高温胁迫对水稻剑叶光合和叶绿素荧光特征的影响

采用盆栽方法在人工气候箱内对超级杂交稻组合"天优998"4个生育期(抽穗期、乳熟期、蜡熟期和完熟期)分别进行5个高温处理(最高温度分别设定为32、35、38、40和42℃,日较差为6℃,每个处理为期5d,每天2h,以自然条件下生长的水稻为对照),研究了高温胁迫对水稻剑叶光合和荧光特征的影响。结果表明:高温对水稻剑叶光合和荧光特征具有显著影响,而且因高温处理、生育期、参数的不同而有差异,温度越高影响越大;高温处理后水稻剑叶叶绿素含量(SPAD)、净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Gs)下降,胞间CO2浓度(Ci)上升;光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、实际量子产量(ΦPSII)、表观电子传递速率(ETR)、光化学猝灭系数(qP)、PSⅡ光化学反应(P)下降,初始荧光(Fo)、非光化学猝灭系数(qN)、其他热耗散(E)上升;当最高温度大于35℃时,4个生育期的光合和荧光指标大多发生了显著变化,当最高温度大于38℃时,则大幅下降;抽穗期和乳熟期Pn、Gs下降显著、Ci上升显著,蜡熟期和完熟期SPAD下降显著,但高温下抽穗期、乳熟期水稻剑叶Fv/Fm的下降幅度和Fo的上升幅度比蜡熟期、完熟期大;高温胁迫对水稻剑叶Pn的影响比SPAD大,抽穗和乳熟期水稻剑叶Pn下降主要是由气孔因素引起,而蜡熟期和完熟期剑叶Pn的下降则主要是由非气孔因素所致。     

Effect of salt stress on photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence in Medicago truncatula

In the present study, photosynthetic parameters including gas exchanges, pigment contents, and chlorophyll fluorescence, were compared in two contrasting local Medicago truncatula lines TN6.18 and TN8.20, in response to salt added to the nutrient solution. Plants were cultivated under symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) after inoculation with a reference strain Sinorhizobium meliloti 2011, a very tolerant strain to salinity (700 mM NaCl), and grown in a controlled glasshouse. On one month old plants (with active SNF), salt treatment (75 mM NaCl) was gradually applied. Photosynthesis, assimilating pigments and chlorophyll fluorescence were monitored throughout the experiment during both short and long terms, compared to control (non-saline) conditions. A genotypic variation in salt tolerance was found; TN6.18 was the more sensitive to salinity. The relative tolerance of TN8.20 was concomitant with the highest photochemical quenching coefficient (q_P) affecting the maximum quantum yield of PSII (Y); the real quantum yield (?_exc) was the most affected in the sensitive line. Moreover, stomatal and PSII reaction centers activities differed clearly between the studied lines. We found that the effect of salinity on photosynthesis of M. truncatula was related to PSII activity reduction rather than to stomatal conductance limitation. Photosynthesis was reduced by the inhibition of CO₂ assimilation caused by PSII damage. This was clearly estimated by the Y, ?_exc and especially by the quantum yield of electron transport of PSII (Φ_PSII). Thus, on the basis of our results on the two local M. truncatula lines, we recommend the use of chlorophyll fluorescence as non-destructive screening method to discriminate susceptible and resistant legumes to salt stress.     

Responses of photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence and ROS-scavenging systems to salt stress during seedling and reproductive stages in rice

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Salinity is a widespread soil problem limiting productivity of cereal crops worldwide. Rice is particularly sensitive to salt stress during the seedling stage, with consequent poor crop establishment, as well as during reproduction where salinity can severely disrupt grain formation and yield. Tolerance at the seedling stage is weakly associated with tolerance during reproduction. Physiological responses to salinity were evaluated for contrasting genotypes, during the seedling and reproductive stages. METHODS: Three rice genotypes differing in their tolerance of salinity were evaluated in a set of greenhouse experiments under salt stress during both seedling stage and reproduction. KEY RESULTS: Photosynthetic CO2 fixation, stomatal conductance (gs) and transpiration decreased substantially because of salt stress, but with greater reduction in the sensitive cultivar IR29. The tolerant lines IR651 and IR632 had more responsive stomata that tended to close faster during the first few hours of stress, followed by partial recovery after a brief period of acclimation. However, in the sensitive line, gs continued to decrease for longer duration and with no recovery afterward. Chlorophyll fluorescence measurements revealed that non-photochemical quenching increased, whereas the electron transport rate decreased under salt stress. Salt-tolerant cultivars exhibited much lower lipid peroxidation, maintained elevated levels of reduced ascorbic acid and showed increased activities of the enzymes involved in the reactive oxygen scavenging system during both developmental stages. CONCLUSIONS: Upregulation of the anti-oxidant system appears to play a role in salt tolerance of rice, with tolerant genotypes also maintaining relatively higher photosynthetic function; during both the vegetative and reproductive stages.     

