Consumption of O2 in the light by Chlorella pyrenoidosa and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

A mass spectrometer has been used to measure O₂ production and consumption and net CO₂ exchange near the CO₂ compensation point in Chlorella pyrenoidosa and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii grown in air and in 2% (v/v) and 5% (v/v) CO₂ in air. Some experiments were run in presence of -hydroxy-2-pyridinemethanesulfonic acid and, for others, data are presented from parallel assays for enzymic glycolate oxidation. Although the glycolate-oxidising enzyme was present in cells grown with and without CO₂ enrichment, the activities measured were not compatible with direct measurements of O₂ consumption in the light. This and other evidence argues against glycolate being the primary substrate for light-induced O₂ consumption by these organisms.     

Effects of CO2 enrichment on soluble amino acids and organic acids in barley primary leaves as a function of age, photoperiod and chlorosis

Responses of soluble amino acids and organic acids to either ambient (36 Pa) or elevated (100 Pa) CO₂ treatments were determined using barley primary leaves (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Brant). Total soluble amino acids were increased 33% by CO₂ enrichment 9 days after sowing (DAS), but a decrease relative to the ambient CO₂ treatment was observed with increasing leaf age. Marked declines of glutamine and asparagine were observed under CO₂ enrichment, both diurnally and with advancing leaf age. Consequently, total soluble amino acids were 59% lower in the elevated compared to the ambient CO₂ treatment 17 DAS. It was likely that chlorosis in response to CO₂ enrichment negatively impacted soluble amino acid levels in older barley primary leaves. In contrast to the ambient CO₂ treatment, glutamine and most other soluble amino acids decreased as much as 60% during the latter half of a 12 h photoperiod in primary leaves of 13-day-old seedlings grown under enhanced CO₂. Malate was decreased about 9 percent by CO₂ enrichment and citrate and succinate were increased by similar amounts when measured 9 and 13 DAS. Malate accumulation was also decreased about 20% by CO₂ enrichment on a diurnal basis. The onset of CO₂-dependent leaf yellowing had much less of an effect on organic acids than on soluble amino acids. This above results emphasized the sensitivity of N metabolism to CO₂ enrichment in barley. Increased levels of citrate and succinate in response to CO₂ enrichment suggested that the tricarboxylic acid cycle was upregulated in barley by CO₂ enrichment. In summary, organic and amino acid levels in barley primary leaves were dynamic and were altered by age, diurnally and in response to CO₂ enrichment.     

CO2浓度、氮和水分对春小麦光合、蒸散及水分利用效率的影响

研究了不同土壤氮和土壤水分条件下,大气CO₂浓度升高对春小麦光合作用、气孔导度、蒸散和水分利用效率的影响.结果表明,CO₂浓度升高,干旱处理的春小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)叶片光合作用速率幅度增加大于湿润处理,随着氮肥用量增加光合速率相应增加,而不施氮肥增加有限;干旱处理气孔导度幅度减少大于湿润处理,不施氮肥的大于氮肥充足的.CO₂浓度升高,干旱处理的蒸散量减少比湿润处理多,不施氮肥的蒸散量减少较为明显;但干旱处理单叶WUE增加大于湿润处理;随着氮肥用量增加,冠层WUE提高,而不施氮肥的冠层WUE最低.因而CO₂浓度升高、光合速率增加和蒸散量减少会减缓干旱的不利影响,增强作物对干旱胁迫的抵御能力.     

Light-dependent variations in the composition of the internal atmosphere of Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex steudel

The composition of the lacunal air in Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steudel during a diel cycle and during prolonged exposures to light and dark, respectively, was studied in the laboratory. The experimental system was constructed so that samples of the lacunal air could be withdrawn with syringes at fixed points in the stems and in the rhizomes of an intact shootsystem. The composition of the samples (CO₂, O₂, N₂) was analyzed by gas chromatography.

