Changes in leaf nutrient traits and photosynthesis of four tree species: effects of elevated [CO2], N fertilization and canopy positions

Aims Leaf traits of trees exposed to elevated [CO₂] in association with other environmental factors are poorly understood in tropical and subtropical regions. Our goal was to investigate the impacts of elevated [CO₂] and N fertilization on leaf traits in southern China.Methods Four tree species, Schima superba Gardn. et Champ. (S. superba), Ormosia pinnata (Lour.) Merr (O. pinnata), Castanopsis hystrix AC. DC. (C. hystrix) and Acmena acuminatissima (Blume) Merr. et Perry (A. acuminatissima) were studied in a factorial combination of atmospheric [CO₂] (ambient at ~390 μmol mol ? 1 and elevated [CO₂] at ~700 μmol mol^-1) and N fertilization (ambient and ambient + 100 kg N ha^-1 yr^-1) in open-top chambers in southern China for 5 years. Leaf mass per unit leaf area (LMA), leaf nutrient concentration and photosynthesis (A sat) were measured.Important findings Results indicated that leaf traits and photosynthesis were affected differently by elevated [CO₂] and N fertilization among species. Elevated [CO₂] decreased LMA in all species, while N fertilization did not affect LMA. Leaf mass-based N concentration (N M) was significantly greater in O. pinnata and C. hystrix grown in elevated [CO₂] but was lower in S. superba. Leaf mass-based P concentration (P M) was significantly greater in C. hystrix and A. acuminatissima exposed to elevated [CO₂] but was lower in S. superba. N fertilization significantly increased P M in O. pinnata but decreased P M in S. superba. Photosynthetic stimulation in O. pinnata, C. hystrix and A. acuminatissima was sustained after 5 years of CO₂ fumigation. N fertilization did not modify the effects of elevated [CO₂] on photosynthesis. Leaf traits (N M, N A, P M, P A) and light-saturated photosynthesis were decreased from the upper to lower canopy. Canopy position did not alter the responses of leaf traits and photosynthesis to elevated [CO₂]. Results suggest that photosynthetic stimulation by elevated [CO₂] in native species in subtropical regions may be sustained in the long term.     

CO2浓度升高和不同氮肥水平下源库处理对粳稻茎鞘非结构性碳水化合物积累和转运的影响

为探究CO₂浓度升高和不同氮肥水平下源库处理对粳稻茎鞘非结构性碳水化合物(NSC)积累和转运的影响,利用开顶式气室(OTC),设置2个CO₂浓度([CO₂]):对照(背景大气,a[CO₂])和在背景大气[CO₂]基础上升高200μmol·mol^-1(e[CO₂])。以常规粳稻"南粳9108"为试验材料,在OTC内采用盆栽方式,设置低N(N1,10 g N·m^-2)、中N(N2,20 g N·m^-2)和高N(N3,30 g N·m^-2)3个施N水平。抽穗期源库改变设剪叶(LC)和疏花(SR)处理,以不处理为对照。测定并计算了抽穗期和成熟期叶片N含量、茎鞘NSC积累量(TM_NSC)、NSC表观转运量(ATMNSC)及其对籽粒产量的表观贡献率(AC_NSC)。采用方差分析、相关分析和逐步回归方法对上述观测数据进行分析。结果表明,[CO₂]升高显著降低抽穗期叶片N含量,显著促进中N水平的NSC积累。在不同[CO₂]和N水平下,SR处理均导致成熟期茎鞘TM_NSC显著升高,ATM_NSC和AC_NSC显著降低;在背景大气和不同N水平下,LC处理均显著降低成熟期TM_NSC,显著提高ATM_NSC,但[CO₂]升高下LC处理对成熟期TM_NSC和ATM_NSC均无显著影响。LC处理对籽粒产量及其构成未产生显著影响。粒叶比越高,成熟期TM_NSC和千粒重越低,ATM_NSC、AC_NSC、籽粒产量和收获指数越高。综合影响AC_NSC的因素为粒叶比、抽穗期和成熟期TM_NSC;综合影响籽粒产量的因素为粒叶比、成熟期叶片N含量和TM_NSC,这些综合影响均可用多元回归模型定量表述。     

