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María del Pilar Nicasio-Torres Juan Carlos Erazo-Gómez Francisco Cruz-Sosa 《Acta Physiologiae Plantarum》2009,31(5):905-914
Two Cecropia species (Cecropia obtusifolia and C. peltata), known as guarumbo, are employed in Mexican traditional medicine to treat diabetes mellitus; the leaves of both species contain phenolic bioactive
compounds such as chlorogenic acid (CA) and isoorientine (ISO), which have been attributed with hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic,
and antioxidant properties. An in vitro propagation protocol was developed from existing apical bud meristem from C. obtusifolia seedlings; the shoot generation was induced on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with varying concentrations of
6-benzylaminopurine and kinetin (Kn) combined with either α-naphtalene acetic acid (NAA) or indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) auxins.
Best morphogenetic response was developed with Kn 26.64 μM combined with either NAA or IAA 0.57 μM, respectively; likewise,
C. peltata-seedling apical buds were subjected to these best selected treatments. Cecropia obtusifolia and C. peltata shoots were rooted in growth regulator-free half-strength MS medium, and regenerated whole plants were adapted successfully
under greenhouse conditions and field. Leaves from both Cecropia-micropropagated plants produced the phenolic compounds CA and ISO, with highest concentrations in leaves from 18-month C. obtusifolia (12.28 ± 7.06 mg g−1 dry leaves of CA and 8.30 ± 2.70 mg g−1 dry leaves of ISO) growth in the field. Our results offer a protocol of apical-bud use for multiplication and curative-property
conservation of the two previously mentioned important Mexican medicinal plants. 相似文献
2.
Horacio E. Bown Michael S. Watt Peter W. Clinton Euan G. Mason 《Trees - Structure and Function》2010,24(6):1097-1107
Growth and physiological responses of Pinus radiata D. Don seedlings to a combination of N supply regimes (low N = 1.78 mol m−3, high N = 7.14 mol m−3) and ammonium:nitrate ratios (80:20, 50:50 and 20:80; molar basis) were assessed in a hydroponic experiment run over the
course of 105 days. Highly significant (P < 0.001) increases in seedling diameter, height, leaf area and dry mass occurred at lower ammonium:nitrate ratios and were
two to fourfold greater than the non-significant (for diameter) to marginally significant (P < 0.05 for other dimensions) increases in these dimensions that occurred with greater N supply. Increases in N supply resulted
in a highly significant (P < 0.001) reduction in biomass partitioning to roots and highly significant (P < 0.001) increases in allocation to foliage. The ammonium:nitrate ratio was not found to significantly change biomass partitioning
to either foliage, stems or roots. Ammonium and nitrate uptake was significantly influenced by N supply and N form and conformed
to ammonium and nitrate concentrations in nutrient solution. Uptake rates of ammonium were twice those of nitrate at comparable
concentrations suggesting that P. radiata is in the lower end of the ratio of uptake of ammonium to nitrate reported for conifers (range from 2 to 20 mol mol−1). Despite this, plants growing in high ammonium:nitrate ratios were smaller, exhibited luxurious N consumption and lower
N use efficiency. Differences in productivity among treatments were partially explained by greater rates of light-saturated
photosynthesis associated with nitrate nutrition. 相似文献
3.
Jafar Seyfabadi Zohreh Ramezanpour Zahra Amini Khoeyi 《Journal of applied phycology》2011,23(4):721-726
The effects of irradiance and photoperiod on growth rates, chlorophyll a, β-carotene, total protein, and fatty acid content of Chlorella vulgaris were determined. The maximum growth rate (1.13 day−1) was at 100 μmol photons m−2 s−1 and 16:8-h light/dark photoperiod. Chlorophyll a and β-carotene contents significantly differed under different light regimes with chlorophyll a content lower at high irradiance and longer light duration, while β-carotene showed the inverse trend. The total protein
and fatty acid content also significantly differed in different light regimes; the maximum percentage of protein (46%) was
at 100 μmol photons m−2 s−1 and 16:8 h photoperiod, and minimum (33%) was at 37.5 μmol photons m−2 s−1 and 8:16 h photoperiod; the total saturated fatty acids increased, while monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids
decreased with increasing irradiance and light duration. 相似文献
4.