A steep gradient in O₂ concentration was observed within the lacunae, with highest concentrations in the aerial stems (21%) and lowest concentrations in the deepest-growing rhizomes (3.6%). Inverse gradients of CO₂ and N₂ occurred in the opposite direction. The composition of the lacunal air exhibited a clear diel variation, with highest O₂ and lowest CO₂ and N₂ concentrations during the daytime.

It is concluded that the transport of gases within the lacunae of P. australis is mediated by diffusion following the concentration gradients of the gases, and convective flow of air resulting from solubilization of respiratory CO₂ in the interstitial waters and/or in the transpiration stream. During the daytime, the ventilation is accelerated, probably as a consequence of thermo-osmotic pressurization resulting from temperature differences between the aerial plant tissues and the ambient air.     

The viability of Scenedesmus bicellularis cells immobilized on alginate screens following nutrient starvation in air at 100% relative humidity

The viability of algal cells immobilized on screens and starved in a water-saturated air stream was studied at the laboratory scale. This new process for wastewater biotreatment has been developed using immobilized cells, which were starved in air, to obtain a high rate of nutrient removal. A unicellular green microalgae, Scenedesmus bicellularis, was isolated from secondary decantation tanks at an urban wastewater treatment plant and grown in a synthetic medium for 12 days. The cells were then concentrated by centrifugation and immobilized on alginate screens. The screens were then inserted in a photochamber saturated at 100% relative humidity and subjected to a photoperiod of 16 h in the light and 8 h in the dark, with an illumination of 150 muE m(-2) s(-1) provided by fluorescent lamps. After 48 h of nutrient starvation, the immobilized cells were used for the removal of ammonium and orthophosphate from a synthetic secondary wastewater effluent in a plexiglass reactor. During the sequential operation of starvation followed by incubation in the presence of nutrients, fast growth of viable cells in the gel matrix was obtained and there was no appreciable decay of chlorophyll a or cell activity. When these immobilized and starved cells were incubated in wastewater, ammonium (NH(4) (+)) and orthophosphate (PO(4) (3-)) ions were quickly taken up from medium. After three successive 2-h exposures to wastewater, immobilized algal cells were freed by dissolving the Ca-alginate with phosphate as 0.2 M Na(3)PO(4) and resuspended in fresh culture medium. Results indicate that free cells transferred to rich medium remained viable, but the growth rate revealed that the viable cells decreased their culturability. (c) 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

CO2加富下水氮耦合对黄瓜叶片光合作用和超微结构的影响

以‘津优35号’黄瓜为试材,采用裂区-再裂区设计,研究了CO₂加富下水氮耦合对黄瓜叶片光合作用和超微结构的影响.主区设大气CO₂浓度(400 μmol·mol^-1,A)和加富CO₂浓度(800±20 μmol·mol^-1,E)2个CO₂浓度处理,裂区设无干旱胁迫(田间持水量的95%,W)和干旱胁迫(田间持水量的75%,D)2个水分处理,再裂区设施氮量450 kg·hm^-2(低氮,N₁)和900 kg·hm^-2(高氮,N₂)2个氮素处理.结果表明: 在干旱和高氮条件下,CO₂加富提高了黄瓜的株高,且使高氮下的叶面积显著增加.正常灌溉条件下,高氮处理的光合速率、气孔导度和蒸腾速率高于低氮处理,而干旱条件下则相反;CO₂加富提高了黄瓜叶片的水分利用效率,并且随着施氮量的增加,其水分利用效率提高.干旱胁迫下,黄瓜近轴面气孔密度增加,而CO₂加富和高氮却显著降低了气孔密度.高氮处理增加了黄瓜叶片叶绿体数量而减少了淀粉粒数量,干旱胁迫使叶绿体数量减少,但使淀粉粒数量呈上升趋势.干旱胁迫增加了叶绿体长度和宽度,显著增加了淀粉粒的大小,而高氮降低了叶绿体和淀粉粒的长度和宽度.CO₂加富和高氮均使基粒厚度和片层数增加(ADN₂除外),并且EDN₂处理的片层数显著高于ADN₂.综上所述,CO₂加富和适宜的水、氮条件能促进黄瓜叶片叶绿体类囊体膜系的发育,显著增加基粒厚度和基粒片层数,有效改善黄瓜的叶绿体结构,增强光合性能,提高黄瓜植株对CO₂和水、氮的吸收利用能力.     

