Microclimate, Canopy Structure and Photosynthesis in Canopies of Three Contrasting Temperate Forage Grasses: III. Canopy Photosynthesis, Individual Leaf Photosynthesis and the Distribution of Current Assimilate |
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Authors: | SHEEHY J E |
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Institution: | The Grassland Research Institute Hurley, Nr. Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 5LR |
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Abstract: | The rates of canopy and individual leaf photosynthesis and 14Cdistribution for three temperate forage grasses Lolium perennecv. S24, L. perenne cv. Reveille and Festuc'a arundinacea cv.SI70 were determined in the field during a summer growth period.Canopy photosynthesis declined as the growth period progressed,reflecting a decline in the photosynthetic capacity of successiveyoungest fully expanded leaves. The decline in the maximum photosyntheticcapacity of the canopies was correlated with a decline in theirquantum efficiencies at low irradiance. Changes in canopy structureresulted in changes in canopy net photosynthesis and dark respiration.No clear relationships between changes in the environment andchanges in canopy net photosynthesis and dark respiration wereestablished. The relative distributions of 14C in the shootsof the varieties gave a good indication of the amount of drymatter per ground area in the varieties. |
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