Ju-Hyoung Kim Eun Ju Kang Myung Gil Park Byeong-Gweon Lee Kwang Young Kim 《Journal of applied phycology》2011,23(3):421-432
Samples of the massive drifting green alga, Ulva linza, were collected from the coastal waters of the Yellow Sea, southwest of Korea, in early July 2009, and cultured under laboratory
conditions. The effects of various temperature (10–30°C) and irradiance levels (0–1,000 μmol photons m−2 s−1) on photosynthesis, growth, and tissue nutrient content of U. linza were investigated in laboratory for both individuals of the late-stage vegetation (LSV) and the early-stage vegetation (ESV).
After 1 h acclimation to various irradiance and temperature conditions, maximum gross photosynthetic rate of ESV was significantly
higher than those of LSV. In the long-term (7-d) acclimation experiments to various irradiance and temperature levels, gross
photosynthetic rates of ESV individuals were also significantly higher than those of LSV individuals. High photosynthetic
rate of ESV individuals induced increase in mass of about 60% over the growth saturation irradiance (136 μmol photons m−2 s−1) and about 20% under low temperature conditions (10–15°C) during 7-d. The gross photosynthesis of LSV individuals was low
when examined under temperature and irradiance conditions that were optimum for ESV growth. Consequently, free-floating U. linza exhibits cellular senescence beginning in early July in the Yellow Sea, and green tides formed by this species cannot be
maintained beyond this time in the open sea. However, we expect that U. linza can proliferate quickly after settlement on new coastal habitats of the Yellow Sea because of the high tissue nitrogen utilization
for photosynthesis in ESV, which is formed by germination of reproductive cells. 相似文献
5.
Two 60-day experiments were conducted to study the influence of photon flux density (PFD) and temperature on the attachment
and development of Gloiopeltis tenax and Gloiopeltis furcata tetraspores. In the first experiment, tetraspores of the two Gloiopeltis species were incubated at five temperature ranges (8°C, 12°C, 16°C, 20°C, 24°C) under a constant PFD of 80 μmol photons m−2 s−1 with a photoperiod of 12:12. In a second experiment, tetraspores were incubated under five PFD gradients (30, 55, 80, 105,
130 μmol photons m−2 s−1) at a constant temperature of 16°C with a photoperiod of 12:12. Maximum density of attached tetraspores was observed at 16°C
for both species. Maximum per cent of spore germinating into disc was recorded at 12–16°C for G. tenax and 8–12°C for G. furcata. Maximum per cent of discs producing erect axes for G. tenax and G. furcata were recorded at 24°C and 20°C, respectively. Light had no significant effect on tetraspore attachment and developing into
disc, but it affected the growth, sprouting and survival of its discs. Under 30–55 μmol photons m−2 s−1, the discs of the two species of Gloiopeltis did not form thallus until the end of the experiment. Optimum PFD range for G. tenax discs was 80–105 μmol photons m−2 s−1, whilst it was 80–130 μmol photons m−2 s−1 for G. furcata. Results presented in this study are expected to assist the progress of artificial seeding of Gloiopeltis. 相似文献
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In winter of 2009/2010, Aphanizomenon flos-aquae bloomed in the ice and snow covered oligo-mesotrophic Lake Stechlin, Germany. The photosynthesis of the natural population was measured at eight temperatures in the range of 2–35°C, at nine different irradiance levels in the range of 0–1,320 μmol m−2 s−1 PAR at each applied temperature. The photoadaptation parameter (I k) and the maximum photosynthetic rate (P max) correlated positively with the temperature between 2 and 30°C, and there was a remarkable drop in both parameters at 35°C. The low I k at low temperatures enabled the active photosynthesis of overwintering populations at low irradiance levels under ice and snow cover. The optimum of the photosynthesis was above 20°C at irradiances above 150 μmol m−2 s−1. At lower irradiance levels (7.5–30 μmol m−2 s−1), the photosynthesis was the most intensive in the temperature range of 2–5°C. The interaction between light and temperature allowed the proliferation of A. flos-aquae in Lake Stechlin resulting in winter water bloom in this oligo-mesotrophic lake. The applied 2°C is the lowest experimental temperature ever in the photosynthesis/growth studies of A. flos-aquae, and the results of the P–I and P–T measurements provide novel information about the tolerance and physiological plasticity of this species. 相似文献
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Lolium temulentum L. Ba 3081 was grown hydroponically in air (350 μmol mol−1 CO2) and elevated CO2 (700 μmol mol−1 CO2) at two irradiances (150 and 500 μmol m−2 s−1) for 35 days at which point the plants were harvested. Elevated CO2 did not modify relative growth rate or biomass at either irradiance. Foliar carbon-to-nitrogen ratios were decreased at elevated
CO2 and plants had a greater number of shorter tillers, particularly at the lower growth irradiance. Both light-limited and light-saturated
rates of photosynthesis were stimulated. The amount of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase (Rubisco) protein was
increased at elevated CO2, but maximum extractable Rubisco activities were not significantly increased. A pronounced decrease in the Rubisco activation
state was found with CO2 enrichment, particularly at the higher growth irradiance. Elevated-CO2-induced changes in leaf carbohydrate composition were small in comparison to those caused by changes in irradiance. No CO2-dependent effects on fructan biosynthesis were observed. Leaf respiration rates were increased by 68% in plants grown with
CO2 enrichment and low light. We conclude that high CO2 will only result in increased biomass if total light input favourably increases the photosynthesis-to-respiration ratio.
