Effect of High Temperature on Photosynthesis in Beans (II. CO2 Assimilation and Metabolite Contents)

The effect of high temperatures on CO2 assimilation, metabolite content, and capacity for reducing power production in non-photorespiratory conditions has been assessed in two different bean (Phaseolus vulgarus L.) varieties, Blue Lake (commercially available in the United Kingdom) and Barbucho (a noncommercially bred Chilean variety), which are known to differ in their resistance to extreme high temperatures. Barbucho maintains its photosynthetic functions for a longer period of time under extreme heat compared with Blue Lake. The CO2 assimilation rate was increased by increases in temperature, with a decrease in ratio of rates of temperatures differing by 10[deg]C. It is suggested that limitations to CO2 assimilation are caused by metabolic restrictions that can be differentiated between those occurring in the range of 20 to 30[deg]C and 30 to 35[deg]C. It is likely that changes in the capacity for Calvin cycle regeneration and starch synthesis affect photosynthesis in the range of 20 to 30[deg]C. But following an increase in temperature from 30 to 35[deg]C, the supply of reducing power becomes limiting. From analysis of adenylate concentration, transthylakoid energization, and, indirectly, NADPH/NADP+ ratio, it was concluded that the limitation in the assimilatory power was due to an oxidation of the NADPH/NADP+ pool. In the range of 30 to 35[deg]C, the photosystem I quantum yield increased and photosystem II maintained its value. We conclude that the reorganization of thylakoids observed at 30 to 35[deg]C increased the excitation of photosystem I, inducing an increase in cyclic electron transport and a decrease in the supply of NADPH, limiting carbon assimilation.     

Effect of Elevated CO2 on Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll Fluorescence of Rose Plants Grown at High Temperature and High Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density

Gas exchange and chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence were measured on young mature leaves of rose plants (Rosa hybrida cvs. First Red and Twingo) grown in two near-to-tight greenhouses, one under control ambient CO₂ concentration, AC (355 µmol mol^–1) and one under CO₂ enrichment, EC (700 µmol mol^–1), during four flushes from late June to early November. Supply of water and mineral elements was non-limiting while temperature was allowed to rise freely during daytime. Leaf diffusive conductance was not significantly reduced at EC but net photosynthetic rate increased by more than 100 %. Although the concentration of total non-structural saccharides was substantially higher in the leaves from the greenhouse with EC, _PS2 (quantum efficiency of radiation use) around noon was not significantly reduced at EC indicating that there was no down-regulation of electron transport. Moreover, CO₂ enrichment did not cause any increase in the risk of photo-damage, as estimated by the 1 – q_P parameter. Non-photochemical quenching was even higher in the greenhouse with EC during the two summer flushes, when temperature and photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) were the highest. Hence rose photosynthesis benefits strongly from high concentrations of atmospheric CO₂ at both high and moderate temperatures and PPFD.     

Effect of High Temperature on Photosynthesis in Potatoes

The effect of high temperatures on the rate of photosynthesiswas studied in several potato varieties. Temperatures of upto 38 °C did not cause a reduction in the photosynthesisof plants that had been grown at these temperatures for longperiods prior to measurement. Higher temperatures of 40–42°C, or the transfer of plants from daytime temperature regimesof 22 °C to 32 °C, caused a reduction in net photosynthesis.This reduction was found to be essentially mesophyllic in origin.High temperature was found to be associated with a decreasein stomatal resistance, an increase in transpiration, and alarger difference between air and leaf temperatures. Dark respirationrates and compensation points for CO₂ concentration were alsogreater at the high temperatures. It was concluded that thepotato crop can be adopted to grow and have an adequate rateof photosynthesis even at relatively high temperatures. Source-sinkrelationships, which were modified by the later formation oftubers at higher temperatures, did not affect photosynthesisin this study. Varietal differences in resistance to heat stresswere observed, with the clone Cl-884 showing a more efficientcapacity for photosynthesis at temperatures up to 40 °Cthan many commonly grown varieties. High temperature, photosynthesis, potato, Solanum tuberosum L     

Chlorophyll Fluorescence Analysis of Cyanobacterial Photosynthesis and Acclimation