Are legume‐feeding herbivores buffered against direct effects of elevated carbon dioxide on host plants? A test with the sulfur butterfly,Colias philodice

When grown under elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂), leaf nitrogen content decreases less for legumes than for nonlegume C₃ plants. Given that elevated CO₂ adversely affects insect herbivores primarily through dilution of plant nitrogen, it is reasonable to expect that legume-feeding herbivores will be relatively buffered against CO₂-induced reduction in performance. However, despite their ecological and economic importance, very few studies have addressed the effects of elevated CO₂ on legume-feeding herbivores. Unlike the responses of the vast majority of nonlegume C₃ plants, when the legumes Trifolium pratense and Melilotus alba were grown under elevated (742 ppm) CO₂, leaf nitrogen and carbon contents and C : N ratios did not change. For Colias philodice larvae fed T. pratense , elevated CO₂ had little or no effect on consumption, digestion, or conversion of whole food or nitrogen and, consequently, no effect on growth rate, instar duration, or pupal weight. For larvae fed M. alba , elevated CO₂ had little or no effect on consumption of whole food or nitrogen, increased digestion but decreased conversion of both and, consequently, had no effect on growth rate, instar duration or pupal weight. These results suggest that, relative to herbivores of nonlegume C₃ plants, legume-feeding herbivores will be less affected as atmospheric CO₂ continues to rise.     

Quantifying aphid behavioral responses to environmental change

Aphids are the most common vector of plant viruses, and their feeding behavior is an important determinant of virus transmission. Positive effects of global change on aphid performance have been documented, but effects on aphid behavior are not known. We assessed the plant‐mediated behavioral responses of a generalist aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), to increased CO₂ and nitrogen when feeding on each of three host species: Amaranthus viridis L. (Amaranthaceae), Polygonum persicaria L. (= Persicaria maculosa Gray) (Polygonaceae), and Solanum dulcamara L. (Solanaceae). Via a family of constrained Markov models, we tested the degree to which aphid movements demonstrate preference among host species or plants grown under varying environmental conditions. Entropy rates of the estimated Markov chains were used to further quantify aphid behavior. Our statistical methods provide a general tool for assessing choice and quantitatively comparing animal behavior under different conditions. Aphids displayed strong preferences for the same host species under all growth conditions, indicating that CO₂‐ and N‐induced changes in plant chemistry have minimal effects on host preference. However, entropy rates increased in the presence of non‐preferred hosts, even when preferred hosts were available. We conclude that the presence of a non‐preferred host species affected aphid‐feeding behavior more than changes in plant leaf chemistry when plants were grown under elevated CO₂ and increased N availability.     

Inverse analysis of coupled carbon-nitrogen cycles against multiple datasets at ambient and elevated CO2

Aims Carbon (C) sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems is strongly regulated by nitrogen (N) processes. However, key parameters that determine the degree of N regulation on terrestrial C sequestration have not been well quantified.Methods Here, we used a Bayesian probabilistic inversion approach to estimate 14 target parameters related to ecosystem C and N interactions from 19 datasets obtained from Duke Forests under ambient and elevated carbon dioxide (CO₂).Important findings Our results indicated that 8 of the 14 target parameters, such as C:N ratios in most ecosystem compartments, plant N uptake and external N input, were well constrained by available datasets whereas the others, such as N allocation coefficients, N loss and the initial value of mineral N pool were poorly constrained. Our analysis showed that elevated CO₂ led to the increases in C:N ratios in foliage, fine roots and litter. Moreover, elevated CO₂ stimulated plant N uptake and increased ecosystem N capital in Duke Forests by 25.2 and 8.5%, respectively. In addition, elevated CO₂ resulted in the decrease of C exit rates (i.e. increases in C residence times) in foliage, woody biomass, structural litter and passive soil organic matter, but the increase of C exit rate in fine roots. Our results demonstrated that CO₂ enrichment substantially altered key parameters in determining terrestrial C and N interactions, which have profound implications for model improvement and predictions of future C sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems in response to global change.     