At low irradiances, biomass is more limited by increased rates of respiration than by CO2-induced enhancement of photosynthesis.
Received: 23 February 1999 / Accepted: 15 June 1999 相似文献
8.
Chris J. Hulatt Aino-Maija Lakaniemi Jaakko A. Puhakka David N. Thomas 《Bioenergy Research》2012,5(3):669-684
Mass culture of microalgae is a potential alternative to cultivation of terrestrial crops for bioenergy production. However, microalgae require nitrogen fertiliser in quantities much higher than plants, and this has important consequences for the energy balance of these systems. The effect of nitrogen fertiliser supplied to microalgal bubble-column photobioreactor cultures was investigated using different nitrogen sources (nitrate, urea, ammonium) and culture conditions (air, 12% CO2). In 20 L cultivations, maximum biomass productivity for Chlorella vulgaris cultivated using nitrate and urea was 0.046 and 0.053 g L−1 day−1, respectively. Maximum biomass productivity for Dunaliella tertiolecta cultivated using nitrate, urea and ammonium was 0.033, 0.038 and 0.038 g L−1 day−1, respectively. In intensive bubble-column photobioreactors using 12% CO2, maximum productivity reached 0.60 and 0.83 g L−1 day−1 for C. vulgaris and D. tertiolecta, respectively. Recycling of nitrogen within the photobioreactor system via algal exudation of nitrogenous compounds and bacterial activity was identified as a potentially important process. The energetic penalty incurred by supply of artificial nitrogen fertilisers, phosphorus, power and CO2 to microalgal photobioreactors was investigated, although analysis of all energy burdens from biomass production to usable energy carriers was not conducted. After subtraction of the power, nitrogen and phosphorus energy burdens, maximum net energy ratios for C. vulgaris and D. tertiolecta cultivated in bubble columns were 1.82 and 2.10. Assuming CO2 was also required from a manufactured source, the net energy ratio decreased to 0.09 and 0.11 for C. vulgaris and D. tertiolecta, so that biomass production in this scenario was unsustainable. Although supply of nitrogen is unlikely to be the most energetically costly factor in sparged photobioreactor designs, it is still a very significant penalty. There is a need to optimise both cultivation strategies and recycling of nitrogen in order to improve performance. Data are supported by measurements including biochemical properties (lipid, protein, heating value) and bacterial number by epifluorescence microscopy. 相似文献
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M. Angélica Casanova-Katny Gustavo E. Zúñiga Luis J. Corcuera Leon Bravo Miren Alberdi 《Polar Biology》2010,33(4):477-483
Primary photochemistry of photosystem II (F
v/F
m) of the Antarctic hair grass Deschampsia antarctica growing in the field (Robert Island, Maritime Antarctic) and in the laboratory was studied. Laboratory plants were grown
at a photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) of 180 μmol m−2 s−1 and an optimal temperature (13 ± 1.5°C) for net photosynthesis. Subsequently, two groups of plants were exposed to low temperature
(4 ± 1.5°C day/night) under two levels of PPFD (180 and 800 μmol m−2 s−1) and a control group was kept at 13 ± 1.5°C and PPFD of 800 μmol m−2 s−1. Chlorophyll fluorescence was measured during several days in field plants and weekly in the laboratory plants. Statistically
significant differences were found in F
v/F
m (=0.75–0.83), F
0 and F
m values of field plants over the measurement period between days with contrasting irradiances and temperature levels, suggesting
that plants in the field show high photosynthetic efficiency. Laboratory plants under controlled conditions and exposed to
low temperature under two light conditions showed significantly lower F
v/F
m and F
m. Moreover, they presented significantly less chlorophyll and carotenoid content than field plants. The differences in the
performance of the photosynthetic apparatus between field- and laboratory-grown plants indicate that measurements performed
in ex situ plants should be interpreted with caution. 相似文献
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Haberlea rhodopensis plants, growing under low irradiance in their natural habitat, were desiccated to air-dry state at a similar light intensity