Influence of elevated CO2 and ozone concentrations on late blight resistance and growth of potato plants

Potato plants (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Indira) with high susceptibility to the late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans were exposed for 4 weeks to two different CO₂ concentrations (400/700 ppm) combined with ambient and double ambient ozone concentrations (first experiment) and with 1/5 ambient and ambient ozone concentrations (second experiment) in climate chambers. Leaves of the potato plants were then inoculated with Phytophthora infestans zoospores. Plants from the “high CO₂” variant showed a significantly increased resistance to the pathogen, verified by visual evaluation and quantitative real-time PCR, whereas plants treated with double ambient ozone were slightly more susceptible. An increase in the constitutive activities of the PR-proteins β-1,3-glucanase and osmotin in leaves of plants exposed to 700 ppm CO₂ correlated with the increase in resistance at this CO₂-concentration. Biomass parameters were barely affected by the elevated CO₂-concentration but decreased with increasing ozone concentrations. Biochemical analyses revealed that the content of starch as well as the content of soluble sugars in leaves were highest at the double ambient ozone/700 ppm CO₂ variants pointing to an ozone-induced inhibition of assimilate allocation from leaves to tubers. Leaf C/N-ratio increased at elevated CO₂-concentrations due to a decrease in N-content. The effect of the ozone- and CO₂-induced biochemical changes on the resistance response of potato towards Phytophthora infestans is discussed.     

CO2浓度升高条件下长白赤松幼苗种植密度对净光合速率的影响

The effect of Pinus sylvestriformis seedlings density on net photosynthetic rate was studied under elevated CO₂. Atmospheric CO₂ concentration was controlled in OTC (Open Top Chamber). The results showed that elevated CO₂ not only made net photosynthetic rates (NPRs) of two Pinus sylvestriformis seedlings densities increased,but also mitigated their intra-specific competition. Meanwhile,the difference of seedling NPRs between100 and 400 plant·m^-2 under 500 μmol·mol^-1 air CO₂ concentration was less than that under 350 μmol·mol^-1 with the same PARlevels. When air CO₂ concentration reached 700 μmol·mol^-1, the NPRs of seedlings under both planting densities were close to each other with the same PARlevels. The intra-specific competition was minimized under air CO₂ concentration of 700 μmol·mol^-1.     

增温和升高CO2浓度对桑树幼苗的生长和叶片品质的影响

研究了增温(+2 ℃)、升高CO₂浓度(+300 ppm)及同时增温和升高CO₂浓度(+2 ℃和+300 ppm CO₂)处理60 d后1年生桑树幼苗的形态、生物量积累及叶片品质的变化.结果表明: 与对照相比,增温显著增加桑树的基径、叶片数、总叶面积、叶干质量、叶干质量分数和可溶性蛋白含量,分别增加了9.9%、17.4%、23.0%、9.2%、10.1%和23.1%;升高CO₂浓度显著增加了桑树幼苗的茎干质量、根干质量和总干质量,比对照分别增加10.7%、15.9%和9.2%,但对幼苗的形态和叶片品质无显著影响;同时增温和升高CO₂浓度条件下,叶片数、株高、基径、总叶面积、叶干质量、根干质量、总干质量、叶片可溶性糖和粗蛋白含量均显著升高,与对照相比分别增加28.8%、9.1%、19.4%、32.6%、12.4%、17.2%、10.1%、45.8%和11.9%,但粗纤维含量显著降低16.8%.短期增温和升高CO₂浓度对桑树幼苗的生长发育和叶片品质有促进作用.     

Factors affecting the growth characteristics of alginate-entrapped Chlorella

Previous studies have shown that growth of immobilized Chlorella emersonii is restricted to the periphery of calcium alginate gel beads. Results presented here show that CO₂, the growth-limiting factor, is responsible for this zonation. Light intensity (6–30 klx), though not saturating for photosynthesis, is not responsible for the effect. High concentrations of CO₂ (≈ 2%) were necessary to produce alginate beads containing high cell stocking densities without acute cell zonation. These findings are discussed in the context of other work on immobilized algal cells.     

