四季竹对大气臭氧浓度升高的生理响应

运用开顶式同化箱(OTCs)在5个O3浓度梯度(过滤大气CF、环境大气NF、50 nL·L-1、100 nL·L-1和150nL·L-1)下,研究了大气O3浓度对四季竹(Oligostachyum lubricum)叶片光合色素、脂质过氧化和抗氧化系统的影响.结果显示:在胁迫处理90 d时,随着O3浓度的升高,四季竹叶片叶绿素(Chl)、类胡萝卜素(Car)、可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白含量呈持续下降趋势,相对电导率和丙二醛(MDA)含量持续升高,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性先升高后降低,过氧化物酶(POD)活性呈升高趋势.与CF相比,四季竹叶片Chl、Car和MDA含量在O3浓度为100 nL·L-1时均有显著差异,在150 nL·L-1时均有极显著差异;相对电导率、SOD和POD活性、可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白含量在O3浓度为100 nL·L-1及以上时均有极显著差异.研究表明,大气长时间高O3浓度(100 nL·L-1及以上)胁迫对四季竹会产生明显伤害效应,致使其叶片光合色素降解或合成受阻,叶片老化加快,膜脂过氧化程度加剧,膜结构和抗氧化系统遭到破坏.     

毛竹对大气臭氧浓度倍增的生理响应

为了给气候变化背景下的竹林培育应对策略提供理论依据,以毛竹 （Phyllostachys edulis） 为材料,运用开顶式气室 （OTCs） 模拟当前环境背景大气O3浓度（NF,40~45nL·L-1）的倍增1倍（TR1,92~106nL·L-1）和倍增2倍（TR2, 142~160nL·L-1）情景,分析叶片光合色素、脂质过氧化及抗氧化酶等生理指标的变化规律。结果表明：大气O3浓度倍增处理90d时,毛竹叶片Chl、Car含量和SOD活性显著降低,叶片相对电导率和可溶性蛋白、MDA、O2-含量及POD活性显著升高。叶片O2-含量与SOD活性、光合色素含量呈极显著负相关,而与叶片相对电导率、POD活性和MDA、可溶性蛋白含量呈显著正相关。研究表明大气O3浓度倍增会导致毛竹叶片老化加快,光合色素降解或合成受阻,膜脂过氧化,膜结构和氧化系统破坏,影响毛竹的正常生长。本文从抗性生理方面揭示了毛竹对大气臭氧胁迫的耐受性,为竹子应对气候变化研究提供了参考。     

臭氧浓度升高对毛竹叶片光合色素和抗性生理的影响

为了解毛竹对温室气体浓度升高的生理响应,探索竹子应对气候变化的经营策略,运用开顶式同化箱(OTCs)开展了5个O₃浓度梯度(过滤大气CF、环境大气NF、50nl·L^-1、100nl·L^-1、150nl·L^-1对毛竹(Phyllostachys edulis)叶片光合色素、可溶性蛋白、脂质过氧化和抗氧化系统的影响研究。结果表明:随O₃浓度升高,毛竹叶片Chl和Car含量呈下降趋势,可溶性蛋白、MDA和O₂^-含量呈升高趋势。与CF相比,100nl·L^-1和150nl·L^-1O₃,浓度处理毛竹叶片光合色素含量极显著降低,叶片可溶性蛋白、MDA和O₂^-含量极显著升高;随O₃浓度升高,SOD活性呈降低趋势,100nl·L^-1和150nl·L^-1O₃浓度处理较CF极显著下降。POD活性呈升高趋势,100nl·L^-1和150nl·L^-1O₃浓度处理较CF极显著提高;长时间高O₃浓度(100nl·L^-1及以上)胁迫条件下,会导致毛竹叶片光合色素降解或合成受阻,叶片老化加快,膜脂过氧化程度加剧,膜结构和抗氧化系统功能遭到破坏,影响毛竹的正常生长。     