(about 30 μmol m−2 s−1) under optimal (23/20°C, day/night) or high (38/30°C) temperature. Dehydration of plants at high temperature increased the
rate of water loss threefold and had a more detrimental effect than either drought or high temperature alone. Water deficit
decreased the photochemical activity of PSII and PSI and the rate of photosynthetic oxygen evolution, and these effects were
stronger when desiccation was carried out at 38°C. Some reduction in the amount of the main PSI and PSII proteins was observed
especially in severely desiccated Haberlea leaves. The results clearly showed that desiccation of the homoiochlorophyllous poikilohydric plant Haberlea rhodopensis at high temperature had more damaging effects than desiccation at optimal temperature and in addition recovery was slower.
Increased thermal energy dissipation together with higher proline and carotenoid content in the course of desiccation at 38°C
compared to desiccation at 23°C probably helped in overcoming the stress. 相似文献
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Toxic at low concentrations, phenol is one of the most common organic pollutants in air and water. In this work, phenol biodegradation
was studied in extreme conditions (80°C, pH = 3.2) in a 2.7 l bioreactor with the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus 98/2. The strain was first acclimatized to phenol on a mixture of glucose (2000 mg l−1) and phenol (94 mg l−1) at a constant dissolved oxygen concentration of 1.5 mg l−1. After a short lag-phase, only glucose was consumed. Phenol degradation then began while glucose was still present in the
reactor. When glucose was exhausted, phenol was used for respiration and then for biomass build-up. After several batch runs
(phenol < 365 mg l−1), specific growth rate (μX) was 0.034 ± 0.001 h−1, specific phenol degradation rate (qP) was 57.5 ± 2 mg g−1 h−1, biomass yield (YX/P) was 52.2 ± 1.1 g mol−1, and oxygen yield factor
( \textY\textX/\textO 2 ) \left( {{\text{Y}}_{{{\text{X}}/{\text{O}}_{ 2} }} } \right) was 9.2 ± 0.2 g mol−1. A carbon recovery close to 100% suggested that phenol was exclusively transformed into biomass (35%) and CO2 (65%). Molar phenol oxidation constant
( \textY\textO 2 /\textP ) \left( {{\text{Y}}_{{{\text{O}}_{ 2} /{\text{P}}}} } \right) was calculated from stoichiometry of phenol oxidation and introducing experimental biomass and CO2 conversion yields on phenol, leading to values varying between 4.78 and 5.22 mol mol−1. Respiratory quotient was about 0.84 mol mol−1, very close to theoretical value (0.87 mol mol−1). Carbon dioxide production, oxygen demand and redox potential, monitored on-line, were good indicators of growth, substrate
consumption and exhaustion, and can therefore be usefully employed for industrial phenol bioremediation in extreme environments. 相似文献
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Light acclimatisation capabilities of Elodea nuttallii at nearly ambient DIC conditions were investigated by determining growth characteristics, main photosynthetic parameters
and pigmentation of plants incubated at 5 different irradiances (10–146 μmol photons m−2 s−1). Positive net growth was observed under all light treatments tested. Maximum ratio root versus shoot (r:s) of 1.86 was achieved
at medium irradiances (72–94 μmol photons m−2 s−1), whereas at low (10 μmol photons m−2 s−1) and high irradiances (146 μmol photons m−2 s−1) r:s was significantly lower (0.39 and 1.05, respectively). With respect to main photosynthetic parameters, an increase of
light compensation points (E
c), attended by decreasing ratios of light saturation points of photosynthesis (E
k)/irradiance were observed. E
c values were comparable to other low-light adapted macrophytes, which indicate that E. nuttallii can be regarded as a low-light adapted plant, under photorespiratory conditions. This was also confirmed by maximum E
k values of just 73 μmol photons m−2 s−1. Further support was achieved from pigmentation and non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) data, both indicating rather limited
acclimatisation ability at light treatments above 90 μmol photons m−2 s−1. These results are discussed with respect to the competitive abilities of E. nuttallii under nearly ambient (photorespiratory) DIC conditions, especially in dense stands and turbid phytoplankton-dominated waters. 相似文献
13.