Wastewater nutrient removal with microalgae immobilized in carrageenan

Two species of the green freshwater microalga Scenedesmus have been immobilized in beads of κ-carrageenan. Growth curves were similar to those observed with free cells. The uptake of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater was similar for free and entrapped microalgae. The reduction of N-NH⁺₄ was 90% within 4 h at pH 9.0 and 70% within 5 h at an adjusted pH of 7.7. From these experiments, we conclude that immobilized Scenedesmus microalgae can grow well within gel beads and that they are as physiologically active for wastewater nutrient removal as free cells.     

空气CO2增高条件下荔枝叶片光合作用和超氧自由基产率

研究结果表明,生长在77±5PaCO₂分压下30d的荔枝幼树,其光合速率较大气CO₂分压(39.3Pa)下的低23%,光下线粒体呼吸速率和不包含光下呼吸的CO₂补偿点亦略有降低.空气CO₂增高使叶片最大羧化速率(V_cmax)和最大电子传递速率(J_max)降低,表明大气增高CO₂分压下叶片的光系统I(PSI)能量水平较低,叶片超氧自由基产率亦降低39%,叶片感染荔枝霜疫霉病率则从生长在大气CO₂分压下的1.8%增至9.5%.可能较低光合和呼吸代谢诱致较低的超氧自由基产率,而使叶片易受病害侵染.叶片受病害侵染后表现为超氧自由基的激增.在全球大气CO₂分压增高趋势下须加强对荔枝霜疫霉病的控制.     

粳稻生育后期剑叶光合日变化和光合色素对大气CO2浓度和温度升高的响应——FACE研究

为研究水稻叶片光合色素和光合日变化对大气CO₂浓度和气温升高的响应,我们采用在开放空气中控制升高CO₂浓度和温度的方法,以常规粳稻南粳9108为试验材料,设置了环境CO₂和高大气CO₂浓度(增加200 μmol·mol^-1)、环境温度和增温(增加1～2 ℃)交互的4个处理,测定了灌浆中期和后期水稻剑叶的光合日变化特征和光合色素含量.结果表明: 水稻剑叶净光合速率(P_n)为双峰曲线,发生了光合“午休”现象;大气CO₂浓度升高提高了剑叶P_n,灌浆中期和后期平均分别增加了47.6%和39.1%;高温有降低P_n的趋势,但相关性未达到显著水平.大气CO₂浓度和温度升高导致水稻剑叶生育后期气孔导度(g_s)平均分别降低了17.0%和11.8%.高CO₂浓度水稻剑叶生育后期蒸腾速率(T_r)、叶绿素a、叶绿素b、类胡萝卜素、总叶绿素和叶绿素a/b值显著降低,平均降幅分别为5.9%、50.4%、21.3%、41.4%、39.4%和21.4%,明显增加了剑叶水分利用率(WUE),平均增幅达47.9%.与之相反,生育后期增温使水稻剑叶T_r增加了10.2%,使WUE平均降低了20.4%.综上所述,大气CO₂浓度升高对粳稻生育后期剑叶P_n、g_s和光合色素含量的影响明显大于增温效应.因此,应重视大气CO₂浓度和温度对水稻光合作用和光合色素的综合效应,减弱增温的负效应.     

日光温室冬季增施CO2对切花红掌光合作用及生长发育的影响

针对切花红掌日光温室冬季生产时CO₂亏缺严重的现象,以不增施CO₂为对照,研究了增施700、1000、1300 μmol·mol^-1浓度CO₂对切花红掌‘火焰’光合特性和生长发育的影响.结果表明: 增施60 d CO₂,红掌叶片的净光合速率、胞间CO₂浓度和水分利用效率均显著提高,且以1000 μmol·mol^-1处理的增幅最大;而气孔导度则较对照显著下降.增施CO₂后,红掌叶片的可溶性糖、淀粉和可溶性蛋白含量均较对照显著增加,佛焰苞大小、色泽、花茎长度等切花品质参数,以及叶片发育质量参数和花茎生长速率均有不同程度的提高,且均以1000 μmol·mol^-1浓度最佳.增施1000 μmol·mol^-1的CO₂可以有效促进日光温室切花红掌的冬季生产.     

