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KARGIOLAKI HARIKLIA; OSBORNE DAPHNE J.; THOMPSON FRANK B. 《Journal of experimental botany》1991,42(9):1189-1198
Differences in premature leaf abscission and in visible steminjury in genetic lines of poplar followed continuous fumigationswith air pollutant levels of SO2 (90100 nl l1)and O3 (7080 nl l1) either separately or together.The clones used were: Populus deltoides var. missiouriensisMarsh., P. nigra cv. italicd L., and the hybridsP. nigra cv. italica xP. deltoides (He-X/3) andP. nigra cv.italica x P. nigra cv. Serres(He-K/7). While most leaf abscission occurred within 20 d fromthe start of fumigation, stem lesions (intumescences), appearedonly after 72 d. Their anatomical characteristics include theformation of lysigenous aerenchyma in the lower parts of theintumescence, the sloughing of superficial cells from the injuredarea, and the development of crystalline formations on the surfaceof the lesions. P. deltoides exhibited the least morphologicalresponse to the gases. Ethylene released from fumigated leaves was determined at thesame gas concentration of SO2 (100 nl l1), O3 (75 nll1) and their mixture. Leaves of P. deltoides consistentlyshowed the lowest ethylene production after the gas treatments.P. italica production was higher but was littlealtered by the treatments. The two hybrids He-X/3 and He-K/7showed the greatest increases in ethylene evolution with time.With He-K/7 exposed to the gas mixture the production of ethylenedecreased after the initial sharp rise during days 12,and reflected the considerable leaf damage observed after day3. The results suggest that sensitivity to air pollution, (as shownby leaf abscission and the formation of stem intumescences)can be correlated with the level of pollutant-induced ethyleneevolution from leaves. Initially high levels could induce abscission,whilst prolonged production could be responsible for intumescenceinitiation. The discussion proposes a series of events fromSO2 and/or O3 entry into the leaf and the physiological reasonsfor the clonal differences. Key words: Sulphur dioxide, ozone, ethylene, poplar, leaf abscission, stem lesions 相似文献
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Studies on the histology and on effects of growth substancesand phenols as well as changes in activities of pectinmethylesterase indicated that the mechanism of abscission of Hevealeaflets infected with Microcyclus ulei differed from the mechanismof abscission of debladed, ethylene treated and senescent leaves.An abscission layer which was formed during abscission of debladed,ethylene-treated and senescent leaves was absent during abscissionof heavily diseased leaves. The ratio of pectinmethyl esteraseactivities in tissues distal to the abscission zone to activitiesin tissues proximal to the zone decreased in debladed and ethylenetreated leaves but such decreases were not detected during abscissionof Hevea leaves infected with M. ulei. Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg., rubber, leaf abscission, Microcyclus ulei, ethylene, indol-3-ylacetic acid, kinetin 相似文献
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K2S2O8, applied to the basal end of cuttings of Vigna radiatastimulated leaf abscission in the light or dark. Because inhibitionof leaf sbscission in the dark by IAA was completely abolishedby K2S2O8, and IAA decreased stimulation of abscission by K2S2O8,destruction of IAA in the cuttings by K2S2O8 is indicated. K2S2O8had no effect on leaf abscission when applied as a foliar sprayor when roots of undisturbed seedlings were treated. When appliedproximally or distally to leafless explants, K2S2O8 inhibitedpetiole abscission, and neither IAA nor ethylene had an effecton the inhibition. Although K2S2O8 destroyed IAA in vitro, ithad no effect on abscission inhibitors in macerates of Vignaleaves and corn roots, nor did it destroy the biological activityof IAA added to such macerates. Substances liberated by macerationmay interfere with the ability of K2S2O8 to destroy IAA. (Received May 2, 1981; Accepted August 24, 1981) 相似文献