Co-overproducing Rubisco and Rubisco activase enhances photosynthesis in the optimal temperature range in rice

Rubisco limits C₃ photosynthesis under some conditions and is therefore a potential target for improving photosynthetic efficiency. The overproduction of Rubisco is often accompanied by a decline in Rubisco activation, and the protein ratio of Rubisco activase (RCA) to Rubisco (RCA/Rubisco) greatly decreases in Rubisco-overproducing plants (RBCS-ox). Here, we produced transgenic rice (Oryza sativa) plants co-overproducing both Rubisco and RCA (RBCS-RCA-ox). Rubisco content in RBCS-RCA-ox plants increased by 23%–44%, and RCA/Rubisco levels were similar or higher than those of wild-type plants. However, although the activation state of Rubisco in RBCS-RCA-ox plants was enhanced, the rates of CO₂ assimilation at 25°C in RBCS-RCA-ox plants did not differ from that of wild-type plants. Alternatively, at a moderately high temperature (optimal range of 32°C–36°C), the rates of CO₂ assimilation in RBCS-ox and RBCS-RCA-ox plants were higher than in wild-type plants under conditions equal to or lower than current atmospheric CO₂ levels. The activation state of Rubisco in RBCS-RCA-ox remained higher than that of RBCS-ox plants, and activated Rubisco content in RCA overproducing, RBCS-ox, RBCS-RCA-ox, and wild-type plants was highly correlated with the initial slope of CO₂ assimilation against intercellular CO₂ pressures (A:Ci) at 36°C. Thus, a simultaneous increase in Rubisco and RCA contents leads to enhanced photosynthesis within the optimal temperature range.

A simultaneous increase in Rubisco and RCA contents in transgenic rice leads to an enhancement of photosynthesis at moderately high temperatures within the optimal temperature range.     

Influence of water stress on photosynthesis and variable chlorophyll fluorescence of potato leaves

Net photosynthetic rate (P_N), productivity and the first phases of the fluorescence induction curve were investigated in leaves of two potato cultivars exposed to water stress. Water stress applied to potato plants at the beginning of their development (planting-bud formation) increased productivity but decreased P_N and variable fluorescence (F_v) of leaves. The short-term influence of water stress on the same plants also diminished the F_v.     

减氮运筹对甘薯光合作用和叶绿素荧光特性的影响

光合性能是决定作物产量形成的关键,氮肥的合理施用是调控作物光合特性和产量形成的重要措施.于2016—2017年开展盆栽试验,研究了减氮和施肥方式对甘薯叶片光合作用和叶绿素荧光特性的影响.试验以常规习惯基施氮肥100 kg·hm^-2为对照(FP),在常规施氮量的基础上减氮20%,同时设置3种氮肥运筹方式:100%基施(JS)、100%移栽后35 d追施(KS)、50%基施+50%移栽后35 d追施(FS).结果表明:与常规基施氮肥100 kg·hm^-2相比,减氮条件下氮肥全部基施显著降低了全生育期甘薯光合性能,但追施处理显著提高了块根膨大期净光合速率(P_n)、气孔导度(g_s)、胞间CO₂浓度(C_i)和叶绿素(Chl a+b)含量.不同处理下,P_n、g_s、C_i和Chl a+b均以50%基施+50%追施处理最高.减氮分施处理甘薯块根膨大期的PSⅡ实际光化学效率(Φ_PSⅡ)、光化学淬灭系数(q_P)、PSⅡ最大光化学效率(F_v/F_m)和PSⅡ潜在活性(F_v/F_o) 提高,而初始荧光(F_o)和非光化学淬灭系数(NPQ)则降低.氮肥分施通过提高PSⅡ的光化学效率和电子传递速率,降低光能的热耗散,提高了甘薯块根膨大期功能叶的光合速率.2个品种不同年际间表现相同.表明氮肥一次性基施或追施均不利于提高甘薯叶片光合性能.减氮20%水平下,50%基施+50%追施可减缓叶片早衰,延长叶片功能期,提高甘薯的光合生产能力和生物量,有利于产量形成.     