Physiological changes in marine picocyanobacterial Synechococcus strains exposed to elevated CO2 partial pressure

Unicellular marine cyanobacteria are abundant in both coastal and oligotrophic environments, where they contribute substantially to primary production. The physiological effect of future increases in atmospheric CO₂ concentrations on the marine picocyanobacteria is still poorly known. We studied the physiological changes in marine phycocyanin (PC)-rich and phycoerythrin (PE)-rich Synechococcus strains under different CO₂ partial pressures (350, 600 and 800 ppm). The PE strain showed no significant change in growth rate over the experimental CO₂ range. A significant increase (25.4%) in carbohydrate was observed at 800 ppm CO₂, but no significant change in protein and RNA/DNA ratio was observed in any CO₂ treatment. The PC strain showed a significant increase (36.7%) in growth rate at 800 ppm CO₂, but no significant change in carbohydrate or protein content was observed over the entire CO₂ range. The RNA/DNA ratio increased with increasing CO₂ concentration and was positively correlated with growth rate. Cellular red fluorescence and orange fluorescence of the PE strain tended to decline in all CO₂ treatments. However, no such decline was observed at higher CO₂ treatments in the PC strain. Our results suggest that the PC strain would probably benefit more than the PE strain from future increases in atmospheric CO₂ concentrations.     

CO2加富下水氮耦合对黄瓜叶片光合作用和超微结构的影响

以‘津优35号’黄瓜为试材,采用裂区-再裂区设计,研究了CO₂加富下水氮耦合对黄瓜叶片光合作用和超微结构的影响.主区设大气CO₂浓度(400 μmol·mol^-1,A)和加富CO₂浓度(800±20 μmol·mol^-1,E)2个CO₂浓度处理,裂区设无干旱胁迫(田间持水量的95%,W)和干旱胁迫(田间持水量的75%,D)2个水分处理,再裂区设施氮量450 kg·hm^-2(低氮,N₁)和900 kg·hm^-2(高氮,N₂)2个氮素处理.结果表明: 在干旱和高氮条件下,CO₂加富提高了黄瓜的株高,且使高氮下的叶面积显著增加.正常灌溉条件下,高氮处理的光合速率、气孔导度和蒸腾速率高于低氮处理,而干旱条件下则相反;CO₂加富提高了黄瓜叶片的水分利用效率,并且随着施氮量的增加,其水分利用效率提高.干旱胁迫下,黄瓜近轴面气孔密度增加,而CO₂加富和高氮却显著降低了气孔密度.高氮处理增加了黄瓜叶片叶绿体数量而减少了淀粉粒数量,干旱胁迫使叶绿体数量减少,但使淀粉粒数量呈上升趋势.干旱胁迫增加了叶绿体长度和宽度,显著增加了淀粉粒的大小,而高氮降低了叶绿体和淀粉粒的长度和宽度.CO₂加富和高氮均使基粒厚度和片层数增加(ADN₂除外),并且EDN₂处理的片层数显著高于ADN₂.综上所述,CO₂加富和适宜的水、氮条件能促进黄瓜叶片叶绿体类囊体膜系的发育,显著增加基粒厚度和基粒片层数,有效改善黄瓜的叶绿体结构,增强光合性能,提高黄瓜植株对CO₂和水、氮的吸收利用能力.     