To test the hypothesis that the contribution of phosphoribulokinase (PRK) to the control of photosynthesis changes depending
on the light environment of the plant, the response of transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) transformed with antisense PRK constructs to irradiance was determined. In plants grown under low irradiance (330 μmol m−2 s−1) steady-state photosynthesis was limited in plants with decreased PRK activity upon exposure to higher irradiance, with a
control coefficient of PRK for CO2 assimilation of 0.25 at and above 800 μmol m−2 s−1. The flux control coefficient of PRK for steady-state CO2 assimilation was zero, however, at all irradiances in plant material grown at 800 μmol m−2 s−1 and in plants grown in a glasshouse during mid-summer (alternating shade and sun 300–1600 μmol m−2 s−1). To explain these differences between plants grown under low and high irradiances, Calvin cycle enzyme activities and metabolite
content were determined. Activities of PRK and other non-equilibrium Calvin cycle enzymes fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase, sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase
and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase were twofold higher in plants grown at 800 μmol m−2 s−1 or in the glasshouse than in plants grown at 330 μmol m−2 s−1. Activities of equilibrium enzymes transketolase, aldolase, ribulose-5-phosphate epimerase and isomerase were very similar
under all growth irradiances. The flux control coefficient of 0.25 in plants grown at 330 μmol m−2 s−1 can be explained because low ribulose-5-phosphate content in combination with low PRK activity limits the synthesis of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate.
This limitation is overcome in high-light-grown plants because of the large relative increase in activities of sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase
and fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase under these conditions, which facilitates the synthesis of larger amounts of ribulose-5-phosphate.
This potential limitation will have maintained evolutionary selection pressure for high concentrations of PRK within the chloroplast.
Received: 15 November 1999 / Accepted: 27 January 2000 相似文献
14.
The objective of this study was to improve the biological water–gas shift reaction for producing hydrogen (H2) by conversion of carbon monoxide (CO) using an anaerobic thermophilic pure strain, Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans. Specific hydrogen production rates and yields were investigated at initial biomass densities varying from 5 to 20 mg volatile
suspended solid (VSS) L−1. Results showed that the gas–liquid mass transfer limits the CO conversion rate at high biomass concentrations. At 100-rpm
agitation and at CO partial pressure of 1 atm, the optimal substrate/biomass ratio must exceed 5 mol CO g−1 biomass VSS in order to avoid gas–liquid substrate transfer limitation. An average H2 yield of 94 ± 3% and a specific hydrogen production rate of ca. 3 mol g−1 VSS day−1 were obtained at initial biomass densities between 5 and 8 mg VSS−1. In addition, CO bioconversion kinetics was assessed at CO partial pressure from 0.16 to 2 atm, corresponding to a dissolved
CO concentration at 70°C from 0.09 to 1.1 mM. Specific bioactivity was maximal at 3.5 mol CO g−1 VSS day−1 for a dissolved CO concentration of 0.55 mM in the culture. This optimal concentration is higher than with most other hydrogenogenic
carboxydotrophic species. 相似文献
15.