Cyanobacteria are ecologically important photosynthetic prokaryotes that also serve as popular model organisms for studies of photosynthesis and gene regulation. Both molecular and ecological studies of cyanobacteria benefit from real-time information on photosynthesis and acclimation. Monitoring in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence can provide noninvasive measures of photosynthetic physiology in a wide range of cyanobacteria and cyanolichens and requires only small samples. Cyanobacterial fluorescence patterns are distinct from those of plants, because of key structural and functional properties of cyanobacteria. These include significant fluorescence emission from the light-harvesting phycobiliproteins; large and rapid changes in fluorescence yield (state transitions) which depend on metabolic and environmental conditions; and flexible, overlapping respiratory and photosynthetic electron transport chains. The fluorescence parameters F_V/F_M, F_V′/F_M′,q_p,q_N, NPQ, and PS II were originally developed to extract information from the fluorescence signals of higher plants. In this review, we consider how the special properties of cyanobacteria can be accommodated and used to extract biologically useful information from cyanobacterial in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence signals. We describe how the pattern of fluorescence yield versus light intensity can be used to predict the acclimated light level for a cyanobacterial population, giving information valuable for both laboratory and field studies of acclimation processes. The size of the change in fluorescence yield during dark-to-light transitions can provide information on respiration and the iron status of the cyanobacteria. Finally, fluorescence parameters can be used to estimate the electron transport rate at the acclimated growth light intensity.     

Effect of Different Sugars on Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Photoautotrophic Tomato Suspension Cell Cultures

The effects of metabolisable sugars sucrose and glucose along with non-metabolisable isomers of sucrose palatinose and turanose were tested. Rate of oxygen evolution (P), electron transport rate (ETR), and photochemical quenching (q_p) showed substantial decrease after 24 and 48 h by glucose and sucrose treatments, whereas there was no effect on all these parameters by the treatment with palatinose and turanose. Also the F_v/F_m ratio remained constant through the time of studies revealing that the maximal photochemical capacity of the cells was unchanged. Non-photochemical quenching (q_N) showed a decrease compared to the control values by all the treatments. Hence P and Chl fluorescence parameter were affected only by those sugars which are used in the metabolic pathways and not by sugar analogues.     

Effect of Phosphlnothricin (Glufosinate) on Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Emission by Barley Leaves Illuminated Under Photorespiratory and Non-Photorespiratory Conditions

The effect of phosphinothricin (PPT), an inhibitor of glutaminesynthetase, on several aspects of photosynthesis has been studiedin primary leaves of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). When photorespirationwas suppressed, either by increasing CO₂ concentration to 0.7%,or by decreasing O₂ concentration to 1%, feeding the illuminatedleaves with 0·5 or 1·0 mM PPT did not affect photosynthesisto a noticeable extent. Conversely, when PPT-fed leaves wereilluminated in air, CO₂ uptake decreased continuously. Modificationof the components of chlorophyll fluorescence quenching indicatedincreased reduction of Q_A, the primary acceptor of photosystemII, and increased chloroplast energization. Feeding of PPT toleaves illuminated in air increased the quantum requirementof photosynthesis and decreased photosynthetic rate of oxygenevolution in saturating [CO₂] and high light intensity. It isconcluded that the effect of PPT on the photochemical processesis indirect, through the inhibition of CO₂ assimilation probablycaused by the depletion of intermediates of the reductive pentosephosphate cycle. Key words: Feeding, Hordeumvulgare L., quenching coefficients     

Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Photon Yield of Oxygen Evolution in Iron-Deficient Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Leaves

The response of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) leaves to iron deficiency can be described as consisting of two phases. In the first phase, leaves may lose a large part of their chlorophyll while maintaining a roughly constant efficiency of photosystem II photochemistry; ratios of variable to maximum fluorescence decreased by only 6%, and photon yields of oxygen evolution decreased by 30% when chlorophyll decreased by 70%. In the second phase, when chlorophyll decreased below a threshold level, iron deficiency caused major decreases in the efficiency of photosystem II photochemistry and in the photon yield of oxygen evolution. These decreases in photosystem II photochemical efficiency were found both in plants dark-adapted for 30 minutes and in plants dark-adapted overnight, indicating that photochemical efficiency cannot be repaired in that time scale. Decreases in photosystem II photochemical efficiency and in the photon yield of oxygen evolution were similar when measurements were made (a) with light absorbed by carotenoids and chlorophylls and (b) with light absorbed only by chlorophylls. Leaves of iron-deficient plants exhibited a room temperature fluorescence induction curve with a characteristic intermediate peak I that increases with deficiency symptoms.     