不同土壤水分条件下CO2浓度对禾谷缢管蚜种群的影响

利用开顶式熏气室研究了不同土壤水分条件下不同CO₂浓度对禾谷缢管蚜种群的影响,以期对未来大气CO₂浓度升高条件下不同降雨地区的小麦蚜虫关系发展趋势做出初步预测.结果表明,随CO₂浓度升高,禾谷缢管蚜种群持续增长,但以CO₂浓度从350μl·L^-1上升到550μl·L^-1时增长最快;禾谷缢管蚜种群大小与土壤水分密切相关,各CO₂浓度下均以60%土壤水分的最大;当CO₂浓度从350μl·L^-1上升到550μl·L^-1时,60%土壤水分下的种群增长最快;当CO₂浓度从550μl·L^-1上升到700μl·L^-1时,60%和40%土壤水分下的种群增长相近,且高于80%土壤水分下的增长.据此可以认为,随大气CO₂浓度升高,禾谷缢管蚜种群会持续增长,从目前至下世纪中叶的时间内可能是蚜虫种群增长最快的阶段,特别在干旱、半干旱地区禾谷缢管蚜种群增长幅度较大、小麦受害较重.     

Cadmium effect on the growth, photosynthesis, ultrastructure and phytochelatin content of green microalga Scenedesmus armatus: A study at low and elevated CO2 concentration

Short-term experiments were carried out to examine the toxicity of cadmium chloride (CdCl₂) at a concentration of 93 μM (EC_50/24) to green microalga Scenedesmus armatus, cultured at low (0.1%) and elevated (2%) concentration of CO₂. Cadmium did not affect the viability of cells cultured for 24 h in both CO₂ variants but markedly inhibited the growth of algae. This inhibition was more pronounced in cultures aerated with 0.1% (about 50% of control) than with 2% CO₂ (about 75% of control) and did not change during 72 h of culture. Cadmium inhibited the rate of oxygen evolution (P_oxy.) (70% of control) of cells cultured at 0.1% CO₂ and had no effect on P_oxy. of cells cultured at 2% CO₂. The values of the chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, i.e. F_M (maximum fluorescence yield), F_V (variable fluorescence), F_V/F_M (maximum quantum yield of PSII), Φ_PSII (effective quantum yield of PSII) and qP (photochemical quenching) were reduced by cadmium treatment in algae grown at 0.1% CO₂ concentration, whereas F₀ (initial fluorescence yield) remained unaffected. In high-CO₂ grown cells only F_V was significantly reduced. Cd-treated cells synthesized several thiol-containing peptides identified by HPLC as a dimer (PC₂), a trimer (PC₃) and a tetramer (PC₄) of phytochelatins (PC_S). High-CO₂ grown cells produced significantly more PCs than low-CO₂ grown cells and their individual appearance depended on the time of exposure and CO₂ level. The ultrastructural analysis of low-CO₂ grown cells showed in chloroplasts an increased number of small starch grains visible around the pyrenoid. In the enhanced vacuome compartment, various types of vacuoles were clearly seen in Cd-treated cells. Vacuoles containing non-membranous, electron-opaque deposits of an undefined structure and myelin-like figures were especially observed. The results suggest that algae living in conditions of elevated CO₂ are better protected against cadmium than those at ordinary CO₂ level, and productive processes are less affected than the growth ones.     

Effect of temperature on metabolic rate of the mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)

Temperature plays an important role in various aspects of the life history and physiology of ectotherms. We examined the effect of temperature on standard metabolic rate in the mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum. We measured O₂ consumption and CO₂ production at 20°C and 30°C using a flow through respirometery system. Standard metabolic rate was significantly higher at 30°C (9.25 ml O₂/h, 6.35 ml CO₂/h) compared to 20°C (2.10 ml O₂/h, 1.96 ml CO₂/h). The Q₁₀ value for O₂ was 5.10, and for CO₂ was 3.40. Our findings generally agree with those of other studies of metabolism in vertebrate ectotherms.     

Effect of CO2 on carbonic anhydrase in Avena sativa and Zea mays

In leaves of Zea mays kept in air with reduced or increased CO₂, the level of carbonic anhydrase is reduced or increased respectively. In Avena sativa an opposite effect of pCO₂ is observed. In both cases the enzyme activity rapidly reached normal values when the plants were transferred back to normal atmosphere.