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Effect of elevated CO2 on carbon partitioning and exudate release from Plantago lanceolata seedlings 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Plantago lanceolata L. seedlings were grown in sand microcosm units over a 43‐day experimental period under two CO2 regimes (800 or 400 µmol mol−1 ) to investigate the effect of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration on carbon partitioning and exudate release. Total organic carbon (TOC) content of the collected exudate material was measured throughout the experimental period. After 42 days growth the seedlings were labelled with [14 C]‐CO2 and the fate of the label within the plant and its release by the roots monitored. Elevated CO2 significantly (P ≤ 0.001) enhanced shoot, root and total dry matter production although the R:S ratio was unaltered, suggesting no alteration in gross carbon partitioning. The cumulative release of TOC (in mg C) over 0‐42 days was unaltered by CO2 treatment however, when expressed as a percentage of net assimilated C, ambient‐grown plants released a significantly (P≤ 0.001) higher percentage from their roots compared to elevated CO2 ‐grown plants (i.e. 8 vs 3%). The distribution of 14 C‐label was markedly altered by CO2 treatment with significantly (P≤ 0.001) greater per cent label partitioned to the roots under elevated CO2 . This indicates increased partitioning of recent assimilate below‐ground under elevated CO2 treatment although there was no significant difference in the percentage of 14 C‐label released by the roots. Comparison of plant C budgets based on 14 C‐pulse‐chase methodology and TOC measurements is discussed. 相似文献
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M. DURANCEAU J. GHASHGHAIE F. BADECK E. DELEENS & G. CORNIC 《Plant, cell & environment》1999,22(5):515-523
The variations in δ 13 C in both leaf carbohydrates (starch and sucrose) and CO2 respired in the dark from the cotyledonary leaves of Phaseolus vulgaris L. were investigated during a progressive drought. As expected, sucrose and starch became heavier (enriched in 13 C) with decreasing stomatal conductance and decreasing p i / p a during the first half (15 d) of the dehydration cycle. Thereafter, when stomata remained closed and leaf net photosynthesis was near zero, the tendency was reversed: the carbohydrates became lighter (depleted in 13 C). This may be explained by increased p i / p a but other possible explanations are also discussed. Interestingly, the variations in δ 13 C of CO2 respired in the dark were correlated with those of sucrose for both well-watered and dehydrated plants. A linear relationship was obtained between δ 13 C of CO2 respired in the dark and sucrose, respired CO2 always being enriched in 13 C compared with sucrose by ≈ 6‰. The whole leaf organic matter was depleted in 13 C compared with leaf carbohydrates by at least 1‰. These results suggest that: (i) a discrimination by ≈ 6‰ occurs during dark respiration processes releasing 13 C-enriched CO2 ; and that (ii) this leads to 13 C depletion in the remaining leaf material. 相似文献
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J.P. Ferrio M.A. Mateo J. Bort O. Abdalla J. Voltas & J.L. Araus 《The Annals of applied biology》2007,150(2):207-215
Stable carbon isotope composition (δ13 C) of dry matter has been widely investigated as a selection tool in cereal breeding programmes. However, reports on the possibilities of using stable oxygen isotope composition (δ18 O) as a yield predictor are very scarce and only in the absence of water stress. Indeed, it remains to be tested whether changes in phenology and stomatal conductance in response to water stress overrule the use of either δ13 C or δ18 O when water is limited. To answer this question, a set of 24 genotypes of bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) were assayed in two trials with different levels of deficit irrigation and a third trial under rainfed conditions in a Mediterranean climate (northwest Syria). Grain yield (GY) and phenology (duration from planting to anthesis and from anthesis to maturity) were recorded, and the δ13 C and δ18 O of grains were analysed to assess their suitability as GY predictors. Both δ13 C and δ18 O showed higher broad-sense heritabilities ( H 2 ) than GY. Genotype means of GY across trials were negatively correlated with δ13 C, as previously reported, but not with δ18 O. Both isotopes were correlated with grain filling duration, whereas δ18 O was also strongly affected by crop duration from planting to anthesis. We concluded that δ18 O of grains is not a proper physiological trait to breed for suboptimal water conditions, as its variability is almost entirely determined by crop phenology. In contrast, δ13 C of grains, despite being also affected by phenology, still provides complementary information associated with GY. 相似文献
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1. Applying Keeling plot techniques to derive δ13 C of respiratory input in a closed non-equilibrated chamber can lead to large errors because steady-state diffusion rules are violated in a non-steady-state environment. To avoid these errors, respiratory δ13 C can be derived using equilibrated closed chambers.