过量合成ALA转基因烟草叶片光合与叶绿素荧光特性的研究

以转酿酒酵母Hem1基因的转基因烟草和野生型植株为材料,用Li-6400光合测定仪和PAM-2100叶绿素荧光仪检测了2种烟草不同叶位叶片光合和荧光参数,并考察了它们的生长情况.结果表明:过量合成ALA的转基因烟草植株具有更强的光合能力,并伴随着气孔导度(Gs)和蒸腾速率(Tr)提高.暗适应下转基因植株不同叶位叶片的初始荧光(Fo)没有明显差异,而野生型植株下部叶片F0明显升高;转基因植株最大荧光(Fm)、可变荧光(Fv)、PSⅡ最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)等参数均显著提高,特别是下部叶片表现得更为明显;在光照下,转基因植株PSⅡ有效光化学效率(Fv′/Fm′)和实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)、荧光猝灭系数(qP)、电子传递速率(ETR)、光化学效率(Pc)以及进入PSⅡ反应中心的能量(Pc Ex)普遍高于野生型,而天线热耗散能量(Hd)以及非光化学荧光猝灭系数(NPQ)等明显低于野生型,且这些差异在基部叶片中表现得尤为突出.可见,过量合成ALA有利于延长烟草叶片光合寿命,提高光化学能量转换效应和光合产物积累,从而促进植株生长.     

3种石斛光合作用和叶绿素荧光特性的比较研究

以美花石斛、春石斛和铁皮石斛为材料,对它们的叶片进行光合作用、叶绿素含量和叶绿素荧光等参数的测定.结果表明:3种石斛的光饱和点都低于300 μmol·m-2·s-1,且美花石斛具有较高的净光合速率和较低的光饱和点,容易引起光抑制;美花石斛的羧化效率高于春石斛和铁皮石斛,其净光合速率随着CO2浓度的升高而迅速升高,并在CO2浓度达到500 μmol·m-2·s-1时达到最大值;美花石斛的非循环电子传递速率(ETR)、实际光化学反应量子效率(Yield)和光化学猝灭系数(qP)都明显高于铁皮石斛和春石斛,而春石斛具有较高的非光化学猝灭系数(qN),其光合机构的自我保护能力较强;美花石斛的叶绿素a、叶绿素b以及总叶绿素含量都较低.研究发现,3种石斛的光饱和点均比较低,具有石斛喜阴的生活习性,都表现出对密林和悬崖等独特生长环境的适应,并以美花石斛的这种特性更为突出.     

小麦黄化突变体光合作用及叶绿素荧光特性研究

对小麦自然黄化突变体及其突变亲本(西农1718)的叶绿素含量、光合速率及叶绿素荧光动力学参数进行比较分析.结果显示:(1)突变体金黄株、绿黄株、黄绿株的叶绿素含量均显著低于突变亲本,总叶绿素含量分别为突变亲本的17%、24%和58%,表明该突变体为叶绿素缺乏突变体;3个突变体叶绿素a与叶绿素b的比值(Chl a/Chl b)均小于突变亲本,而且突变体叶绿素含量越低,Chl a/Chl b比值越小,说明该突变体Chl a下降幅度大于Chl b.(2)金黄株净光合速率在孕穗期、开花期仅为突变亲本的5.7%、2.4%;绿黄株净光合速率显著低于突变亲本,为突变亲本的57.7%、43.3%;而叶绿素含量仅为突变亲本一半的黄绿株,其净光合速率接近突变亲本,表明该黄化突变体叶绿素含量在一定范围内单位叶绿素含量的光合效率较高.(3)突变体Fo均显著低于突变亲本;金黄株、绿黄株的Fm,Fv,qP,qN显著低于突变亲本;金黄株Fv/Fm比值(0.671)显著低于突变亲本.研究表明,叶绿素含量在一定范围内减少,未引起突变体叶绿素荧光动力学参数(Fo除外)显著改变,而当叶绿素含量较大程度减少时,这些荧光参数会急剧降低.     