3种地被类观赏竹对大气臭氧浓度倍增的生理响应

运用开顶式同化箱(OTCs)模拟环境背景大气O3浓度(CK,40~45 nL.L-1)的倍增1倍(TR-1,92~106nL.L-1)和倍增2倍(TR-2,142~160 nL.L-1)情景,分析美丽箬竹、黄条金刚竹和白缟椎谷笹竹叶片脂质过氧化、抗氧化酶和渗透调节物质等生理指标的变化,以明确竹子对大气O3浓度倍增的生理响应规律及耐受O3胁迫能力的种间差异性,为园林观赏竹种选育和应用提供参考。结果表明:(1)大气O3浓度倍增45 d时,随着O3浓度的升高,3种地被类观赏竹叶片O2.-和MDA含量、相对电导率、SOD活性均表现出增大趋势。叶片POD活性、可溶性糖含量美丽箬竹呈下降趋势,而黄条金刚竹和白缟椎谷笹竹呈升高趋势。叶片可溶性蛋白含量美丽箬竹和白缟椎谷笹竹呈下降趋势,黄条金刚竹呈升高趋势。(2)大气O3浓度倍增1倍时,美丽箬竹和黄条金刚竹未表现出伤害症状,而白缟椎谷笹竹表现出明显的伤害症状;大气O3浓度倍增2倍时,3种地被类观赏竹叶片活性氧含量大量积累,抗氧化系统遭到破坏,膜脂过氧化加剧,影响正常的生理代谢和生长发育。(3)主成分分析表明,叶片MDA含量是反映地被类观赏竹耐受O3胁迫最重要的生理指标,耐受O3胁迫能力表现为美丽箬竹>黄条金刚竹>白缟椎谷笹竹。     

毛竹对大气臭氧胁迫的生理响应变化

以毛竹1年生盆栽苗为材料,运用开顶式气室(OTCs)模拟环境背景大气O3浓度(AA,40～45 nL·L-1)和高O3浓度(EO,92～106 nL·L-1)情景,分析毛竹叶片光合生理、脂质过氧化及抗氧化酶等主要生理指标的变化,为气候变化背景下的竹林培育应对策略提供理论依据.结果显示:(1)EO较AA在同一处理时间的毛竹叶片O3通量均显著升高,且二处理的叶片O3通量均随着处理时间的延长呈升高趋势.(2) EO较AA的光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Gs)和可溶性糖含量均显著下降,且叶片叶绿素(ChD含量、胞间CO2浓度(Ci)显著下降的时间点分别出现在EO处理的60 d和92 d,可溶性蛋白在处理60 d后显著升高;随处理时间的延长,EO的叶片Pn、Ci、Chl含量均呈下降趋势,可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白含量呈先升高后降低的趋势;Pn下降由气孔限制因素引起.(3)超氧自由基(O2)含量、丙二醛(MDA)含量、相对电导率分别在处理29 d、60 d、60 d后均显著升高,且随着处理时间的延长呈升高趋势.(4)超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性在高浓度O3处理60 d时显著升高,后显著下降,而POD活性均显著升高,且SOD和POD活性均随着处理时间呈先升高后降低的趋势.研究表明,毛竹对大气高O3胁迫存在着短时间的主动生理生化适应,但长期高O3胁迫会对毛竹造成严重的过氧化伤害,从而影响毛竹的正常生长.     

臭氧对水稻根系活力、可溶性蛋白含量与抗氧化系统的影响

采用旋转布气法开顶式气室 (Open top chambers, OTCs) 装置, 研究4种臭氧 (O3) 浓度水平 (过滤大气, O3浓度20nl·L-1;环境大气, O3浓度40nl·L-1;中等O3浓度处理, O3浓度为75nl·L-1;高浓度处理, O3浓度为150nl·L-1) 下水稻 (Oryzasativa) 根系中根系活力、可溶性蛋白含量、膜脂过氧化程度与抗氧化系统的变化差异。主要结果表明与过滤大气处理相比, O3浓度升高 (75和150nl·L-1) 使植株根系活力显著降低, 根系大幅度、过早地衰退;根系可溶性蛋白质含量显著下降;根系MDA含量显著升高, 膜脂过氧化程度加剧;SOD活性呈先升高后下降的变化趋势根系中H2O2含量大幅度显著上升, 并随着O3处理浓度升高和暴露时间延长变化幅度增大;CAT与POD活性则表现出升高趋势, 但处理后期升高幅度略微降低;整个处理期间根系ASA含量无显著变化。环境大气处理与过滤大气处理植株各个指标变化趋势基本一致并略微下降, 随着处理时间延长根系活力与蛋白质含量出现显著下降, 其他指标无显著差异。试验结果表明O3浓度升高会对植物地下部分根系产生影响;随着O3胁迫时间的延长, 植物将面临着缺乏强有力的根系生理代谢活力支持。     