CO2浓度倍增影响转Bt水稻非靶标害虫褐飞虱的生长发育及取食行为

近年来,大气CO₂浓度升高等全球气候变化和转Bt作物非靶标害虫抗虫性等问题备受关注.大气CO₂浓度升高直接或间接地影响植食性昆虫,而迄今为止有关大气CO₂浓度升高对刺吸式昆虫(同时也是转Bt作物的非靶标害虫)的影响结论不一,且对其刺吸取食行为的影响研究少有报道.本研究利用智能人工气候箱设置CO₂浓度,研究大气CO₂浓度倍增(800 μL·L^-1)对转Bt水稻的非靶标害虫褐飞虱取食行为及其生长发育和繁殖等的影响.结果表明: 大气CO₂浓度倍增对褐飞虱卵和若虫历期、成虫体质量和寿命,以及4龄和5龄若虫的刺吸取食行为等都具有显著影响,但对其繁殖力影响不显著.与对照CO₂浓度(400 μL·L^-1)相比,倍增CO₂浓度处理下褐飞虱的卵和若虫历期及雌成虫寿命分别显著缩短了4.0%、4.2%和6.6%;长翅型成虫比例显著增加了11.6%;初羽化成虫体质量降低,且雌成虫体质量显著降低了2.2%;此外,倍增CO₂浓度处理下褐飞虱4龄和5龄若虫口针的刺探效率都显著增加;其中,N4b波的持续时间分别显著延长了60.0%和50.1%,频次分别显著增加了230.0%和155.9%.可见,CO₂浓度倍增可通过提高褐飞虱的刺吸取食而促进其生长发育,并缩短其世代历期、提高长翅成虫比例,最终导致大气CO₂浓度升高下转Bt水稻的非靶标害虫褐飞虱发生危害严重,并面临其迁飞扩散为害加重的风险.     

CO2浓度倍增影响转Bt水稻非靶标害虫褐飞虱的生长发育及取食行为

近年来,大气CO₂浓度升高等全球气候变化和转Bt作物非靶标害虫抗虫性等问题备受关注.大气CO₂浓度升高直接或间接地影响植食性昆虫,而迄今为止有关大气CO₂浓度升高对刺吸式昆虫(同时也是转Bt作物的非靶标害虫)的影响结论不一,且对其刺吸取食行为的影响研究少有报道.本研究利用智能人工气候箱设置CO₂浓度,研究大气CO₂浓度倍增(800 μL·L^-1)对转Bt水稻的非靶标害虫褐飞虱取食行为及其生长发育和繁殖等的影响.结果表明: 大气CO₂浓度倍增对褐飞虱卵和若虫历期、成虫体质量和寿命,以及4龄和5龄若虫的刺吸取食行为等都具有显著影响,但对其繁殖力影响不显著.与对照CO₂浓度(400 μL·L^-1)相比,倍增CO₂浓度处理下褐飞虱的卵和若虫历期及雌成虫寿命分别显著缩短了4.0%、4.2%和6.6%;长翅型成虫比例显著增加了11.6%;初羽化成虫体质量降低,且雌成虫体质量显著降低了2.2%;此外,倍增CO₂浓度处理下褐飞虱4龄和5龄若虫口针的刺探效率都显著增加;其中,N4b波的持续时间分别显著延长了60.0%和50.1%,频次分别显著增加了230.0%和155.9%.可见,CO₂浓度倍增可通过提高褐飞虱的刺吸取食而促进其生长发育,并缩短其世代历期、提高长翅成虫比例,最终导致大气CO₂浓度升高下转Bt水稻的非靶标害虫褐飞虱发生危害严重,并面临其迁飞扩散为害加重的风险.     