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Regulation of Leaf Shape in the Solanifolia Mutant of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) by Plant Growth Substances 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The solanifolia mutant (sf/sf) of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)produces leaves consisting of leaflets with entire margins,unlike the lobed leaflets of normal plants. Normal plants treatedwith gibberellic acid (GA3) produced leaves with entire marginswhereas mutant plants exposed to 2-chloroethyl-trimethyl ammoniumchloride (CCC)an inhibitor of gibberellin biosynthesisproducedlobing of leaflets. The leaf area of the mutant was significantlygreater than that of the normal, but was not significantly differentfrom GA3-treated normal leaves. Similarly, in CCC-treated mutantleaves the leaf area was not different from that of normal untreatedleaves. These observations suggest that the sf/sf mutation affectsthe leaf shape through its effect on endogenous gibberellinsand/or inhibitory substances. Leaf shape, Lycopersicon esculentum, plant growth substances, tomato 相似文献
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Relationship between Leaf Structure and Gas Exchange in Wheat Leaves at Different Insertion Levels 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Net photosynthesis rate (Pn), stomatal conductance to CO2 andresidual conductance to CO2 were measured in the last six leaves(the sixth or flag leaf and the preceding five leaves) of Triticumaestivum L. cv. Kolibri plants grown in Mediterranean conditions.Recently fully expanded leaves of well-watered plants were alwaysused. Measurements were made at saturating photosynthetic photonflux density, and at ambient CO2 and O2 levels. The specificleaf area, total organic nitrogen content, some anatomical characteristics,and other parameters, were measured on the same leaves usedfor gas exchange experiments. A progressive xeromorphic adaptation in the leaf structure wasobserved with increasing leaf insertion levels. Furthermore,mesophyll cell volume per unit leaf area (Vmes/A) decreasedby 52·6% from the first leaf to the flag leaf. Mesophyllcell area per unit leaf area also decreased, but only by 24·5%.However, nitrogen content per unit mesophyll cell volume increasedby 50·6% from the first leaf to the flag leaf. This increasecould be associated to an observed higher number of chloroplastcross-sections per mm2 of mesophyll cell cross-sectional areain the flag leaf: values of 23000 in the first leaf and 48000in the flag leaf were obtained. Pn per unit leaf area remainedfairly constant at the different insertion levels: values of33·83±0·93 mg dm2 h1 and32·32±1·61 mg dm2 h1 wereobtained for the first leaf and the flag leaf, respectively.Residual conductance, however, decreased by 18·2% fromthe first leaf to the flag leaf. Stomatal conductance increasedby 41·7%. The steadiness in Pn per unit leaf area across the leaf insertionlevels could be mainly accounted for by an opposing effect betweena decrease in Vmes/A and a more closely packed arrangement ofphotosynthetic apparatus. Adaptative significance of structuralchanges with increasing leaf insertion levels and the steadinessin Pn per unit leaf area was studied. Key words: Photosynthesis, structure, wheat 相似文献
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The morphological effects of gibberellin A3 (GA3) on the dgtmutant of tomato were investigated. The mutant effectively showedthe normal range of responses, including a promotion of stemlength due to an increased number of longer internodes, a dramaticincrease in apical dominance, and effects on leaf shape andcolour. In the case of stem elongation, the quantitative responseof the mutant was greater than normal. The morphological abnormalitiescharacteristic of the dgt mutant, such as horizontal growth,a thin stem and hyponastic leaves, were not normalized by GA3. It is concluded that the demonstrated lack of response to auxinof the dgt mutant does not impair its gibberellin responses. Tomato, gibberellin, auxin, mutant, shoot development 相似文献
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Biehler Klaus; Haupt Silke; Beckmann Jrn; Fock Heinrich; Becker Thomas W. 《Journal of experimental botany》1997,48(7):1439-1449
The CO2-, H2O- and 16O2/18O2 isotopic-gas exchange and the fluorescencequenching by attached leaves of the wild-type and of the phytochrome-deficienttomato aurea mutant was compared in relation to water stressand the photon fluence rate. The chlorophyll content of aurealeaves was reduced and the ultra-structure of the chloroplastswas altered. Nevertheless, the maximum rate of net CO2 uptakein air by the yellow-green leaves of the aurea mutant was similarto that by the dark-green wild-type leaves. However, less O2was produced by the leaves of the aurea mutant than by leavesof the wild-type. This result indicates a reduced rate of photosyntheticelectron flux in aurea mutant leaves. No difference in bothphotochemical and non-photochemical fluorescence quenching wasfound between wild-type and aurea mutant leaves. Water stresswas correlated with