2. We introduce a new method to obtain stem respired CO2 δ13 C (δst - r ) with closed equilibrated stem chambers (E-SC). We present a theoretical model describing the equilibration process, test the model against field data and find excellent agreement. The method is further tested by comparing it with closed non-equilibrated stem chambers (NE-SC); we found no difference between these methods.
3. Our theoretical model to describe CO2 diffusion from the respiratory pool into the chamber and the equation to derive the δ13 C of the efflux are general. They could be applied to other ecosystem components (e.g. soils).
4. Our method is easy to implement, cost effective, minimizes sources of error and allows for rigorous leak detection. One major limitation is its inability to detect rapid change; the equilibration process requires 15 ± 2 h. A second limitation is that it cannot be used for species that produce abundant pitch at sites of stem wounding (e.g. Pseudotsuga menziesii ).
5. Investigating δ13 C of CO2 respired by different ecosystem components is necessary to interpret δ13 C of ecosystem respiration. This parameter has major implications with respect to global carbon cycle science. 相似文献
2. We introduce a new method to obtain stem respired CO
3. Our theoretical model to describe CO
4. Our method is easy to implement, cost effective, minimizes sources of error and allows for rigorous leak detection. One major limitation is its inability to detect rapid change; the equilibration process requires 15 ± 2 h. A second limitation is that it cannot be used for species that produce abundant pitch at sites of stem wounding (e.g. Pseudotsuga menziesii ).
5. Investigating δ
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Olavi Junttila Einar Jensen David W. Pearce Richard P. Pharis 《Physiologia plantarum》1992,84(1):113-120
Cessation of shoot elongation in seedlings of Salix pentandra L. is induced by short photoperiod. Gibbereliin A9 (GA9 ) applied either to the apical bud or injected into a mature leaf, induced shoot elongation under a short photoperiod of 12 h, and GA9 could completely substitute for a transfer to a long photoperiod. When [3 H]GA9 or [2 H2 ]GA9 was injected into a leaf, no [3 H]GA9 was detected in the elongating apex and only traces of [3 H]GA9 were found in the shoot above the treated leaf. By the use of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), [2 H2 ]GA20 was identified as the main metabolite of [2 H2 ]GA9 in both the shoot and the treated leaf. In addition, [2 H2 ]GA1 and [2 H2 ]GA29 were also identified as metabolites of [2 H2 ]GA9 . These results are consistent with the hypothesis that exogenous GA, promotes shoot elongation in Salix through its metabolism to GA20 and GA,. 相似文献
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LUCAS A. CERNUSAK KLAUS WINTER & BENJAMIN L. TURNER 《Plant, cell & environment》2009,32(10):1441-1455
Water-use efficiency and stable isotope composition were studied in three tropical tree species. Seedlings of Tectona grandis , Swietenia macrophylla and Platymiscium pinnatum were grown at either high or low water supply, and with or without added fertilizer. These three species previously exhibited low, intermediate and high whole-plant water-use efficiency ( TE ) when grown at high water supply in unfertilized soil. Responses of TE to water and nutrient availability varied among species. The TE was calculated as experiment-long dry matter production divided by cumulative water use. Species-specific offsets were observed in relationships between TE and whole-plant 13 C discrimination (Δ13 Cp ). These offsets could be attributed to a breakdown in the relationship between Δ13 Cp and the ratio of intercellular to ambient CO2 partial pressures ( c i / c a ) in P. pinnatum , and to variation among species in the leaf-to-air vapour pressure difference ( v ). Thus, a plot of v · TE against c i / c a showed a general relationship among species. Relationships between δ 18 O of stem dry matter and stomatal conductance ranged from strongly negative for S. macrophylla to no relationship for T. grandis . Results suggest inter-specific variation among tropical tree species in relationships between stable isotope ratios ( δ 13 C and δ 18 O) and the gas exchange processes thought to affect them. 相似文献
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1. The influence of leaf thickness on internal conductance for CO2 transfer from substomatal cavity to chloroplast stroma ( g i ) and carbon isotope ratio (δ13 C) of leaf dry matter was investigated for some evergreen tree species from Japanese temperate forests. g i was estimated based on the combined measurements of gas exchange and concurrent carbon isotope discrimination.