Effects of elevated carbon dioxide concentration and soil temperature on the growth and biomass responses of mountain maple (Acer spicatum) seedlings to light availability

Aims Some shade-tolerant understory tree species such as mountain maple (Acer spicatum L.) exhibit light-foraging growth habits. Changes in environmental conditions, such as the rise of carbon dioxide concentration ([CO₂]) in the atmosphere and soil warming, may affect the performance of these species under different light environments. We investigated how elevated [CO₂] and soil warming influence the growth and biomass responses of mountain maple seedlings to light availability.Methods The treatments were two levels of light (100% and 30% of the ambient light in the greenhouse), two [CO₂] (392 μmol mol^-1 (ambient) and 784 μmol mol^-1 (elevated)) and two soil temperatures (T soil) (17 and 22°C). After one growing season, we measured seedling height, root collar diameter, leaf biomass, stem biomass and root biomass.Important findings We found that under the ambient [CO₂], the high-light level increased seedlings height by 70% and 56% at the low T soil and high T soil, respectively. Under the elevated [CO₂], however, the high-light level increased seedling height by 52% and 13% at the low T soil and high T soil, respectively. The responses of biomasses to light generally followed the response patterns of height growth under both [CO₂] and T soil and the magnitude of biomass response to light was the lowest under the elevated [CO₂] and warmer T soil. The results suggest that the elevated [CO₂] and warmer T soil under the projected future climate may have negative impact on the colonization of open sites and forest canopy gaps by mountain maple.     

氮素对高大气CO2浓度下小麦叶片光合作用的影响

通过测定小麦拔节期叶片的光合气体交换参数和光强-光合速率（P_n）响应曲线,研究了氮素对长期高大气CO₂浓度（760 μmol·mol^-1）下小麦叶片光合作用的影响.结果表明：在长期高大气CO₂浓度下,增施氮肥能提高小麦叶片P_n、蒸腾速率（T_r）和瞬时水分利用效率（WUE_i）;与正常大气CO₂浓度相比,高大气CO₂浓度下小麦叶片的P_n和WUE_i增加,气孔导度（G_s）和胞间CO₂浓度(C_i）降低.随光合有效辐射的增强,高大气CO₂浓度下小麦叶片的P_n和WUE_i均高于正常大气CO₂浓度处理,G_s则较低,而C_i和T_r无显著变化.高氮水平下小麦叶片G_s与P_n、T_r、WUE_i呈线性正相关,G_s与C_i在正常大气CO₂浓度下呈线性负相关,但高大气CO₂浓度下二者无相关性;低氮水平下小麦叶片的G_s与P_n、WUE_i无相关性,而与C_i和T_r呈线性正相关,表明高大气CO₂浓度下低氮水平的小麦叶片P_n由非气孔因素限制.     

氮素对高大气CO2浓度下小麦叶片光合作用的影响

通过测定小麦拔节期叶片的光合气体交换参数和光强-光合速率（P_n）响应曲线,研究了氮素对长期高大气CO₂浓度（760 μmol·mol^-1）下小麦叶片光合作用的影响.结果表明：在长期高大气CO₂浓度下,增施氮肥能提高小麦叶片P_n、蒸腾速率（T_r）和瞬时水分利用效率（WUE_i）;与正常大气CO₂浓度相比,高大气CO₂浓度下小麦叶片的P_n和WUE_i增加,气孔导度（G_s）和胞间CO₂浓度(C_i）降低.随光合有效辐射的增强,高大气CO₂浓度下小麦叶片的P_n和WUE_i均高于正常大气CO₂浓度处理,G_s则较低,而C_i和T_r无显著变化.高氮水平下小麦叶片G_s与P_n、T_r、WUE_i呈线性正相关,G_s与C_i在正常大气CO₂浓度下呈线性负相关,但高大气CO₂浓度下二者无相关性;低氮水平下小麦叶片的G_s与P_n、WUE_i无相关性,而与C_i和T_r呈线性正相关,表明高大气CO₂浓度下低氮水平的小麦叶片P_n由非气孔因素限制.     