内生固氮菌对甘蔗伸长期光合生理特性的影响

利用联合生物固氮是有效降低甘蔗生产成本的途径之一.在温室无氮栽培条件下,将内生固氮菌株A01分别接种到6个不同基因型甘蔗(GT24、GT9、YC84/153、GT18、CP65/357和F172)中,在甘蔗伸长期测定+1叶片的叶绿素含量(叶绿素a、叶绿素b)、光合作用参数净光合速率(Pn)、胞间CO2浓度(Ci)、气孔...     

Nondestructive determination of nitrogen and chlorophyll content in olive tree leaves and the relation with photosynthesis and fluorescence parameters

For Tunisian olive tree orchards, nitrogen deficiency is an important nutritional problem, in addition to the availability of water. Establishment of relationships between nutrients such as nitrogen and ecophysiological parameters is a promising method to manage fertilisation at orchard level. Therefore, a nitrogen stress experiment with one-year-old olive trees (Olea europaea L. ‘Koroneiki’ and ‘Meski’) was conducted with trees respectively subjected to four nitrogen supply regimes (23.96 meq l⁻¹, 9.58 meq l⁻¹, 4.79 meq l⁻¹ and 0 meq l⁻¹ NO₃ ⁻¹).     

Physiological nitrogen efficiency in rice: Nitrogen utilization,photosynthesis, and yield potential

Characteristics of rice (Oryza sativa) as a crop plant are briefly introduced, and the relationship between formation of yield potential and nitrogen (N) nutrition is described on the basis of studies using 15N as a tracer. In addition, the relationship between the leaf photosynthetic capacity and leaf N, and the factors limiting leaf photosynthesis under different growth conditions are reviewed. Finally, targets for improving rice yield potential are discussed with a focus on the role of increased photosynthesis efficiency in relation to leaf N status and the photosynthetic components in the leaves.     

Response of photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence to acute ozone stress in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill.)

The crop sensitivity to ozone (O₃) is affected by the timing of the O₃ exposure, by the O₃ concentration, and by the crop age. To determine the physiological response to the acute ozone stress, tomato plants were exposed to O₃ at two growth stages. In Experiment I (Exp. I), O₃ (500 μg m^?3) was applied to 30-d-old plants (PL30). In Experiment II (Exp. II), three O₃ concentrations (200, 350, and 500 μg m^?3) were applied to 51-d-old plants (PL51). The time of the treatment was 4 h (7:30–11:30 h). Photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence measurements were done 4 times (before the exposure; 20 min, 20 h, and 2–3 weeks after the end of the treatment) using a LI-COR 6400 photosynthesis meter. The stomatal pore area and stomatal conductance were reduced as the O₃ concentration increased. Ozone induced the decrease in the photosynthetic parameters of tomato regardless of the plant age. Both the photosystem (PS) II operating efficiency and the maximum quantum efficiency of PSII photochemistry declined under the ozone stress suggesting that the PSII activity was inhibited by O₃. The impaired PSII contributed to the reduced photosynthetic rate. The greater decline of photosynthetic parameters was found in the PL30 compared with the PL51. It proved the age-dependent ozone sensitivity of tomato, where the younger plants were more vulnerable. Ozone caused the degradation of photosynthetic apparatus, which affected the photosynthesis of tomato plants depending on the growth stage and the O₃ concentration.     