Oxygen Inhibition of Photosynthesis: I. Temperature Dependence and Relation to O(2)/CO(2) Solubility Ratio

The magnitude of the percentage inhibition of photosynthesis by atmospheric levels of O₂ in the C₃ species Solanum tuberosum L., Medicago sativa L., Phaseolus vulgaris L., Glycine max L., and Triticum aestivum L. increases in a similar manner with an increase in the apparent solubility ratio of O₂/CO₂ in the leaf over a range of solubility ratios from 25 to 45. The solubility ratio is based on calculated levels of O₂ and CO₂ in the intercellular spaces of leaves as derived from whole leaf measurements of photosynthesis and transpiration. The solubility ratio of O₂/CO₂ can be increased by increased leaf temperature under constant atmospheric levels of O₂ and CO₂ (since O₂ is relatively more soluble than CO₂ with increasing temperature); by increasing the relative levels of O₂/CO₂ in the atmosphere at a given leaf temperature, or by increased stomatal resistance. If the solubility ratio of O₂/CO₂ is kept constant, as leaf temperature is increased, by varying the levels of O₂ or CO₂ in the atmosphere, then the percentage inhibition of photosynthesis by O₂ is similar. The decreased solubility of CO₂ relative to O₂ (decreased CO₂/O₂ ratio) may be partly responsible for the increased percentage inhibition of photosynthesis by O₂ under atmospheric conditions with increasing temperature.     

供氮水平对盐胁迫下水稻叶片光合及叶绿素荧光特性的影响

为了解供氮水平对不同时期盐胁迫下水稻(Oryza sativa)叶片光合及叶绿素荧光特性的影响, 以2个北方常规粳稻(Oryza sativa subsp. japonica)品种为材料, 在5个氮水平下进行培养, 于分蘖期、孕穗期和抽穗期分别进行盐胁迫处理, 测定分析了水稻叶片光合及叶绿素荧光参数的变化。结果表明, 与对照相比, 盐胁迫下水稻叶片的净光合速率(P_n)、蒸腾速率(T_r)、气孔导度(G_s)和表观叶肉导度(AMC)均显著降低, 在分蘖期、孕穗期和抽穗期分别以2N、1N和1/2N水平下降低的百分率最小; 气孔限制值(L_s)则显著增加, 分别以2N、1N和1/2N水平下增加的百分率最大。盐胁迫下, 与对照相比, PSII的实际光合效率(ΦPSII)、表观光合量子传递效率(ETR)和光化学淬灭(qP)均显著降低, 在分蘖期、孕穗期和抽穗期分别以2N、1N和1/2N水平下降低的百分率最小; 非光化学淬灭(NPQ)呈增加的变化趋势, 与对照相比, 分别以2N、1N和1/2N水平下增加的百分率最小。以上结果说明盐胁迫下水稻孕穗后, 供氮水平适量降低有利于减缓叶片光合作用的下降, 提高其抵御盐害能力。     

水稻光合日变化及光抑制的叶绿素荧光

研究了光敏核不育水稻(Oryza sativa L.)农垦58S(NK58S)的光合日变化和光抑制.06:00～09:00,NK58S的光抑制不明显,此时的光合功能下调以叶黄素循环为主;10:00～12:00,耗散比能流(DIo/RC)及光反应中心关闭净速率(dV/dto)增加,受体侧电子传递受阻(ψo下降),活性反应中心密度(Do)降低,NK58S光抑制加剧,PSⅡ反应中心发生失活.荧光暗弛豫分析与抑制剂处理结果表明,状态转换、叶黄素循环和PSⅡ反应中心失活均能有效保护NK58S免遭强光损伤.叶黄素循环相对于反应中心失活,前者是NK58S对强光胁迫的快速反应,在光强相对较弱时发挥主要作用,而后者在叶黄素循环达到饱和时对保护剩余活性反应中心起主要作用.     