a reversible decrease in the rates of bothnet CO2 uptake and transpiration by wild-type and aurea mutantleaves. The rate of gross 16O2 evolution by both wild-type andaurea mutant leaves was fairly unaffected by water stress. Thisresult shows that in both wild-type and aurea leaves, the photochemicalprocesses are highly resistant to water stress. The rate ofgross 18O2 uptake by wild-type leaves increased during waterstress when the photon fluence rate was high. Under the sameconditions, the rate of gross 18O2 uptake by aurea mutant leavesremained unchanged. The physiological significane of this differencewith respect to the (presumed) importance of oxygen reductionin photoprotection is discussed. Key words: Water stress, gas exchange, fluorescence quenching, Lycopersicon esculentum, mutant (tomato, aurea), energy dissipation 相似文献
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A terminal shoot of Lepidophloios with both external morphologyand anatomy preserved is described. It is compared to the compressionspecies L. scoticus and the permineralized species L. scottiiand L. wuenschianus, all from the Lower Carboniferous of Scotland.It is characterized by the leaves having been abscissed rightup to the stem apex and by the occurrence of deflected and overlappingleaf cushions near the apex. These features are in contradictionwith current concepts about the growth of these plants. Lepidophloios, anatomy, arborescent lycopod, Carboniferous, leaf growth, terminal shoot 相似文献
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A model is presented for growth of individual and successivemain-stem leaves of cotton, based on a series of indoor experimentsand data sets from the literature. Three variable parametersare used to describe individual leaf growth: relative growthrate of meristematic tissue (R1), relative rate of approachof final area (R2) and a position parameter (t0.5)which governs the transition from meristematic to extensiongrowth. Final area of a leaf does not occur in the model asa deterministic quantity but it is a result of the processesduring growth. The model generates successive mainstem leavesand sympodial leaves as an integrated system. Assimilate shortagesoccurring in the plant operate on R1 leading to the characteristicchange of final leaf area along the mainstem. Gossypium hirsutumL., cotton, leaf growth, relative growth rate, meristematic tissue, extension growth, mathematical model 相似文献
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Baxter R.; Bell S. A.; Sparks T.H.; Ashenden T.W.; Farrar J.F. 《Journal of experimental botany》1995,46(8):917-929
Agrostis capillaris L.5, Festuca vivipara L. and Poaalpina L.were grown in outdoor open-top chambers at either ambient (340 3µmol mol1) or elevated (6804µmol mol1)concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) for periodsfrom 79189 d. Photosynthetic capacity of source leaves of plants grown atboth ambient and elevated CO2 concentrations was measured atsaturating light and 5% CO2. Dark respiration of leaves wasmeasured using a liquid phase oxygen electrode with the buffersolution in equilibrium with air (21% O2, 0.034% CO2). Photo-syntheticcapacity of P. alpina was reduced by growth at 680 µmolmol1 CO2 by 105 d, and that of F. vivipara was reducedat 65 d and 189 d after CO2 enrichment began, suggesting down-regulationor acclimation. Dark respiration of successive leaf blades ofall three species was unaltered by growth at 680 relative to340 µmol mol1 CO2. In F. vivipara, leaf respirationrate was markedly lower at 189 d than at either 0 d or 65 d,irrespective of growth CO2 concentration. There was a significantlylower total non-structural carbohydrate (TNC) concentrationin the leaf blades and leaf sheaths of A. capillaris grown at680µmol mol1 CO2. TNC of roots of A. capillariswas unaltered by CO2 treatment. TNC concentration was increasedin both leaves and sheaths of P. alpina and F. vivipara after105 d and 65 d growth, respectively. A 4-fold increase in thewater-soluble fraction (fructan) in P. alpina and in all carbohydratefractions in F. vivipara accounted for the increased TNC content. In F. vivipara the relationship between leaf photosyn-theticcapacity and leaf carbohydrate concentration was such that therewas a strong positive correlation between photosynthetic capacityand total leaf N concentration (expressed on a per unit structuraldry weight basis), and total nitrogen concentration of successivemature leaves reduced with time. Multiple regression of leafphotosynthetic capacity upon leaf nitrogen and carbohydrateconcentrations further confirmed that leaf photosynthetic