Traffic lights in trichodesmium. Regulation of photosynthesis for nitrogen fixation studied by chlorophyll fluorescence kinetic microscopy

We investigated interactions between photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation in the non-heterocystous marine cyanobacterium Trichodesmium IMS101 at the single-cell level by two-dimensional (imaging) microscopic measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence kinetics. Nitrogen fixation was closely associated with the appearance of cells with high basic fluorescence yield (F(0)), termed bright cells. In cultures aerated with normal air, both nitrogen fixation and bright cells appeared in the middle of the light phase. In cultures aerated with 5% oxygen, both processes occurred at a low level throughout most of the day. Under 50% oxygen, nitrogen fixation commenced at the beginning of the light phase but declined soon afterwards. Rapid reversible switches between fluorescence levels were observed, which indicated that the elevated F(0) of the bright cells originates from reversible uncoupling of the photosystem II (PSII) antenna from the PSII reaction center. Two physiologically distinct types of bright cells were observed. Type I had about double F(0) compared to the normal F(0) in the dark phase and a PSII activity, measured as variable fluorescence (F(v) = F(m) - F(0)), similar to normal non-diazotrophic cells. Correlation of type I cells with nitrogen fixation, oxygen concentration, and light suggests that this physiological state is connected to an up-regulation of the Mehler reaction, resulting in oxygen consumption despite functional PSII. Type II cells had more than three times the normal F(0) and hardly any PSII activity measurable by variable fluorescence. They did not occur under low-oxygen concentrations, but appeared under high-oxygen levels outside the diazotrophic period, suggesting that this state represents a reaction to oxidative stress not necessarily connected to nitrogen fixation. In addition to the two high-fluorescence states, cells were observed to reversibly enter a low-fluorescence state. This occurred mainly after a cell went through its bright phase and may represent a fluorescence-quenching recovery phase.     

Applications of chlorophyll fluorescence: In photosynthesis research,stress physiology,hydrobiology and remote sensing

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Applications of chlorophyll fluorescence: In photosynthesis research, stress physiology, hydrobiology and remote sensingH.K. Lichtenthaler (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Chlorophyll Fluorescence Symposium, 6–8 June 1988. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1988. xiv + 366 pages. £54. ISBN 90-247-3787-7     

Thermostability of photosynthesis in two new chlorophyll b-less rice mutants

Temperature is one of the main environmental factors affecting the formation and function of the photosynthetic apparatus[1]. It also affects the distribu-tion of plant species, genotypes and yield due to thedifferences of their thermostability. Moderately ele-vated temperature in the range of 32—38℃ fre-quently occurs in the field in summer[2]. In recent years, global change of the climate has led to a re-markable elevation of temperature, which reached up to 42℃ in some area last year. In…     

Effects of co-overexpression of the genes of Rubisco and transketolase on photosynthesis in rice

Metabolome analyses have indicated an accumulation of sedoheptulose 7-phosphate in transgenic rice plants with overproduction of Rubisco (Suzuki et al. in Plant Cell Environ 35:1369–1379, 2012. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2012.02494.x). Since Rubisco overproduction did not quantitatively enhance photosynthesis even under CO₂-limited conditions, it is suspected that such an accumulation of sedoheptulose 7-phosphate hampers the improvement of photosynthetic capacity. In the present study, the gene of transketolase, which is involved in the metabolism of sedoheptulose 7-phosphate, was co-overexpressed with the Rubisco small subunit gene in rice. Rubisco and transketolase were successfully overproduced in comparison with those in wild-type plants by 35–53 and 39–84 %, respectively. These changes in the amounts of the proteins were associated with those of the mRNA levels. However, the rate of CO₂ assimilation under high irradiance and different [CO₂] did not differ between co-overexpressed plants and wild-type plants. Thus, co-overproduction of Rubisco and transketolase did not improve photosynthesis in rice. Transketolase was probably not a limiting factor of photosynthesis as overproduction of transketolase alone by 80–94 % did not affect photosynthesis.     

Effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid on the photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters of muskmelon seedlings under hypoxia stress

By the method of hydroponic culture, this paper studied the effects of exogenous gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on the photosynthetic pigment contents, photosynthesis, and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters of muskmelon seedlings under hypoxia stress. Hypoxia stress induced a significant decrease of photosynthetic pigment contents, resulting in the decrease of photosynthesis. Applying GABA could significantly increase the photosynthetic pigment contents, net photosynthetic rate (P(n)), stomatal conductance (G(s)), intercellular CO2 concentration (C(i)), carboxylation efficiency (CE), maximal photochemical efficiency of PS II (F(v)/F(m)), photochemical quenching (q(P)), apparent photosynthetic electron transfer rate (ETR), and quantum yield of PS II electron transport (phi(PS II)), and decrease the stomatal limitation value (L(s)), minimal fluorescence (F(o)), and non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) under both hypoxic and normal conditions. The alleviation effect of GABA on photosynthetic characteristics was more obvious under hypoxia stress. However, simultaneously applying GABA and VGB could significantly decrease the alleviation effect of GABA under hypoxia stress.     