蒙古栎叶片及其土壤碳、氮同位素自然丰度对大气CO2浓度升高的响应

大气CO₂浓度升高对土壤氮素转化过程产生重要影响,研究其变化有助于更好地预测陆地生态系统的固碳潜力.氮同位素自然丰度作为生态系统氮素循环过程的综合指标能够有效地指示CO₂浓度升高对土壤氮素转化过程的影响.本研究采用开顶箱CO₂ 熏蒸法研究连续10年的大气CO₂ 浓度升高对我国东北地区蒙古栎及其土壤和微生物生物量碳、氮同位素自然丰度的影响.结果表明: 大气CO₂浓度升高改变了土壤氮循环过程,增加了土壤微生物和植物叶片δ¹⁵N;促进了富¹³C土壤有机碳分解,中和了贫¹³C植物光合碳输入的效果,导致土壤可溶性有机碳和微生物碳δ¹³C在CO₂升高条件下没有发生显著变化.这些结果表明,CO₂浓度升高很可能促进了土壤有机质矿化过程,并加剧了系统氮限制的状态.     

Water-use efficiency of four native trees under CO2 enrichment and N addition in subtropical model forest ecosystems

Aims We aimed to evaluate the changes in water-use efficiency (WUE) in native tree species in forests of subtropical China, and determine how coexisting species would be responding to increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentrations and nitrogen (N) deposition.Methods We used model forest ecosystems in open-top chambers to study the effects of elevated CO₂ (ca. 700 μmol mol^-1) alone and together with N addition (NH 4 NO 3 applied at 100kg N ha^-1 year^-1) on WUE of four native tree species (Schima superba, Ormosia pinnata, Castanopsis hystrix and Acmena acuminatissima) from 2006 to 2010.Important findings Our result indicated that all species increased their WUE when they were exposed to elevated CO₂. Although higher WUE was shown in faster-growing species (S. superba and O. pinnata) than that of slower-growing species (C. hystrix and Acmena acuminatissima), the increased extent of WUE induced by elevated CO₂ was higher in the slower-growing species than that of the faster-growing species (P < 0.01). The N treatment decreased WUE of S. superba, while the effects on other species were not significant. The interactions between elevated CO₂ and N addition increased intrinsic WUE of S. superba significantly (P < 0.001), however, it did not affect WUE of the other tree species significantly. We conclude that the responses of native tree species to elevated CO₂ and N addition are different in subtropical China. The species-specific effects of elevated CO₂ and N addition on WUE would have important implications on species composition in China's subtropics in response to global change.     

The effects of elevated ozone and CO2 on growth and defense of native,exotic and invader trees

Aims Elevated ozone and CO₂ can differentially affect the performance of plant species. Variation among native, exotic and invader species in their growth and defense responses to CO₂ and ozone may shape CO₂ and ozone effects on invasions, perhaps in part also due to variation between native and invasive populations of invaders.Methods We manipulated ozone (control or 100 ppb) and CO₂ (ambient or 800 ppm) in a factorial greenhouse experiment in replicated chambers. We investigated growth and defense (tannins) of seedlings of Triadica sebifera from invasive (USA) and native (China) populations and pairs of US and China tree species within three genera (Celtis, Liquidambar and Platanus).Important findings Overall, ozone reduced growth in ambient CO₂ but elevated CO₂ limited this effect. T. sebifera plants from invasive populations had higher growth than those from native populations in control conditions or the combination of elevated CO₂ and ozone in which invasive populations had greater increases in growth. Their performances were similar in elevated CO₂ because native populations were more responsive and their performances were similar with elevated ozone because invasive populations were more susceptible. Compared to other species, T. sebifera had high growth rates but low levels of tannin production that were insensitive to variation in CO₂ or ozone. Both China and US Platanus plants reduced tannins with increased CO₂ and/or ozone and US Liquidambar plants increased tannins with the combination of elevated CO₂ and ozone. The growth results suggest that intraspecific variation in T. sebifera will reduce the effects of CO₂ or ozone alone on invasions but increase their combined effects. The tannin results suggest that defense responses to CO₂ and ozone will be variable across native and exotic species. The effects of CO₂ and ozone on growth and defense of native and exotic species indicate that the benefit or harm to species from these global change drivers is an idiosyncratic combination of species origin and genus.     