capacitywas mainly determined by leaf N concentration. In P. alpina,leaf photosynthetic capacity was mainly determined by leaf CHOconcentration. Thus there is evidence for down-regulation ofphotosynthetic capacity in P. alpina resulting from increasedcarbohydrate accumulation in source leaves. Leaf dark respiration and total N concentration were positivelycorrelated in P. alpina and F. vivipara. Leaf dark respirationand soluble carbohydrate concentration of source leaves werepositively correlated in A. capillaris. Changes in source leafphotosynthetic capacity and carbohydrate concentration of plantsgrown at ambient or elevated CO2 are discussed in relation toplant growth, nutrient relations and availability of sinks forcarbon. Key words: Elevated CO2, Climate change, grasses, carbohydrate partitioning, photosynthesis, respiration 相似文献
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ROMERO-ARANDA R.; BONDADA B. R.; SYVERTSEN J. P.; GROSSER J. W. 《Annals of botany》1997,79(2):153-160
The effect of tetraploidy on leaf characteristics and net gasexchange was studied in diploid (2x ) and autotetraploid (4x) Valencia sweet orange (Citrus sinensis (L.)Osb.) and Femminello lemon (Citrus limon (L.)Burm. f.) leaves. Comparisons between ploidy levels were madeunder high irradiance (I) in a growth chamber or low total Iin a glasshouse. Tetraploids of both species had thicker leaves,larger mesophyll cell volume and lower light transmittance thandiploids regardless of growth I. Mesophyll surface area perunit leaf area of 2x leaves was 515% greater than on4x leaves. Leaf thickness and mesophyll cell volume were greaterin high I leaves than low I leaves. In high I, average leafarea was similar for 2x and 4x leaves, whereas in low I it was30% greater in 4x than in 2x leaves. Nitrogen and chlorophyllconcentration per cell increased with ploidy level in both growthconditions. The ratio of chlorophyll a:b was 25% greater in2x than in 4x leaves. When net CO2assimilation rate (ACO2) wasbased on leaf area, 4x orange leaves had 2435% lowerACO2than their diploids. There were no significant differencesin ACO2between 2x and 4x orange or lemon leaves when expressedon a per cell basis. Overall, lower ACO2per unit leaf area oftetraploids was related to increase in leaf thickness, largermesophyll cell volume, the decrease in mesophyll area exposedto internal air spaces, and the lower ratio between cell surfaceto cell volume. Such changes probably increased the resistanceto CO2diffusion to the site of carboyxlation in the chloroplasts. Cell volume; chlorophyll; irradiance; leaf thickness; nitrogen; photosynthesis; ploidy; Citrus limon ; C. sinensis ; Valencia sweet orange; Femminello lemon 相似文献
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The effects of nitrogen (N) availability on cell number andcell size, and the contribution of these determinants to thefinal area of fully expanded leaves of sunflower (Helianthusannuus L.) were investigated in glasshouse experiments. Plantswere given a high (N =315 ppm) or low (N=21 ppm) N supply andwere transferred between N levels at different developmentalstages (5 to 60% of final size) of target leaves. The dynamicsof cell number in unemerged (< 0.01 m in length) leaves ofplants growing at high and low levels of N supply were alsofollowed. Maximum leaf area (LAmax) was strongly (up to two-fold)and significantly modified by N availability and the timingof transfer between N supplies, through effects on leaf expansionrate. Rate of cell production was significantly (P<0.05)reduced in unemerged target leaves under N stress, but therewas no evidence of a change in primordium size or in the durationof the leaf differentiationemergence phase. In fullyexpanded leaves, number of cells per leaf (Ncell), leaf areaper cell (LAcell) and cell area (Acell) were significantly reducedby N stress. WhileLAcell and Acellresponded to changeover treatmentsirrespective of leaf size, significant (P<0.05) changes inNcellonly occurred when the changeover occurred before the leafreached approx. 10% of LAmax. There were no differential effectsof N on numbers of epidermal vs. mesophyll cells. The resultsshow that the effects of N on leaf size are largely due to effectson cell production in the unemerged leaf and on both cell productionand expansion during the first phase of expansion of the emergedleaf. During the rest of the expansion period N mainly affectsthe expansion of existing cells. Cell area plasticity permitteda response to changes in N supply even at advanced stages ofleaf expansion. Increased cell expansion can compensate forlow Ncellif N stress is relieved early in the expansion of emergedleaves, but in later phases Ncellsets a limit to this response.Copyright 1999 Annals of Botany Company Helianthus annuus, leaf expansion, leaf cell number, leaf cell size, nitrogen, leaf growth, sunflower. 相似文献