高浓度CO2和O3对四季竹叶片膜脂过氧化及抗氧化系统的影响

以2年生四季竹为试材,利用开顶式气室(OTCs)熏蒸法模拟大气CO2和O3浓度升高情景,研究了高浓度CO2(700 μmol·mol-1)和高浓度O3(100 nmol·mol-1)及其复合作用对四季竹叶片膜脂过氧化、抗氧化酶及渗透调节物质的影响.结果表明:高浓度O3处理30 d,四季竹叶片抗氧化酶活性和渗透调节物质含量提高,清除活性氧能力增强,并未出现明显的膜脂过氧化,四季竹能耐受短期的O3胁迫.高浓度O3处理90 d,四季竹叶片抗氧化酶活性显著降低,膜脂过氧化程度加剧,膜结构破坏,发生严重的氧化损伤;高浓度CO2处理30 d,四季竹叶片抗氧化酶活性和渗透调节物质含量提高,能维持活性氧平衡,存在一定的生理适应期.而高浓度CO2处理90 d,四季竹叶片抗氧化酶活性和活性氧含量降低,可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白含量升高,有利于四季竹生长;高浓度O3和CO2复合作用下,相对于单因素高浓度O3处理,四季竹叶片能够维持较高的抗氧化酶活性和渗透调节物质含量,有效地调节活性氧产生与清除的平衡,膜脂过氧化不明显,说明高浓度CO2一定程度上可缓解高浓度O3对四季竹所造成的生理伤害.     

大气O3浓度升高对毛竹光合生理的影响

以毛竹(phyllostachys edulis)为试材,运用开顶式气室(OTCs)模拟了4个大气O3浓度情景,分别为CF(背景大气经活性炭过滤后的处理,22～25 nL·L-1)、NF(直接将背景大气输入气室内,40～45 nL·L-1)、T1(O3平均浓度100 nL·L-1,92～106 nL·L-1)、T2(O3平均浓度150 nL· L-1,142 ～160 nL· L-1),分析大气O3浓度对毛竹叶片光合色素、气体交换参数、光合参数的影响.结果表明:不同浓度O3处理的毛竹叶片Pn和Tr日变化均呈单峰型,随着O3浓度的升高,叶片Gs、Ci、Ls日变化规律趋于简单,WUE变化趋于平缓.与环境背景大气比较,高浓度O3(≥100 nL·L-1)条件下叶片Pn、Ls、WUE日均值和Chl、Chl-a、Chl-b和Car含量均显著降低,Gs、Tr日均值显著提高,但对Ci日均值及叶片光合色素组成影响并不明显.T1、T2处理下,毛竹的Pn、Tr与PPED、VpdL、Tair、Ca和RH环境因子间均呈显著或极显著相关,Gs与PPED无显著相关,而与VpdL、Tair、Ca和RH环境因子间均呈显著或极显著相关.研究表明:O3浓度100、150 nL·L-1时分别会造成毛竹叶片发生气孔、非气孔限制,气孔对环境条件的反应变得不敏感,影响了正常的调节反馈机制,增加了水分蒸散,光合色素降解或合成受阻,对毛竹光合作用产生严重的负面效应,不利于毛竹干物质积累.     