叶绿素缺乏的大麦突变体的光合作用和叶绿素荧光

和早熟３号大麦（野生型）（ＤＧ）相比,黄化大麦（突变体）（ＬＧ）叶片Ｃｈｌ含量低,而Ｃｈｌａ／ｂ较高;光合速率低,表现量子效率低,而饱和光强较高,气孔导度较高;荧光参数Ｆｏ低,而ＰＳⅡ的光化学效率（Ｆｖ／Ｆｍ）以及Ｔ１／２、Ｆｍ／Ｆｏ、Φｅ均高。以单位叶绿素计算,黄化大麦的ＰＳⅡ电子传递活性和全链电子传递活性较高,而ＰＳⅠ电子传递活性较低。推测黄化大麦ＰＳⅡ的光化学效率增高可能是由于其ＰＳⅡ向ＰＳⅠ传递的激发能较少,是对Ｃｈｌ含量低的一种补偿。     

水稻光合日变化及光抑制的叶绿素荧光

研究了光敏核不育水稻(OryzasativaL.)农垦58S(NK58S)的光合日变化和光抑制。06:00~09:00,NK58S的光抑制不明显,此时的光合功能下调以叶黄素循环为主;10:00~12:00,耗散比能流(DIo/RC)及光反应中心关闭净速率(dV/dto)增加,受体侧电子传递受阻(yO下降),活性反应中心密度(Do)降低,NK58S光抑制加剧,PSⅡ反应中心发生失活。荧光暗弛豫分析与抑制剂处理结果表明,状态转换、叶黄素循环和PSⅡ反应中心失活均能有效保护NK58S免遭强光损伤。叶黄素循环相对于反应中心失活,前者是NK58S对强光胁迫的快速反应,在光强相对较弱时发挥主要作用,而后者在叶黄素循环达到饱和时对保护剩余活性反应中心起主要作用。     

高温对3种攀缘植物叶绿素荧光特性及耐脱水特性的影响

利用植物叶绿素荧光技术,分析了高温对五叶地锦、胶东卫矛和南蛇藤的叶绿素荧光特性及高温脱水过程中叶片相对含水量(RWC)的变化,以明确攀缘植物的抗热特性.结果显示:(1)温度大于42℃时,南蛇藤F0升高的幅度和Fm下降程度均低于五叶地锦和胶东卫矛;54℃时,五叶地锦和胶东卫矛的F0与Fm近似相等,表明PSⅡ的反应中心完全关闭.(2)42℃时,南蛇藤、胶东卫矛和五叶地锦的PSⅡ最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)显著降低,可逆变化的温度范围是24℃~42℃.(3)脱水末期(20.5 h),五叶地锦RWC仍可高达(57.7±5.0)%,高于胶东卫矛的(19.6±4.1)%和南蛇藤的(11.6±2.5)%,但Fv/Fm显著降低时所对应的RWC分别为(75.6±3.3)%、(30.4±3.6)%和(19.1±3.3)%.研究表明,五叶地锦热稳定性和水稳定性均低于南蛇藤和胶东卫矛,但五叶地锦的耐脱水能力较高;高温(42℃)脱水过程中Fv/Fm值的改变可能主要是由于Fm下降造成的,而不是由于F0变化所致;建议在水分可以得到保证的高温地区,选用胶东卫矛和南蛇藤,而在水分条件不好,但温度相对低的地区,选择五叶地锦进行垂直绿化.     