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Development of the Fifth Leaf is Indicative for Whole Plant Performance at Low Temperature in Tomato
Hoek Ingrid H.S.; Ten Cate Charlotte H. Hanisch; Keijzer Cristian J.; Schel Jan H.; Dons Hans J.M. 《Annals of botany》1993,72(4):367-374
In the search for early-detectable selection criteria for growthat low temperature conditions in tomato, first the initiationand growth of individual leaves was analysed. Scanning electronmicroscopy revealed that the first four primordia had alreadydeveloped during the germination period at 25°C. The primordiumof the fifth leaf, however, was initiated after the transferof seedlings to the experimental conditions. The increase inlength of the first three leaves, and to a lesser extent ofthe fourth leaf, was considerably smaller in comparison withthat of later formed leaves. Moreover, the morphology of thefirst three to four leaves was deviant, whereas the others showedthe normal compound leaf architecture. All these results indicatedthat the fifth leaf was the earliest formed leaf with growthcharacteristics that might reflect the growth potential of thewhole plant. Development of the fifth leaf was tested as a marker for wholeplant growth. At three temperature, 18, 15 and 12°C, growthresponses of the fifth leaf were similar to that of whole plantsin four tomato genotypes: Line A, Line B, Premier and MXXIV-13.Significant differences in relative growth rate of dry weightof whole plants and fifth leaves (RGRW)and of leaf area of thefifth leaves (RGRLA between two fast growing and two slow growinggenotypes were found. No genotype by temperature interactionfor RGRW and RGRLA was found, indicating that the effect oftemperature decrease was similar for the four genotypes. The structure of the mature fifth leaf of one fast and one slowgrowing genotype, Line A and MXXIV-13, was analysed. For bothgenotypes, leaves were small and thick at low temperature, 12°C.The total number of epidermis and palisade parenchyma cellsper leaf was smaller but the size of the cells developed at12°C was larger than at 18°C. Consequently, the slowgrowth at 12°C was due to a low rate of cell division. Atboth temperatures, the fifth leaf to MXXIV-13 was smaller comparedto that of line A. Since the size of the cells were similar,the smaller leaf size was due to lower number of leaf cells. The results confirm the suitability of the growth, especiallyexpressed as RGRLA , of the fifth leaf as a nondestructive marketfor vegetative development of tomato at low temperature. Growthdifferences between genotypes were mainly reflected by differencesin cell number of leaves, which might be correlated with geneticallydetermined differences in cell number of leaf primordia.Copyright1993, 1999 Academic Press Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. genotypes, plant growth, selection criteria, low temperature, leaf initiation, leaf development, RGR, leaf structure, cell expansion 相似文献
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Wheat seedlings {Triticum aestivum L.) were grown on soils withcontrasted resistances to root penetration (measured as penetrometerresistance, Rs. High Rs reduced the rates of leaf appearanceand expansion. Although the duration of expansion was increased,mature leaves were smaller. Underlying changes in leaf anatomywere investigated on cleared mature leaves, focusing on theepidermes. Three leaves were analysed: leaves 1 and 3 whichstarted their development in the embryo, and leaf 5 which wasinitiated on the seedling, after imposition of contrasted soilconditions. In all leaves, high Rs, caused a reduction in maturecell sizes, lengths and widths, and a shift in the relativeproportions of functionally different cell types, with a decreasein the relative proportions of stomata and associated cell types(interstomatal and sister cells) and an increase in the proportionsof unspecialized elongated epidermal cells and of trichomes.In leaves 3 and 5 the number of cellular files across the bladewas also reduced, while in leaf 1 it was similar at the twoRs. These differences between leaves are attributed to differencesin their developmental stage when root stress was first perceived.Remarkably, Rs had no effect (leaf 1) or relatively small effects(leaves 3 and 5) on the total number of cells per file, suggestingthat this parameter is either largely insensitive to variationin root environment, or is programmed at the outset before stresswas perceived at the apex. Key words: Wheat, anatomy, mature epidermis, root impedance 相似文献
