9 ? 106 m s1, whereas for the plasmalemmaof cells and protoplasts isolated from leaves of higher plantsvalues between 0.3 and 11 ? 106 m s1 were measured.By assuming that these measurements are representative for plantsand algae in general, it is concluded that the CO2 conductivityof algal PM is of the same order of magnitude as that of thehigher plant cell PM. Ps values of plasma membranes for CO2are lower than those for SO2, but are in the same order of magnitudeas those measured for H2O. On the basis of these results itis concluded that theoretical values of about 3000 ? 106m s1 believed to be representative for higher plant cells(Nobel, 1983) and which are frequently used for computer-basedmodels of photosynthesis, lack experimental confirmation andrepresent considerable overestimations. However, with severalsystems, including higher plant cells, the conductance of thePM for CO2 was significantly higher in light than in darkness.This suggests that in light, additional mechanisms for CO2 uptakesuch as facilitated diffusion or active uptake may operate inparallel with diffusional uptake. Key words: Conductivity, CO2, permeability coefficient, photosynthesis, plasmalemma 相似文献
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ROWLAND-BAMFORD AMANDA J; ALLEN L HARTWELL JR; BAKER JEFFREY T; BOOTE KEN J 《Journal of experimental botany》1990,41(12):1601-1608
The atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration has beenrising and is predicted to reach double the present concentrationsometime during the next century. The objective of this investigationwas to determine the long-term effects of different CO2 concentrationson carbohydrate status and partitioning in rice (Oryza sativaL cv. IR-30). Rice plants were grown season-long in outdoor,naturally sunlit, environmentally controlled growth chamberswith CO2 concentrations of 160, 250, 330, 500, 660, and 900µmolCO2 mol1 air. In leaf blades, the priority between the partitioningof carbon into storage carbohydrates or into export changedwith developmental stage and CO2 concentration. During vegetativegrowth, leaf sucrose and starch concentrations increased withincreasing CO2 concentration but tended to level off above 500µmolmol1 CO2. Similarly, photosynthesis also increased withCO2 concentrations up to 500µmol mol1 and thenreached a plateau at higher concentrations. The ratio of starchto sucrose concentration was positively correlated with theCO2 concentration. At maturity, increasing CO2 concentrationresulted in an increase in total non-structural carbohydrate(TNC) concentration in leaf blades, leaf sheaths and culms.Carbohydrates that were stored in vegetative plant parts beforeheading made a smaller contribution to grain dry weight at CO2concentrations below 330µmol mol1 than for treatmentsat concentrations above ambient Increasing CO2 concentrationhad no effect on the carbohydrate concentration in the grainat maturity Key words: CO2 enrichment, starch, sucrose 相似文献
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Effects of nitrogen on Pinus palustris foliar respiratory responses to elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Mitchell R.J.; Runion G.B.; Prior S.A.; Rogers H.H.; Amthor J.S.; Henning F.P. 《Journal of experimental botany》1995,46(10):1561-1567
Indirect effects of atmospheric CO2 concentration [CO2], onlongleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) foliage respiration werestudied by growing trees in a factorial arrangement of low andhigh [CO2] (369 and 729µmol CO2 mol1) and low andhigh N (40 and 400 kg ha1 yr1). Direct effectsof [CO2] on leaf respiration were tested by measuring respirationrates of foliage from all treatments at two CO2 levels (360and 720µmol CO2mol1) at the time of measurement.Elevated CO2 did not directly or indirectly affect leaf respirationwhen expressed on a leaf area or mass basis, but a significantincrease in respiration per unit leaf N was observed in treesgrown in elevated [CO2] (indirect response to elevated [CO2]).The lack of a [CO2] effect on respiration, when analysed onan area or mass basis, may have resulted from combined effectsof [CO2] on factors that increase respiration (e.g. greateravailability of non-structural carbohydrates stimulating growthand carbon export from leaves) and on factors that decreaserespiration (e.g. lower N concentration leading to lower constructioncosts and maintenance requirements). Thus, [CO2] affected factorsthat influence respiration, but in opposing ways. Key words: Pinus palustris, elevated CO2, nitrogen, foliar, respiration 相似文献
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Effect of Elevated CO2 on the Photosynthesis, Respiration and Growth of Perennial Ryegrass 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Single, seed-grown plants of ryegrass (Lolium perenne L. cv.Melle) were grown for 49 d from the early seedling stage ingrowth cabinets at a day/night temperature of 20/15 C, witha 12 h photoperiod, and a CO2 concentration of either 340 or680µI 11 CO2. Following complete acclimation tothe environmental regimes, leaf and whole plant CO2 effluxesand influxes were measured using infra-red gas analysis techniques.Elevated CO2 increased rates of photosynthesis of young, fullyexpanded leaves by 3546% and of whole plants by morethan 50%. For both leaves and whole plants acclimation to 680µI1 CO2 reduced rates of photosynthesis in bothCO2 regimes, compared with plants acclimated to 340µll1. There was no significant effect of CO2 regime onrespiration rates of either leaves or whole plants, althoughleaves developed in elevated CO2 exhibited generally lower ratesthan those developed in 340µI I1 CO2. Initially the seedling plants in elevated CO2 grew faster thantheir counterparts in 340µI I1 CO2, but this effectquickly petered out and final plant weights differed by onlyc. 10%. Since the total area of expanded and unexpanded laminaewas unaffected by CO2 regime, specific leaf area was persistently1340% lower in elevated CO2 while, similarly, root/shootratio was also reduced throughout the experiment. Elevated CO2reduced tissue nitrogen contents of expanded leaves, but hadno effect on the nitrogen contents of unexpanded leaves, sheathsor roots. The lack of a pronounced effect of elevated CO2 on plant growthwas primarily due to the fact that CO2 concentration did notinfluence tiller (branch) numbers. In the absence of an effecton tiller numbers, any possible weight increment was restrictedto the c. 2.5 leaves of each tiller. The reason for the lackof an effect on tillering is not known. Key words: Lolium perenne, ryegrass, elevated CO2, photosynthesis, respiration, growth, development 相似文献
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Photosynthetic 14C fixation by Characean cells in solutionsof high pH containing NaH14CO3 gave a measure of the abilityof these cells to take up bicarbonate (H14CO3). Whereascells of Nitella translucens from plants collected and thenstored in the laboratory absorbed bicarbonate at 11.5µµmoles cm2 sec1, rates of 38µµmoles cm2 sec1 were obtained withN. translucens cells from plants grown in the laboratory. Influxesof 56 µµmoles cm2 sec1 wereobtained with Chara australis, 38 µµmolescm2 sec1 with Nitellopsis obtusa, and 15µµmoles cm2 sec1 with Tolypella intricata.It is considered that these influxes represent the activityof a bicarbonate pump, which may be an electrogenic process. In solutions of lower pH, H14CO3 uptake would be maskedby rapid diffusion of 14CO2 into the cells: the four Characeanspecies fixed 14CO2 at maximum rates of 3040 µµmolescm2 sec1 (at 21° C). 相似文献