NaCl胁迫对马齿苋光合作用及叶绿素荧光特性的影响

以马齿苋为材料,采用温室盆栽法研究了14d NaCl胁迫处理对其幼苗生长、光合作用和叶绿素荧光特性的影响。结果表明：(1) 马齿苋幼苗的鲜重和株高在25mmol?L-1Nacl胁迫时与对照无显著差异,但其随着NaCl浓度的继续增加均显著降低,且其生物量受到的抑制早于株高。(2) NaCl胁迫下,马齿苋幼苗叶片净光合速率(Pn)降低,胞间二氧化碳(Ci)浓度增大,且两者的变化幅度随着NaCl浓度增加而增大。(3) NaCl胁迫下,马齿苋幼苗叶片的初始荧光(Fo)、最大荧光(Fm)、可变荧光(Fv)、恒态荧光(Fs)、恒态荧光与初始荧光差值(△Fo)、PSⅡ潜在光化学效率( Fv/Fo ) 和PSⅡ最大光化学效率( Fv/Fm) 均降低,叶片光化学荧光猝灭系数(qP) 也在NaCl胁迫下降低,而非光化学荧光猝灭系数(NPQ)则上升;在0-50 mmol?L-1NaCl胁迫下,幼苗叶片各荧光参数下降幅度小于其他高浓度NaCl胁迫。可见,在NaCl胁迫条件下,马齿苋幼苗叶片的光合作用受光抑制伤害,但其在低浓度NaCl下能够较多地将光能用于光化学反应,光抑制程度较低,保持了较高的净光合速率,明显减轻盐胁迫对植株生长的影响,表现出一定的耐盐性。     

Effect of Temperature, CO(2) Concentration, and Light Intensity on Oxygen Inhibition of Photosynthesis in Wheat Leaves

The effect of 21% O₂ and 3% O₂ on the CO₂ exchange of detached wheat leaves was measured in a closed system with an infrared carbon dioxide analyzer. Temperature was varied between 2° and 43°, CO₂ concentration between 0.000% and 0.050% and light intensity between 40 ft-c and 1000 ft-c. In most conditions, the apparent rate of photosynthesis was inhibited in 21% O₂ compared to 3% O₂. The degree of inhibition increased with increasing temperature and decreasing CO₂ concentration. Light intensity did not alter the effect of O₂ except at light intensities or CO₂ concentrations near the compensation point. At high CO₂ concentrations and low temperature, O₂ inhibition of apparent photosynthesis was absent. At 3% O₂, wheat resembled tropical grasses in possessing a high rate of photosynthesis, a temperature optimum for photosynthesis above 30°, and a CO₂ compensation point of less than 0.0005% CO₂. The effect of O₂ on apparent photosynthesis could be ascribed to a combination of stimulation of CO₂ production during photosynthesis, and inhibition of photosynthesis itself.     

NaCl胁迫对马齿苋光合作用及叶绿素荧光特性的影响

以马齿苋为材料,采用温室盆栽法研究了14 d NaCl胁迫处理对其幼苗生长、光合作用和叶绿素荧光特性的影响.结果显示:(1)马齿苋幼苗的鲜重和株高在25 mmol·L-1 NaCl胁迫时与对照无显著差异,但其随着NaCl浓度的继续增加均显著降低,且其生物量受到的抑制早于株高.(2) NaCl胁迫下,马齿苋幼苗叶片净光合速率(Pn)降低,胞间二氧化碳浓度(C1)增大,且两者的变化幅度随着NaCl浓度增加而增大.(3)NaCl胁迫下,马齿苋幼苗叶片的初始荧光(F0)、最大荧光(Fm)、可变荧光(Fv)、恒态荧光(Fs)、恒态荧光与初始荧光差值(△F0)、PSⅡ潜在光化学效率(Fv/Fo)和PSⅡ最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)均降低,叶片光化学荧光猝灭系数(qP)也在NaCl胁迫下降低,而非光化学荧光猝灭系数(NPQ)则上升;在0～50 mmol·L-1NaCl胁迫下,幼苗叶片各荧光参数下降幅度小于其他高浓度NaCl胁迫.研究表明,在NaCl胁迫条件下,马齿苋幼苗叶片的光合作用受光抑制伤害,但在低浓度NaCl下能够较多地将光能用于光化学反应,光抑制程度较低,保持了较高的净光合速率,明显减轻盐胁迫对植株生长的影响,表现出一定的耐盐性.     

The Effect of Phyllode Temperature on Gas Exchange and Chlorophyll Fluorescence of Acacia mangium

The optimum temperature for photosynthetic CO₂ assimilation of A. mangium phyllodes was 30–32 °C. Photosystem 2 (PS 2) exhibited high tolerance to high temperature. Gas exchange and the function of PS2 of A. mangium were adapted to the temperature regime of the tropical environment and this might be the contributing factor to their fast growth under tropical conditions.