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In experiments using radioactive carbon dioxide (14CO2) a comparisonwas made of the 14C-photoassimilate translocation potentialsof two normal leaved (genotype AfAfTlTl) and two mutant formsof Pisum sativum (pea). A 14CO2 administration method is describedthat permitted 14C-translocation studies to be conducted underfield conditions. One of the mutants available produced tendrils in place of leaves(afafTlTl). The other mutant studied was without tendrils buthad a much branched petiole with numerous relatively minuteleaflets (afaftltl). These mutants and the normal-leaved cultivarswith which they were compared were not isogenic lines. Lengthybackcrossing would be required before full assessment couldbe made of the possible agronomic value of such mutations. An interim evaluation of these mutants was based on 14C-distributionassays that were conducted 48 h after feeding 14CO2, to specifiedleaves. The indication was that in translocation terms the leafand pod had a well defined respective source and sink relationshipthat was independent of leaf morphology. In each case the podswhich constituted the major 14C sinks depended on which leafhad been fed 14CO2. With regard to sink specific activity asdefined by the quantity of 14C incorporated per unit dry weightof pod, the mutants were not significantly different from normal. The implication of these findings was that fundamental changesin pea leaf morphology could be made genetically without a markedeffect on the photoassimilate export potential of the leaf. 相似文献
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6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) delays leaf abscission of soybeanGlycine max (L.) Merr. Abscission of the distal pulvinus ofprimary leaves was induced in 12-d-old seedlings or explantsby removal of the leaf blade. BAP applied to the cut end ofthe pulvinus following leaf blade removal delayed abscission.Discoloration of the pulvinus occurred before abscission commencedand the number of grana in chloroplasts within cortical parenchymacells of the pulvinus decreased over time following leaf bladeremoval. BAP prevented discoloration of pulvinus tissues anda decrease in grana number. Starch grains within amyloplastsof cells of the starch sheath in the pulvinus disappeared followingleaf blade removal, whereas starch accumulated within the abscissionzone prior to abscission. BAP prevented this apparent redistributionof starch and instead promoted an increase in starch withinplastids of cortical parenchyma cells of the pulvinus. Duringthe abscission process, cells within the separation layer enlargedand their nuclei and nucleoli became more evident prior to theirseparation from one another. Cell separation resulted from breakdownof middle lamellae and partial degradation of primary cell walls.Cycloheximide applied directly to the external surface of theabscission zone inhibited abscission in a similar way to theBAP treatment. These results suggest that BAP prevents abscissionby altering patterns of starch distribution in the pulvinusand abscission zone and by inhibiting the synthesis of proteinsthat typically appear de novo in induced abscission zone tissues. Key words: Benzylaminopurine, BAP, Soybean, Pulvinus, Abscission, amyloplast. 相似文献
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We have attempted to separate the effects of CO2 and temperaturechange on stomatal density by examining ancient leaf materialof Olea europaea L. The distribution of this species is confinedto a Mediterranean type climate, so that O. europaea leavesof different ages will have formed under similar temperaturesbut different CO2 levels over the last 3000 years. Stomataldensity measurements have been made upon leaves of O. europaeaoriginating from King Tutankhamun's tomb dating from 1327 BC,and have been compared with values obtained from Egyptian O.europaea material dating from pre-332 BC, 1818 and 1978 AD.Together, the four dates provide a record of how the plant hasresponded to increases in atmospheric CO2 concentration duringthat time. The results demonstrate that in accordance with similarstudies examining the stomatal density response of plants overthree time scales (hundreds, thousands and tens of thousandsof years) stomatal density falls as CO2 levels increase. Sincewe have examined a natural system with leaves developing undersimilar environmental temperatures the results confirm observationsfrom experimental studies in which plants were grown under thesame temperature but different CO2 regimes.Copyright 1993, 1999Academic Press Olea europaea, stomatal density, atmospheric CO2, temperature, climate change 相似文献