Rubisco content and photosynthesis of leaves at different positions in transgenic rice with an overexpression of RBCS

As ribulose 1·5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) activity limits light-saturated photosynthesis under present atmospheric condition, the effects of an overexpression of RBCS on Rubisco content and photosynthesis were examined in the leaves at different positions in rice ( Oryza sativa L.). Rubisco content in the transformant was significantly greater in the uppermost, fully expanded leaves but decreased to levels similar to those in wild-type plants in the lower leaves. The mRNA levels of total RBCS and rbcL in these leaves were much less than those in the expanding leaves, where Rubisco synthesis is active, suggesting commensurately low level of synthesis. Although the activation state of Rubisco was lower in the uppermost, fully expanded leaves of the transformant, it recovered to its full level in the lower leaves. As a result, the photosynthetic rate did not differ in leaves at the same position between the transformant and the wild type. Similarly, whole plant biomass did not differ between these genotypes. Thus, we conclude that although the overexpression of RBCS led to an enhancement of Rubisco protein content in the uppermost, fully expanded leaves, it does not result in increased photosynthetic rates or plant biomass, because of an apparent down-regulation in its activation state.     

赤星病胁迫对不同抗性烟草品种光合作用和叶绿素荧光特性的影响

以不同烟草赤星病抗性品种JYH(抗病品种)和CBH(感病品种)为材料,在盆栽试验条件下,调查不同烟草赤星病胁迫程度(轻度胁迫、中度胁迫和重度胁迫)对光合色素含量、光合作用参数和叶绿素荧光动力学特征的影响。结果显示:1)烟草赤星病胁迫导致2个品种的叶绿素a、叶绿素b、总叶绿素和类胡萝卜素含量均呈下降趋势,且JYH的降幅小于CBH。2)除JYH的净光合速率在轻度胁迫下有所增加外,JYH、CBH的净光合速率、气孔导度因烟草赤星病胁迫而降低。2个品种的胞间CO2浓度、气孔限制值变化具有明显差异,烟草赤星病胁迫导致CBH的胞间CO2浓度上升,气孔限制值则明显下降,这与JYH在重度胁迫下的变化趋势一致。而JYH的胞间CO2浓度在轻度、中度胁迫降低,气孔限制值则呈上升趋势。3)烟草赤星病胁迫下,2个品种的初始荧光(F0)、非光化学猝灭系数(NPQ)均有所增加。重度胁迫下,JYH、CBH的F0分别比对照增加16.5%、34.48%,NPQ分别上升95.54%、137.45%,差异均达到显著水平。而各品种的最大荧光(Fm)、可变荧光(Fv)、PSⅡ最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、PSⅡ潜在活性(Fv/F0)、光化学淬灭系数(qp)、PSⅡ实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)在烟草赤星病胁迫下均呈下降趋势,降幅表现为JYHCBH。研究结果表明,JYH的光合色素、光合作用和叶绿素荧光特性受烟草赤星病胁迫影响小于CBH,维持较高的光合性能是对烟草赤星病具有较强抗性的生理基础。     

Characteristics of chlorophyll fluorescence and antioxidative system in super-hybrid rice and its parental cultivars under chilling stress

Characteristics of chlorophyll fluorescence and antioxidative system were investigated in rice (Oryza sativa L.) super-hybrid Liangyoupeijiu (LYPJ), maternal cultivar Peiai64s, and paternal cultivar indica rice 9311 under chilling stress. During 6-d chilling treatment, chlorophyll content of all three genotypes was gradually declined. However, the decrease in photosystem 2 (PS 2) maximum photochemical efficiency (F_v/F_m) and quantum yield of PS 2 (Φ_PS2) was less expressive in LYPJ than in parental cultivars The electrolyte leakage and malondialdehyde content in all cultivars increased after chilling treatment, but LYPJ exhibited the least increasing tendency. Activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and glutathione reductase (GR) were higher in LYPJ than in parental cultivars. The results demonstrated that tolerance to chilling stress in LYPJ might be adopted mostly from its maternal cultivar.