2. Leaves with thicker mesophyll tended to have larger leaf dry mass per area (LMA), larger surface area of mesophyll cells exposed to intercellular air spaces per unit leaf area ( Smes ) and smaller volume ratio of intercellular spaces to the whole mesophyll (mesophyll porosity).
3. gi of these leaves was correlated positively to S mes but negatively to mesophyll porosity. The variation in g i among these species would be therefore primarily determined by variation of the conductance in liquid phase rather than that in gas phase.
4. δ13 C was positively correlated to mesophyll thickness and leaf nitrogen content on an area basis. However, g i values did not correlate to δ13 C. These results suggest that difference in δ13 C among the species was not caused by the variation in g i , but mainly by the difference in long-term photosynthetic capacity.
5. Comparison of our results with those of previous studies showed that the correlation between leaf thickness and gi differed depending on leaf functional types (evergreen, deciduous or annual). Differences in leaf properties among these functional types were discussed. 相似文献
2. Leaves with thicker mesophyll tended to have larger leaf dry mass per area (LMA), larger surface area of mesophyll cells exposed to intercellular air spaces per unit leaf area ( S
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5. Comparison of our results with those of previous studies showed that the correlation between leaf thickness and g
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The effects of drought stress and season on both allocation of photosynthates to stems and leaves and potential for stem rubber synthesis were studied in guayule ( Parthenium argentatum Gray USDA line 11604). Two-year-old plants grown under field conditions in the Negev desert of Israel were subjected to different irrigation regimes, and water status was assessed by measuring the relative water content (RWC). Undetached plant tips were exposed to a 1 h pulse of 14 CO2 , followed by a 24 h chase. 14 C fixed and translocated to different plants parts and notably 14 C incorporation into rubber and resin fractions was determined. The potential of detached branch slices to incorporate [14 C]-acetate into rubber was also studied. A higher percentage of fixed 14 C was translocated from shoot tips in winter (28–30%) than in summer (15–18%). The percentage of [14 C]-acctate incorporated into the rubber fraction by stem slices was maximal in winter (20%) and minimal in summer (3–5%) in both cases in the absence of drought stress. In summer the translocation of photosynthates into stems was inversely related to plant RWC, dropping from 18% three days after irrigation to 3% 14 days later, and the potential of stems to synthesise rubber was high under drought conditions and low in well irrigated plants. 相似文献
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We evaluated diurnal and seasonal patterns of carbon isotope composition of leaf dark-respired CO2 ( δ 13 Cl ) in the C3 perennial shrub velvet mesquite ( Prosopis velutina ) across flood plain and upland savanna ecosystems in the south-western USA. δ 13 Cl of darkened leaves increased to maximum values late during daytime periods and declined gradually over night-time periods to minimum values at pre-dawn. The magnitude of the diurnal shift in δ 13 Cl was strongly influenced by seasonal and habitat-related differences in soil water availability and leaf surface vapour pressure deficit. δ 13 Cl and the cumulative flux-weighted δ 13 C value of photosynthates were positively correlated, suggesting that progressive 13 C enrichment of the CO2 evolved by darkened leaves during the daytime mainly resulted from short-term changes in photosynthetic 13 C discrimination and associated shifts in the δ 13 C signature of primary respiratory substrates. The 13 C enrichment of dark-respired CO2 relative to photosynthates across habitats and seasons was 4 to 6‰ at the end of the daytime period (1800 h), but progressively declined to 0‰ by pre-dawn (0300 h). The origin of night-time and daytime variations in δ 13 Cl is discussed in terms of the carbon source(s) feeding respiration and the drought-induced changes in carbon metabolism. 相似文献
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A. KOHZU T. YOSHIOKA T. ANDO M. TAKAHASHI K. KOBA & E. WADA 《The New phytologist》1999,144(2):323-330