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The Relation Between the Nitrogen Concentration and Photosynthetic Capacity of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Leaves 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Measurements of the rate of light-saturated photosynthesis (Pmax)were made on terminal leaflets of potato plants growing in cropssupplied with 0, 3, 6, 12, 24 and 36 g N m2. Measurementswere made between 100 and 154 d after planting. Two types ofleaf were selectedthe fourth leaf on the second-levelbranch (L4, B1) and the youngest terminal leaflet that was measurable(LYM). Later, the total nitrogen concentration of each leaflet(NL) was measured. A linear regression between Pmax and NL,common to both leaf positions, explained 68.5% of the totalvariation. With L4, B1 leaves there was a significant improvementin the proportion of variation explained when regressions withseparate intercepts and a common slope were fitted to individualfertilizer treatments. These results suggest that an increasingproportion of leaf nitrogen was not associated with the performanceof the photosynthetic system with increasing nitrogen supply.This separation between nitrogen treatments was not as clearfor LYM leaves. Stomatal conductance to transfer of water vapourwas neither influenced by leaf position nor directly by nitrogensupply. Rather conductance declined in parallel with the declinein photosynthetic capacity. Solanum tuberosum, potato, nitrogen, photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, leaf 相似文献
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Smith Rachel C.; Matthews Peter R.; Schnmnn Peter H.D.; Chandler Peter M. 《Journal of experimental botany》1996,47(9):1395-1404
The potential role of xyloglucan endotransglycosylase (XET)in GA-stimulated cell elongation was investigated during leafexpansion in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). XET activity in aqueousextracts of leaves was detected in all segments along the elongatingblade of leaf 1 of seedlings, but was at highest levels in basalsegments. Leaf 1 elongation rates of gibberellin (GA)-responsivedwarf mutants were lower than the wild type, and accompaniedby reduced levels of XET activity. Leaf elongation rates ofthe dwarfs increased following treatment with gibberellic acid(GA3) associated with higher levels of XET activity. The slendermutant, crossed into a dwarfing background, exhibited high ratesof leaf 1 elongation and high levels of XET activity withoutadded GA3. The elongation of leaf 3 in a GA-responsive dwarfmutant was also studied. Treatment with GA3 resulted in bladeand sheath lengths being 5-fold and 7-fold (respectively) thelengths of controls, and again there were increases in bladeand sheath XET activities. To investigate the basis for changesin XET activity levels two XET-related cDNA clones were isolated.RNAs detected by the two clones occurred at the highest levelsin basal segments of rapidly elongating leaves, but they haddifferent distribution patterns along the leaf. Overall, thedata indicate that an XET-like activity is detectable in barleyleaves, that the activity level and related. Key words: Gibberellin (GA), leaf elongation, Hordeum vulgare, xyloglucan endotransglycosylase (XET) 相似文献
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Field and laboratory studies of the effect of urea on ascospore production of Venturia inaequalis (Cke.) Wint 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
R. T. BURCHILL 《The Annals of applied biology》1968,62(2):297-307
Applications of urea after harvest but before leaf-fall restricted perithecial production by Venturia inaequalis. Immersion of detached leaves in urea appeared to be the most effective method of preventing perithecial formation, although spraying attached leaves was equally effective when leaf abscission occurred within a week of treatment. A high nitrogen content within the leaf was one of the major factors contributing to suppression. Urea-treated leaves decomposed rapidly, thus destroying the overwintering substrate for the fungus. When apple plants (clone M. 111) were sprayed in autumn with 5 % urea, followed by a second (pre-bud-burst) application at 2 %, ascospore production in the spring was suppressed. The second treatment appeared to prevent the release of ascospores from mature perithecia. 相似文献