四季竹对大气臭氧胁迫的光合生理响应

为了给全球变化背景下的竹林经营应对策略提供理论依据,运用开顶式同化箱(OTCs)模拟4个大气O₃浓度,分别为环境背景大气(40～45 nl·L^-1)、降低1/2(22～25 nl·L^-1)、倍增1倍(92～106 nl·L^-1)和倍增2倍(142～160 nl·L^-1),研究分析四季竹(Oligostachyum lubricum(Wen) King f)对大气O₃胁迫的光合生理响应规律.结果表明:随着大气O₃浓度的升高,四季竹叶片光合色素含量呈降低趋势,倍增1倍处理的大气O₃浓度是显著变化的节点;大气O₃浓度变化对四季竹Pn日变化影响复杂,环境背景大气、倍增2倍处理呈"单峰"曲线,而降低1/2、倍增1倍处理呈"双峰"曲线.对Tr日变化无明显影响,各处理均呈"单峰"曲线;大气O₃浓度较环境背景大气升高或降低,四季竹的光合生理响应都表现为伤害效应.当大气O₃浓度倍增1倍及以上,对四季竹会造成严重的伤害,表现为叶片光合色素降解或合成受阻,水分利用效率降低,光合作用能力明显下降.大气O₃胁迫对四季竹光合作用的影响表现为非气孔因素限制.     

黄条金刚竹对高浓度CO2和O3及其复合作用的生理响应

以黄条金刚竹为试材,环境背景大气为对照,应用开顶式气室(OTCs)熏蒸法模拟大气高浓度CO2(700μmol.mol-1)、O3(100nmol.mol-1)及其复合作用情景,分析叶片光合色素、膜脂过氧化及抗氧化酶等的变化规律。结果显示:(1)与对照相比,高浓度O3处理103d的黄条金刚竹叶片叶绿素a、叶绿素b、总叶绿素含量和叶绿素a/b、叶绿素/类胡萝卜素及SOD、POD、CAT活性均显著下降,而超氧阴离子和丙二醛含量、相对电导率、APX活性均显著升高,类胡萝卜素含量变化不明显。(2)与对照相比,同期高浓度CO2处理的叶片叶绿素a、叶绿素b、总叶绿素含量和叶绿素/类胡萝卜素均显著升高,而叶绿素a/b和超氧阴离子、丙二醛含量及SOD、POD、CAT、APX活性显著降低,相对电导率和类胡萝卜素含量变化不明显。(3)高浓度O3和CO2复合作用下,除叶绿素a/b和CAT活性显著下降外,其余测定指标均与对照无明显变化。研究表明:高浓度O3使黄条金刚竹叶片活性氧产生速率提高,抗氧化酶活性和光合色素含量降低,膜脂过氧化程度加剧,膜结构破坏,表现出严重的伤害效应;而高浓度CO2能降低叶片活性氧产生速率,减轻膜脂过氧化程度,提高光合色素含量,表现出保护效应;高浓度O3和CO2复合处理能使叶片维持比高浓度O3处理更高的光合色素含量和抗氧化酶活性,即高浓度CO2能在一定程度上有效地缓解高浓度O3对黄条金刚竹所造成的生理伤害。     

二氧化碳和臭氧浓度升高对春小麦生长及次生代谢的影响

通过开顶式气室(OTCs)研究了OTC对照（自然CO₂浓度约342 μmol·mol^-1,O₃浓度约30 nmol·mol^-1）、高浓度CO₂（550 μmol·mol^-1）、高浓度O₃（浓度为80 nmol·mol^-1）及其交互作用（CO₂ 550 μmol ·mol^-1,O₃ 80 nmol·mol^-1）对春小麦不同发育时期生物量、总酚量、黄酮含量及成熟期产量性状的影响.结果表明：CO₂浓度增加条件下,春小麦生物量和产量性状都显著高于OTC对照（P<0.05）;而O₃浓度升高条件下,小麦生物量降低,株高、穗长、穗粒质量及千粒重也显著低于对照;CO₂和O₃交互作用下各项指标处于二者之间.说明CO₂可以缓解O₃对小麦的负效应,而O₃对CO₂的正效应具有削弱作用,但二者的作用并非简单的叠加.CO₂、O₃浓度增加及其交互作用显著增加了春小麦叶片中的总酚含量,其中两者交互作用的效应更大,但在小麦生长后期,总酚含量增加量比对照有所降低.在小麦生长前期,各处理总黄酮含量均低于对照;而在成熟期,各处理都显著高于对照.     