The natural abundance of 13 C and 15 N was measured in basidiocarps of at least 115 species in 88 genera of ectomycorrhizal, wood-decomposing and litter-decomposing fungi from Japan and Malaysia. The natural abundance of 13 C and 15 N was also measured in leaves, litter, soil and wood from three different sites. 15 N and 13 C were enriched in ectomycorrhizal and wood-decomposing fungi, respectively, relative to their substrates. Ectomycorrhizal and wood-decomposing fungi could be distinguished on the basis of their δ13 C and δ15 N signatures. Although there was high variability in the isotopic composition of fungi, the following isotope- enrichment factors (ε, mean±SD) of the fungi relative to substrates were observed:
εectomycorrhizal fungi/litter = 6.1±0.4‰15 N
εectomycorrhizal fungi/wood = 1.4±0.8‰13 C
εwood-decomposing fungi/wood = −0.6±0.7‰15 N
εwood-decomposing fungi/wood = 3.5±0.9‰13 C
The basis of isotope fractionation in C metabolism from wood to wood-decomposing fungus is discussed. 相似文献
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The basis of isotope fractionation in C metabolism from wood to wood-decomposing fungus is discussed. 相似文献
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Effects of elevated ozone on CO2 uptake and leaf structure in sugar maple under two light environments 总被引:2,自引:2,他引:0
The interactive effects of ozone and light on leaf structure, carbon dioxide uptake and short-term carbon allocation of sugar maple ( Acer saccharum Marsh.) seedlings were examined using gas exchange measurements and 14 C-macroautoradiographic techniques. Two-year-old sugar maple seedlings were fumigated from budbreak for 5 months with ambient or 3 × ambient ozone in open-top chambers, receiving either 35% (high light) or 15% (low light) of full sunlight. Ozone accelerated leaf senescence, and reduced net photosynthesis, 14 CO2 uptake and stomatal conductance, with the effects being most pronounced under low light. The proportion of intercellular space increased in leaves of seedlings grown under elevated ozone and low light, possibly enhancing the susceptibility of mesophyll cells to ozone by increasing the cumulative dose per mesophyll cell. Indeed, damage to spongy mesophyll cells in the elevated ozone × low light treatment was especially frequent. 14 C macroautoradioraphy revealed heterogeneous uptake of 14 CO2 in well defined areole regions, suggesting patchy stomatal behaviour in all treatments. However, in seedlings grown under elevated ozone and low light, the highest 14 CO2 uptake occurred along larger veins, while interveinal regions exhibited little or no uptake. Although visible symptoms of ozone injury were not apparent in these seedlings, the cellular damage, reduced photosynthetic rates and reduced whole-leaf chlorophyll levels corroborate the visual scaling of whole-plant senescence, suggesting that the ozone × low light treatment accelerated senescence or senescence-like injury in sugar maple. 相似文献
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Guoan Wang Jiamao Han Liping Zhou Xiaogang Xiong Zhenhai Wu 《Physiologia plantarum》2005,125(1):74-81
Carbon isotope ratio of leaf dry matter, δ 13 C, was measured on species occurring within Baiyin desert community, consisting of valley, slope and ridge microhabitats, and within Shandan desert community, consisting of Gobi desert and seasonal flooded creek microhabitats, in Northwest China. δ 13 C of C3 species increased with a decrease in soil water availability, suggesting that water-use efficiency (WUE) increased with decreasing soil moisture, whereas for all C4 species, δ 13 C tended to decrease with decreasing soil water availability, suggesting that WUE also increased with decreasing soil moisture. Above results indicated that water-use pattern was conservative under drought for C4 and C3 plants. In this present study, C4 species' occurrences within different microhabitats were investigated and C4 plants were observed to be absent and/or scarce within relatively lower soil moisture microhabitats, whereas they occurred and/or even had a high abundance within relatively higher soil moisture microhabitats, suggesting limited moisture available was a key factor of limiting C4 distribution in arid region of Northwest China. 相似文献
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D. J. Durzan 《Physiologia plantarum》1983,59(2):233-241