By simultaneously analyzing the chlorophyll a fluorescence transient and light absorbance at 820 nm as well as chlorophyll fluorescence quenching, we investigated the
effects of different photon flux densities (0, 15, 200 μmol m−2 s−1) with or without 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (DCMU) on the repair process of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) leaves after treatment with low temperature (6°C) combined with moderate photon flux density (200 μmol m−2 s−1) for 6 h. Both the maximal photochemical efficiency of Photosystem II (PSII) (F
v/F
m) and the content of active P700 (ΔI/I
o) significantly decreased after chilling treatment under 200 μmol m−2 s−1 light. After the leaves were transferred to 25°C, F
v/F
m recovered quickly under both 200 and 15 μmol m−2 s−1 light. ΔI/I
o recovered quickly under 15 μmol m−2 s−1 light, but the recovery rate of ΔI/I
o was slower than that of F
v/F
m. The cyclic electron transport was inhibited by chilling-light treatment obviously. The recovery of ΔI/I
o was severely suppressed by 200 μmol m−2 s−1 light, whereas a pretreatment with DCMU effectively relieved this suppression. The cyclic electron transport around PSI recovered
in a similar way as the active P700 content did, and the recovery of them was both accelerated by pretreatment with DCMU.
The results indicate that limiting electron transport from PSII to PSI protected PSI from further photoinhibition, accelerating
the recovery of PSI. Under a given photon flux density, faster recovery of PSII compared to PSI was detrimental to the recovery
of PSI or even to the whole photosystem. 相似文献
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Batch cultures of the green microalga Chlorella vulgaris and cyanobacterium Planktothrix isothrix and their corresponding co-cultures were grown in municipal wastewater in order to study their growth as well as the nitrogen
(NH4–N) and phosphorus (PO43−–P) removal. The cultures were grown under two irradiances of 20 and 60 μmol photons m−2 s−1 in shaken and unshaken conditions. The co-culture of unshaken Chlorella and Planktothrix showed the greatest growth under both irradiances. The monoalgal Planktotrix cultures showed better growth when unshaken than when shaken, whereas Chlorella cultures grew better when mixed, but only at the higher irradiance. The highest percentage of nitrogen removal (up to 80%)
was attained by the unshaken co-cultures of Chlorella and Planktothrix. The amount of nitrogen recycled in the biomass reached up to 85% of that removed. Shaken monoalgal cultures of Chlorella showed phosphorus removal under both irradiances. They completely removed the initial phosphorus concentration (7.47 ± 0.17 mg L−1) within 96 and 48 h under 20 and 60 μmol photons m−2 s−1, respectively. 相似文献
17.
Carlos Eduardo Aragón Maritza Escalona Roberto Rodriguez Maria Jesús Cañal Iris Capote Danilo Pina Justo González-Olmedo 《In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Plant》2010,46(1):89-94
In vitro physiology and carbon metabolism can be affected by the sink–source relationship. The effect of different sucrose concentrations
(10, 30, and 50 g L−1), light intensities (80 and 150 μmol m−2 s−1), and CO2 levels (375 and 1,200 μmol mol−1) were tested during plantain micropropagation in temporary immersion bioreactors. Activities of pyruvate kinase, phosphoenol
pyruvate carboxylase, and the photosynthesis rate were recorded. From the morphological and practical point of view, the best
results were obtained when plants were cultured with 30 g L−1 sucrose, 80 μmol m−2 s−1 light intensity, and 1,200 μmol mol−1 CO2 concentration. This treatment improved leaf and root development, reduced respiration during in vitro culture, and increased starch level at the end of the hardening phase. In addition to that, the number of competent plants
was increased from 80.0% to 91.0% at the end of the in vitro phase and the survival percentage from 95.71% to 99.80% during ex vitro hardening. 相似文献
18.