蒙古栎叶片及其土壤碳、氮同位素自然丰度对大气CO2浓度升高的响应

大气CO₂浓度升高对土壤氮素转化过程产生重要影响,研究其变化有助于更好地预测陆地生态系统的固碳潜力.氮同位素自然丰度作为生态系统氮素循环过程的综合指标能够有效地指示CO₂浓度升高对土壤氮素转化过程的影响.本研究采用开顶箱CO₂ 熏蒸法研究连续10年的大气CO₂ 浓度升高对我国东北地区蒙古栎及其土壤和微生物生物量碳、氮同位素自然丰度的影响.结果表明: 大气CO₂浓度升高改变了土壤氮循环过程,增加了土壤微生物和植物叶片δ¹⁵N;促进了富¹³C土壤有机碳分解,中和了贫¹³C植物光合碳输入的效果,导致土壤可溶性有机碳和微生物碳δ¹³C在CO₂升高条件下没有发生显著变化.这些结果表明,CO₂浓度升高很可能促进了土壤有机质矿化过程,并加剧了系统氮限制的状态.     

大气CO2浓度升高对植物、植食性昆虫及其天敌的影响研究进展

自世界工业革命以来,化石燃料的大量使用以及人类对自然环境的过度破坏,致使大气CO₂浓度不断升高.研究大气CO₂浓度升高介导的农业生态系统内植物、植食性昆虫及其天敌的适应机制,对于阐明气候变化下农业害虫爆发危害规律,指导防控与减排具有重要意义.本文综述了大气CO₂浓度升高对农业生态系统中植物、植食性昆虫及天敌的影响,主要包括：1)相关研究方法的改进;2)大气CO₂浓度升高介导的寄主植物营养和次生代谢物质的变化;3)大气CO₂浓度升高对以植物为食的昆虫的个体生长发育、种群数量、行为的影响;4)天敌昆虫的生物学及捕食量与寄生率变化.最后对今后的研究方向进行了展望.     

Nitrogen use efficiency by a slow-growing species as affected by CO2 levels, root temperature, N source and availability

This study examines the importance of N source and concentration on plant response to distinct CO₂ concentrations and root temperatures. The experimental design of this work was a factorial combination of: CO₂ concentration, nitrogen concentration, nitrogen source and root temperature. Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) was assessed as a potential model of a slow growing Mediterranean species.

The results showed that: 1) biomass increment under high CO₂ varied between 13 and 100 percnt; in relation to plants grown under the same conditions but at ambient CO₂ concentrations, depending on the root temperature and nitrogen source; 2) nitrate-fed plants attained a larger increase in biomass production compared to ammonium-fed ones. This performance seems to be linked to the co-ordinated regulation of the activities of glutamine synthetase and sucrose phosphate synthase. The variations in the magnitude and nature of growth responses to elevated CO₂ observed resulted in substantial changes in the chemical composition of the plant material and consequently in plant nitrogen use efficiency.

Although performed with seedlings and under controlled conditions, this work emphasizes the importance of the nitrogen source used by the plants, a factor rarely taken into consideration when forecasting plant responses to global changes. Particularly, the results presented here, highlight the potential for uncoupling biomass accumulation from increment of air CO₂ concentration and show that more than nitrogen availability N source may offset positive plant growth responses under elevated CO₂ and root temperature.     