The fate of carbamoyl phosphate in white spruce seedlings revolves around the production of spontaneous degradation products, cyanate, bicarbonate, and carba-mate. When [14 C]-carbamoyl phosphate and [14 C]-cyanate are assimilated, urea is a common early metabolic intermediate that appears in the alcohol soluble N. By contrast, urea is not detected among the products of [14 C]-bicarbonate. Carbamoyl phosphate and glutamic acid are implicated as having pivotal roles in the production of amides, arginine, and biotin. Within 2-h exposures to radioactive substrates considerably more carbon from bicarbonate was diverted into amino acids Incorporated into proteins than with carbon-nitrogen substrates. Specific activities of bound amino acid residues support the view that proteins formed from these [14 C]-substrates have different rates of metabolic turnover. 相似文献
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Abstract: Production of [14 C]acetylcholine and 14 CO2 was examined by using tissue prisms from neocortex, hippocampus, and striatum from rats aged approximately 5 months, 13 months, and 27 months. [14 C]Acetylcholine synthesis in the striatum showed highly significant decreases with age for measurements in the presence of both 5 m m - and 31 m m -K+ , contrasting with the lack of significant change in 14 CO2 production in this region. The neocortex and hippocampus showed only small changes, especially when comparison was made between 13-month and senescent animals. Measurements of the release of [14 C]acetylcholine and influence of atropine on this release confirmed the relative stability with age of the cholinergic system in the neocortex. 相似文献
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Abstract We have recently demonstrated that the calmodulin antagonist trifluoperazine has antitubercular activity in vitro against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37 Rv susceptible and resistant to isoniazid. It is shown that trifluoperazine at a concentration of 50 μ g ml−1 when added to the cells along with the labelled precursors inhibited the incorporation of [14 C]acetate into lipids (63%) and uptake of [14 C]glycine (74%) and [3H ]thymidine (52%) bu whole cells of M. tuberculosis H37 Rv by 6 h of exposure. After 48 h, the inhibition was 87%, 97% and 74%, respectively. However, when the drug was added to cells taking up and metabolizing the labelled precursors at a later point (3 h for [14 C]acetate and [3 H]thymidine and 12 h for [14 C]glycine) it inhibited completely the uptake of all the precursors, at least up to 24 h. The onset of inhibitory action was very rapid, i.e. 3 h. It is suggested that trifluoperazine has multiple sites of action and acts probably by affecting the synthesis of lipids, proteins and DNA. 相似文献
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Abstract: A continuous dual 13 CO2 and 15 NH4 15 NO3 labelling experiment was undertaken to determine the effects of ambient (350μmol mol-1 ) or elevated (700μmol mol-1 ) atmospheric CO2 concentrations on C and N uptake and allocation within 3-year-old beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) during leafing. After six weeks of growth, total carbon uptake was increased by 63 % (calculated on total C content) under elevated CO2 but the carbon partitioning was not altered. 56 % of the new carbon was found in the leaves. On a dry weight basis was the content of structural biomass in leaves 10 % lower and the lignin content remained unaffected under elevated as compared to ambient [CO2 ]. Under ambient [CO2 ] 37 %, and under elevated [CO2 ] 51 %, of the lignin C of the leaves derived from new assimilates. For both treatments, internal N pools provided more than 90 % of the nitrogen used for leaf-growth and the partitioning of nitrogen was not altered under elevated [CO2 ]. The C/N ratio was unaffected by elevated [CO2 ] at the whole plant level, but the C/N ratio of the new C and N uptake was increased by 32 % under elevated [CO2 ]. 相似文献
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1. Increased water motion is expected to reduce boundary layer diffusion resistance of autotrophs, thereby enabling greater isotopic discrimination against 13 C such that lower δ13 C values (ratio of 13 C : 12 C) should ensue. A field test of this hypothesis was undertaken by sampling benthic algae in streams of differing current speed.
2. Contrary to the expected negative relationship between δ13 C and water motion, filamentous benthic algae were found to exhibit higher δ13 C values in rapid water.