冬小麦幼苗生长和化感物质对CO2和O3浓度升高的响应

利用开顶式气室(OTC), 采用盆栽试验研究了CO₂浓度为550 μL·L^-1、O₃浓度为60 μL·L^-1及CO₂浓度为550 μL·L^-1+O₃浓度为60 μL·L^-1对7个冬小麦品种幼苗生物量和化感物质丁布(DIMBOA)的影响.结果表明：在高CO₂浓度下,冬小麦幼苗地上生物量与丁布含量在品种间存在显著差异,品种碧蚂1号幼苗和根干质量比对照（CO₂浓度为370 μL·L^-1,O₃浓度为40 μL·L^-1）增加了36.8%和24.7%;丁布含量增幅为5.7%~184.6%.除碧蚂1号和陕139外,高浓度O₃导致冬小麦生物量降低,但使所有品种丁布含量显著增加,变幅为0.5~3倍.交互作用下所有品种根干质量降低,长武134地上部质量、根质量和丁布含量降幅最大,分别为82%、27.9%和35.5%;与长武134、远丰175和兰考217丁布含量降低相反,陕139丁布含量增加84.6%.聚类分析显示,不同处理和不同品种均显著影响丁布含量,陕139、兰考217和长武134在高CO₂和O₃浓度处理下聚为一类,而陕139在所有处理中丁布含量均表现为增加.表明化感物质丁布可以作为气候变化条件下,尤其是CO₂和O₃变化下抗性育种的特定指标.     

Does elevated CO2 ameliorate the impact of O3 on chlorophyll content and photosynthesis in potato (Solanum tuberosum)?

This study examined the impact of season-long exposure to elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) and ozone (O3), individually and in combination, on leaf chlorophyll content and gas exchange characteristics in potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Bintje). Plants grown in open-top chambers were exposed to three CO2 (ambient, 550 and 680 μmol mol-1) and two O3 treatments (ambient and elevated; 25 and 65 nmol mol-1, 8 h day-1 means, respectively) between crop emergence and maturity; plants were also grown in unchambered field plots. Non-destructive measurements of chlorophyll content and visible foliar injury were made for all treatments at 2-week intervals between 43 and 95 days after emergence. Gas exchange measurements were made for all except the intermediate 550 μmol mol-1 CO2 treatment. Season-long exposure to elevated O3 under ambient CO2 reduced chlorophyll content and induced extensive visible foliar damage, but had little effect on net assimilation rate or stomatal conductance. Elevated CO2 had no significant effect on chlorophyll content, but greatly reduced the damaging impact of O3 on chlorophyll content and visible foliar damage. Light-saturated assimilation rates for leaves grown under elevated CO2 were consistently lower when measured under either elevated or ambient CO2 than in equivalent leaves grown under ambient CO2. Analysis of CO2 response curves revealed that CO2-saturated assimilation rate, maximum rates of carboxylation and electron transport and respiration decreased with time. CO2-saturated assimilation rate was reduced by elevated O3 during the early stages of the season, while respiration was significantly greater under elevated CO2 as the crop approached maturity. The physiological origins of these responses and their implications for the performance of potato in a changing climate are discussed.     