大气CO2浓度升高对干旱条件下冬小麦叶片光合适应的影响

大气CO₂浓度升高是全球气候变化的主要特征,但大气CO₂浓度长期升高条件下冬小麦叶片发生光合适应的机制尚不十分清楚。本研究以盆栽冬小麦‘郑麦9023’为试验材料,在人工气候控制室内设置2个CO₂浓度(400和600 μmol·mol^-1)、2个水分条件(田间持水量的80%±5%和55%±5%),测定拔节期和抽穗期的光合特征曲线、叶绿素荧光动力学参数、叶氮含量和收获后的籽粒产量等指标,探讨干旱条件下库源关系改变对叶片光合适应的影响。结果表明: 在小麦拔节期,干旱条件下CO₂浓度升高处理的小麦PSⅡ实际光化学效率没有显著增加,但通过提升最大电子传递速率和电子向光化学方向的传递比例,增强了Rubisco的羧化速率,从而提高了最大净光合速率;在抽穗期,功能叶最大电子传递速率和电子向光化学方向的传递比例虽然较高,但PSⅡ实际光化学转换效率降低,Rubisco羧化速率和丙糖磷酸利用效率下降,以致最大净光合速率降低。干旱条件下,CO₂浓度升高增加了小麦单茎生物量、单穗粒数和穗粒重,降低了不孕小穗数,提高了籽粒产量。土壤干旱条件下,CO₂浓度升高对收获期小麦单茎籽粒产量的促进作用可能主要来自于生长前期的光合产物积累。生长后期光合适应发生的主要原因是功能叶PSⅡ实际光化学转换效率和丙糖磷酸利用效率的降低,而不是最大电子传递速率、光化学方向的电子传递比例和新叶库强的变化。     

CO2浓度升高和降水增加协同作用对玉米产量及生长发育的影响

关于[CO₂]升高和降水变化等多因子共同作用对植物的影响报道较少, 制约着人们对植物对全球气候变化响应的认识和预测。玉米(Zea mays)作为重要的C₄植物, 受[CO₂]和降水影响显著, 但鲜有[CO₂]升高和降水增加协同作用对其产量及生长发育影响的报道。该研究利用开顶式生长箱模拟[CO₂]升高(390 (环境)、450和550 μmol·mol^-1), 降水增加量设置为增加自然降水量的15% (以试验地锦州1981-2010年6至8月月平均降水量为基准), 从而形成6个处理: C₅₅₀W_+15%、C₅₅₀W₀、C₄₅₀W_+15%、C₄₅₀W₀、C₃₉₀W_+15%和C₃₉₀W₀。试验材料选用玉米品种‘丹玉39’。结果表明: [CO₂]升高和降水增加的协同作用在玉米的籽粒产量和生物产量上均达到了显著水平(p< 0.05), 二因子均起正作用, 使籽粒产量和生物产量均升高。籽粒产量在[CO₂] 390、450和550 μmol·mol^-1水平下的降水增加处理较自然降水处理分别增加15.94%、9.95%和9.45%, 而生物产量分别增加13.06%、8.13%和6.49%。因为籽粒产量的增幅略大于生物产量的增幅, 所以促进了经济系数的升高。穗部性状变化显著, 其中, 穗粒数、穗粒重、穗长和穗粗等性状值均随[CO₂]升高而升高, 且各[CO₂]水平下均表现为降水增加处理>自然降水处理, 而瘪粒数相反。但是, [CO₂]升高和降水增加的协同作用也促进了轴粗的升高, 对玉米产量的增加起着限制作用。二因子协同作用在净光合速率(P_n)和叶面积上达到了极显著水平(p< 0.01), 而在株高和干物质积累量上达到了显著水平(p< 0.05)。二因子协同作用使玉米叶片的P_n升高, 植株高度升高, 穗位高升高, 茎粗增加, 叶面积变大, 从而促进了干物质积累量的升高, 为玉米增产打下了良好的基础。这表明: 在未来[CO₂]升高条件下, 一定程度的降水增加对玉米的产量具有正向促进作用。     