Klaus Martin Meiners S. Papadimitriou D. N. Thomas L. Norman G. S. Dieckmann 《Polar Biology》2009,32(7):1055-1065
Physical, biogeochemical and photosynthetic parameters were measured in sea ice brine and ice core bottom samples in the north-western
Weddell Sea during early spring 2006. Sea ice brines collected from sackholes were characterised by cold temperatures (range
−7.4 to −3.8°C), high salinities (range 61.4–118.0), and partly elevated dissolved oxygen concentrations (range 159–413 μmol kg−1) when compared to surface seawater. Nitrate (range 0.5–76.3 μmol kg−1), dissolved inorganic phosphate (range 0.2–7.0 μmol kg−1) and silicic acid (range 74–285 μmol kg−1) concentrations in sea ice brines were depleted when compared to surface seawater. In contrast, NH4
+ (range 0.3–23.0 μmol kg−1) and dissolved organic carbon (range 140–707 μmol kg−1) were enriched in the sea ice brines. Ice core bottom samples exhibited moderate temperatures and brine salinities, but high
algal biomass (4.9–435.5 μg Chl a l−1 brine) and silicic acid depletion. Pulse amplitude modulated fluorometry was used for the determination of the photosynthetic
parameters F
v/F
m, α, rETRmax and E
k. The maximum quantum yield of photosystem II, F
v/F
m, ranged from 0.101 to 0.500 (average 0.284 ± 0.132) and 0.235 to 0.595 (average 0.368 ± 0.127) in the sea ice internal and
bottom communities, respectively. The fluorometric measurements indicated medium ice algal photosynthetic activity both in
the internal and bottom communities of the sea ice. An observed lack of correlation between biogeochemical and photosynthetic
parameters was most likely due to temporally and spatially decoupled physical and biological processes in the sea ice brine
channel system, and was also influenced by the temporal and spatial resolution of applied sampling techniques. 相似文献
19.
D. Mills 《Biologia Plantarum》2009,53(3):415-421
To study the effect of sucrose on the sink-source relationship in in vitro-grown plants, Cistus incanus seedlings and plantlets were grown horizontally in a two-compartment Petri dish (split dish), with the root system in one
compartment and the shoot in the other. Shoots and roots were exposed to different sucrose concentrations (0–30 g dm−3), two irradiance levels (25 and 160 μmol m−2s−1) and the presence or absence of a minimum medium containing minerals and vitamins (M medium). Root and shoot biomass of the
seedlings was enhanced by an increase in irradiance when the growth medium was not supplemented with sucrose indicating the
role of photosynthesis in biomass production. When sucrose was added to either organ growth was enhanced as well. In the presence
of sucrose in the root compartment, sucrose applied to the shoot compartment enhanced growth of both organs under low irradiance,
while under high irradiance, sucrose had no further additive effect. In the absence of sucrose in the root compartment, the
enhancement of root biomass by sucrose added to the shoot compartment was lower under high irradiance than under low irradiance.
The response of Cistus plantlets to sucrose and irradiance differed from that of seedlings, probably reflecting a greater susceptibility of the
plantlets to sucrose feedback inhibition on photosynthesis and biomass accumulation. The decrease in root and shoot growth
when M medium was added to the shoot compartment and the relatively better growth of these organs when the roots were supplied
with minerals and the shoot with sucrose, indicate that growth of the two organs in our experimental set-up was regulated
by opposing fluxes of C and nutrients. 相似文献
20.
Seaweeds growing in the intertidal zone are exposed to fluctuating nitrate and ultraviolet radiation (UVR) levels. While it
has been shown that elevated UVR levels and the decrease of nitrate concentration can reduce photosynthetic levels in seaweeds,
less is known about the combined effect of nitrate levels and UVR on metabolism and photoprotection mechanisms of intertidal
species. Consequently, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of nitrate concentration and UVR treatments
on photosynthesis, respiration, nitrate reductase activity and phenolic compound levels of Ulva rigida (Chlorophyta). There was a two- to threefold increase in maximal gross photosynthesis (GPmax) and respiration rates, as nitrate increased from 0 to 50 μM NO3−. Similarly, nitrate reductase activity increased linearly from low values in algae incubated at 0 μM NO3 to high values in tissue incubated at 50 μM NO3−. Phenolic compounds in the tissue of U. rigida increased approximately 60% under 50 μM NO3− relative to those incubated at 0 μM NO3−. Algae exposed to UVR (8 h) showed a significant decrease in the effective quantum yield and respiration, however, no effect
was observed in the phenolic compounds levels. Full recovery of effective quantum yield was observed after U. rigida was transferred for 48 h to low PAR. Nitrate reductase also decreased after an 8-h UVR exposure, but no differences were
observed among the nitrate treatments. This study shows that high nitrate levels reduced the negative effect of UVR on the
effective quantum yield and increased the recovery of key metabolic enzymes. It is possible that the increase of phenolic
compounds in the thallus of U. rigida under high nitrate levels provide a photoprotective mechanism when exposed to high UV levels during low tides. 相似文献