Enhanced sensitivity to higher ozone in a pathogen-resistant tobacco cultivar

Investigations of the effects of elevated ozone (O(3)) on the virus-plant system were conducted to inform virus pathogen management strategies better. One susceptible cultivar of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. Yongding) and a resistant cultivar (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. Vam) to Potato virus Y petiole necrosis strain (PVY(N)) infection were grown in open-top chambers under ambient and elevated O(3) concentrations. Above-ground biomass, foliage chlorophyll, nitrogen and total non-structural carbohydrate (TNCs), soluble protein, total amino acid (TAA) and nicotine content, and peroxidase (POD) activity were measured to estimate the effects of elevated O(3) on the impact of PVY(N) in the two cultivars. Results showed that under ambient O(3), the resistant cultivar possessed greater biomass and a lower C/N ratio after infection than the susceptible cultivar; however, under elevated O(3), the resistant cultivar lost its biomass advantage but maintained a lower C/N ratio. Variation of foliar POD activity could be explained as a resistance cost which was significantly correlated with biomass and C/N ratio of the tobacco cultivar. Chlorophyll content remained steady in the resistant cultivar but decreased significantly in the susceptible cultivar when stressors were applied. Foliar soluble protein and free amino acid content, which were related to resistance cost changes, are also discussed. This study indicated that a virus-resistant tobacco cultivar showed increased sensitivity to elevated O(3) compared to a virus-sensitive cultivar.     

FACE条件下大气O3浓度增高对小麦花后剑叶显微结构的影响

2008-2009年,应用FACE研究平台,采用烟农19、扬麦16、嘉兴002和扬辐麦2号4个小麦品种,以O₃自然浓度为对照,研究了大气O₃浓度增高50%对不同基因型小麦剑叶显微结构、叶绿素含量和粒重的影响.结果表明： 在开花期,大气O₃浓度增高对小麦产生轻微伤害,剑叶的叶肉细胞和叶绿体结构开始遭到破坏,基粒片层断裂并且开始松散;花后21 d,与对照的叶片微结构差异显著增大,剑叶内膜系统基本解体,叶绿体基本解散,基粒片层消失,加速了剑叶的衰老进程,剑叶的叶绿素含量、净光合速率和成熟期粒重均低于对照.小麦剑叶微结构和光合功能对大气O₃浓度增高的响应存在明显的基因型差异,嘉兴002对O₃胁迫的耐受性较好,而扬辐麦2号对O₃胁迫的反应较敏感.     

FACE条件下大气O3浓度增高对小麦花后剑叶显微结构的影响

2008-2009年,应用FACE研究平台,采用烟农19、扬麦16、嘉兴002和扬辐麦2号4个小麦品种,以O3自然浓度为对照,研究了大气O3浓度增高50％对不同基因型小麦剑叶显微结构、叶绿素含量和粒重的影响.结果表明:在开花期,大气O3浓度增高对小麦产生轻微伤害,剑叶的叶肉细胞和叶绿体结构开始遭到破坏,基粒片层断裂并且开始松散;花后21 d,与对照的叶片微结构差异显著增大,剑叶内膜系统基本解体,叶绿体基本解散,基粒片层消失,加速了剑叶的衰老进程,剑叶的叶绿素含量、净光合速率和成熟期粒重均低于对照.小麦剑叶微结构和光合功能对大气O3浓度增高的响应存在明显的基因型差异,嘉兴002对O3胁迫的耐受性较好,而扬辐麦2号对O3胁迫的反应较敏感.     

臭氧胁迫对大豆叶片抗坏血酸-谷胱甘肽循环的影响

由于城市化的加剧导致近地面臭氧（O3）浓度日益增加,对植物生长和生态系统的功能产生了显著影响,因此准确评估近地层O3浓度升高对植物的影响具有重要意义。本文利用开顶式气室（OTCs）,系统探讨了模拟O3胁迫下大豆抗氧化系统抗坏血酸（AsA）-谷胱甘肽（GSH）循环清除活性氧（ROS）的机制及其对植株生长发育的影响。结果表明,在整个生育期内,与对照相比, 80?10 nL?L-1和110?10 nL?L-1 O3可以使大豆叶片丙二醛（MDA）含量、相对电导率增大,超氧阴离子（O2 ）产生速率、过氧化氢（H2O2）含量升高,超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活性减弱; AsA-GSH循环中的AsA、GSH含量减少,脱氢抗坏血酸（DHA）、氧化型谷胱甘肽（GSSG）含量增加,过氧化物酶（APX）、单脱氢抗坏血酸还原酶（MDHAR）、谷胱甘肽还原酶（GR）活性呈现出前期增强后期减弱趋势,而脱氢抗坏血酸还原酶（DHAR）活性呈现出增强-减弱-增强的趋势。以上结果说明,O3浓度升高促进了大豆叶片ROS的代谢速率,降低了AsA-GSH循环效率,表明抗氧化系统不能长时间忍受高浓度O3带来的氧化伤害,从而使膜脂过氧化程度加重,对大豆表现为伤害效应。     