Productivity of well-watered Panicum virgatum does not increase with CO2 enrichment

Aims Rising atmospheric CO₂ has been shown to increase aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) in water-limited perennial grasslands, in part by reducing stomatal conductance and transpiration, thereby reducing depletion of soil moisture. However, the benefits of CO₂ enrichment for ANPP will vary with soil type and may be reduced if water limitation is low. Little is known about CO₂ effects on ANPP of Panicum virgatum, a perennial C₄ tallgrass and potential bioenergy crop. We hypothesized that if water limitation is minimized, (i) CO₂ enrichment would not increase P. virgatum ANPP because photosynthetic rates of this C₄ grass would not increase and because decreased transpiration at elevated CO₂ would provide little additional benefit in increased soil moisture and (ii) soil type will have little effect on P. virgatum CO₂ responses because of high overall soil moisture.Methods Growth and leaf physiology of P. virgatum cv. 'Alamo' were studied as plants established for 4 years on silty clay and clay soils along a 250 to 500 μl l -1 gradient in atmospheric CO₂ located in central Texas, USA. Plants were watered to replace evapotranspiration, fertilized with NO 3 NH 4 and P 2 O 5 and clipped to standard height during mid-season.Important findings ANPP increased through the third year of growth. Soil moisture (0–20 cm), ANPP, tiller numbers and leaf area index were 8–18% higher on the clay than on the silty clay soil. ANPP did not increase with CO₂ except in the planting year. However, biomass removed with clipping strongly increased with CO₂ in years 2 and 3, suggesting that CO₂ enrichment increased the early- to mid-season growth of establishing P. virgatum but not later regrowth or that of fully established plants. Furthermore, CO₂ enrichment differentially affected two components of ANPP in years 2 and 3, increasing tiller mass and reducing tiller numbers. This reallocation of resources in clipped P. virgatum suggested increased meristem limitation of productivity with CO₂ enrichment. CO₂ enrichment had little effect on photosynthesis but increasingly reduced stomatal conductance and transpiration as the plants established. As a result, water use efficiency became increasingly coupled to CO₂ as leaf area increased during establishment. These results suggest that for well-watered and clipped P. virgatum, ANPP differed between soil types, was not affected by CO₂ enrichment when fully established but interacted with clipping to alter allocation patterns during establishment. Soil type effects on ANPP-CO₂ responses will likely become more apparent when water is more limiting.     

CO2浓度倍增对红松幼苗根尖和叶解剖结构及生理功能的影响

大气CO₂浓度升高对植物的影响是目前植物生态学研究中普遍关注的问题。以往的研究主要关注植物地上部分叶解剖结构及生理功能的改变, 而对根解剖结构和生理功能变化以及根与叶变化之间潜在联系的研究较少。该文以三年生红松(Pinus koraiensis)幼苗为研究对象, 通过CO₂浓度倍增(从350 µmol·mol^-1增加到700 µmol·mol^-1)试验, 研究当年生针叶和根尖解剖结构及生理功能的变化。结果表明: (1) CO₂浓度倍增处理的红松幼苗, 气孔密度显著降低, 叶肉组织面积、木质部及韧皮部面积明显增加; (2) CO₂浓度倍增导致红松幼苗根尖直径增粗, 皮层厚度和层数显著增加, 管胞直径变小; (3)高CO₂浓度处理下, 叶气孔导度和蒸腾速率降低, 光合速率和水分利用效率提高, 同时根尖的导水率显著下降, 但管胞的抗栓塞能力显著提高。这些结果显示, 叶和根解剖结构及生理功能在CO₂浓度升高条件下具有一致的响应。未来研究中应该同时关注全球气候变化对植物地上和地下器官结构与功能的影响。