3. Under conditions of low current in the streams studied, concentrations of dissolved organic carbon as measured by water colour are elevated through the microbial decomposition of largely terrestrial organic matter. Photoassimilation of this respired carbon by benthic filamentous algae generates13 C‐depletion and lower δ13 C values, and appears to be substantial enough in the streams used in the present study to override the competing influence of water motion on boundary layer thickness. 相似文献
2. Contrary to the expected negative relationship between δ
3. Under conditions of low current in the streams studied, concentrations of dissolved organic carbon as measured by water colour are elevated through the microbial decomposition of largely terrestrial organic matter. Photoassimilation of this respired carbon by benthic filamentous algae generates
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We developed and applied an ecosystem-scale model that calculated leaf CO2 assimilation, stomatal conductance, chloroplast CO2 concentration and the carbon isotope composition of carbohydrate formed during photosynthesis separately for sunlit and shaded leaves within multiple canopy layers. The ecosystem photosynthesis model was validated by comparison to leaf-level gas exchange measurements and estimates of ecosystem-scale photosynthesis from eddy covariance measurements made in a coastal Douglas-fir forest on Vancouver Island. A good agreement was also observed between modelled and measured δ 13 C values of ecosystem-respired CO2 ( δ R ). The modelled δ R values showed strong responses to variation in photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD), air temperature, vapour pressure deficit (VPD) and available soil moisture in a manner consistent with leaf-level studies of photosynthetic 13 C discrimination. Sensitivity tests were conducted to evaluate the effect of (1) changes in the lag between the time of CO2 fixation and the conversion of organic matter back to CO2 ; (2) shifts in the proportion of autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration; (3) isotope fractionation during respiration; and (4) environmentally induced changes in mesophyll conductance, on modelled δ R values. Our results indicated that δ R is a good proxy for canopy-level C c / C a and 13 C discrimination during photosynthetic gas exchange, and therefore has several applications in ecosystem physiology. 相似文献
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Population differences in water-use efficiency of Eucalyptus microtheca seedlings under different watering regimes 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Chunyang Li 《Physiologia plantarum》2000,108(2):134-139
Gas exchange, water-use efficiency (WUE), carbon isotope composition ( Δ 13 C) and growth traits were compared among 5 populations of Eucalyptus microtheca F. Muell. Seedlings grown from seed collected across the natural distribution of the species were maintained under water-stressed and well-watered conditions. Gas exchange was measured in terms of net photosynthesis (A) and transpiration (E); WUE was measured in terms of instantaneous water-use efficiency (WUEi ) and transpiration efficiency (WUET ); growth traits were measured in terms of total biomass (TB), root/shoot ratio (RS), and specific leaf area density (DEN). Significant differences in all traits were detected among the populations. Overall population variation was 1.68–2.50 and 1.48–2.26 μmol CO2 uptake per mmol H2 O transpired (WUEi ), 1.97–3.04 and 1.64–2.36 g dry matter accumulation per kg water transpired (WUET ), and Δ 13 C was −28.81 to −26.75‰ and −30.56 to −30.04‰ under the water-stressed and well-watered conditions, respectively. In addition, WUEi , WUET and Δ 13 C were significantly correlated with A, E, RS, DEN and TB. The study indicated that measurement of WUE may be a useful trait for selecting genotypes with improved drought adaptation and biomass productivity under different environmental conditions. 相似文献
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Partitioning of CO2 Production Between Glucose and Lactate in Excised Sympathetic Ganglia, with Implications for Brain 总被引:4,自引:1,他引:3
Martin G. Larrabee 《Journal of neurochemistry》1996,67(4):1726-1734
Abstract: Chains of lumbar sympathetic ganglia from 15-day-old chicken embryos were incubated for 4 h at 36°C in a bicarbonate-buffered salt solution equilibrated with 5% CO2 -95% O2 . Glucose (1–10 m M ), lactate (1–10 m M ), [U-14 C]glucose, [1-14 C]glucose, [6-14 C]glucose, and [U-14 C]lactate were added as needed. 14 CO2 output was measured continuously by counting the radioactivity in gas that had passed through the incubation chamber. Lactate reduced the output of CO2 from [U-14 C]glucose, and glucose reduced that from [U-14 C]lactate. When using uniformly labeled substrates in the presence of 5.5 m M glucose, the output of CO2 from lactate exceeded that from glucose when the lactate concentration was >2 m M . The combined outputs at each concentration tested were greater than those from either substrate alone. The 14 CO2 output from [1-14 C]glucose always exceeded that from [6-14 C]glucose, indicating activity of the hexose monophosphate shunt. Lactate reduced both of these outputs, with the maximum difference between them during incubation remaining constant as the lactate concentration was increased, suggesting that lactate may not affect the shunt. Modeling revealed many details of lactate metabolism as a function of its concentration. Addition of a blood-brain barrier to the model suggested that lactate can be a significant metabolite for brain during hyperlactemia, especially at the high levels reached physiologically during exercise. 相似文献