Combined effects of chronic ozone and elevated CO2 on Rubisco activity and leaf components in soybean Glycine max

Content and activity of Rubisco and concentrations of leaf nitrogen, chlorophyll and total non-structural carbohydrates (TNC) were determined at regular intervals during the 1993 and 1994 growing seasons to understand the effects and interactions of [O3] and elevated [CO2] on biochemical limitations to photosynthesis during ontogeny. Soybean (Glycine max var. Essex) was grown in open-top field chambers in either charcoal-filtered air (CF, 20 nmol mol^-1) or non-filtered air supplemented with 1.5 x ambient [O3] (c. 80 nmol mol^-1) at ambient (AA, 360 mol mol^-1) or elevated [CO2] (700 mol mol^-1). Sampling period significantly affected all the variables examined. Changes included a decrease in the activity and content of Rubisco during seed maturation, and increased nitrogen (N), leaf mass per unit area (LMA) and total non-structural carbohydrates (TNC, including starch and sucrose) through the reproductive phases. Ontogenetic changes were most rapid in O2-treated plants. At ambient [CO2], O3 decreased initial activity (14-64% per unit leaf area and 14-29% per unit Rubisco) and content of Rubisco (9-53%), and N content per unit leaf area. Ozone decreased LMA by 17-28% of plants in CF-AA at the end of the growing season because of a 24-41% decrease in starch and a 59-80% decrease in sucrose. In general, elevated CO2], in CF or O3-fumigated air, reduced the initial activity of Rubisco and activation state while having little effect on Rubisco content, N and the chlorophyll content, per unit leaf area. Elevated CO2 decreased Rubisco activity by 14-34% per unit leaf area and 15-25% per unit Rubisco content of plants in grown CF-AA, nd increases LMA by 27-74% of the leaf mass per unit area in CF-AA because of a 23-148% increase in starch. However, the data suggest that, at elevated [CO2], increases in starch and sucrose are not directly responsible for the deactivation of Rubisco. Also, there was little evidence of an adjustment of Rubisco activity in response to starch and sucrose metabolism. Significant interactions between elevated [CO2] and [O3] on all variables examined generally resulted in alleviation or amelioration of the O3 effects at elevated CO2. These data provide further support to the idea that elevated atmospheric CO2 will reduce or prevent damage from pollutant O3.     

Effects of long-term, free-air ozone fumigation on the cytokinin content of mature beech trees

We present the results of a study of the effects of chronic exposure to elevated ozone on the cytokinins of mature beech trees. Methods for analysing the cytokinin (CK) content of beech (FAGUS SYLVATICA) were developed using seven enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). Samples taken during 2003 and 2004 from 10 mature beech trees in Kranzberg forest, 5 trees exposed to twice ambient ozone (2 x O(3)) by free-air fumigation and 5 control trees (1 x O(3)), were analysed. In 2003 and 2004 the cytokinin content of leaf samples followed a similar seasonal pattern. In leaf samples, the content of aromatic types was equal to that of the isoprenoid types. In root samples, the level of aromatic types was no different from leaves, but that of the isoprenoid types was much higher. Leaf and phloem cytokinin contents for 2 x O(3) trees were lower than for 1 x O(3) at almost all sampling times. The effect of ozone was greater for leaves in the sun crown than for leaves in the shade crown. By contrast, the root and xylem contents of cytokinin for 2 x O(3) trees were greatly elevated over the values for 1 x O(3) trees early in the growing season. We propose that O(3)-associated CK destruction in leaves reduces CK-mediated root growth suppression. The resulting increases in root growth and ectomycorrhiza, reported by other groups in the Kranzberg forest project, are likely to be responsible for the increased CK export in xylem, although O(3)-associated CK destruction in the leaves appears to nullify this increase.