Effects of water deficit and its interaction with CO(2) supply on the biochemistry and physiology of photosynthesis in sunflower

Photosynthetic responses of sunflower plants grown for 52 d in ambient and elevated CO(2) (A=350 or E=700 micromol mol(-1), respectively) and subjected to no (control), mild or severe water deficits after 45 d were analysed to determine if E modifies responses to water deficiency. Relative water con...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 53(2002), 375 vom: 04. Aug., Seite 1781-91
1. Verfasser: Tezara, W (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Mitchell, V, Driscoll, S P, Lawlor, D W
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2002
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of experimental botany
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins Plant Proteins Ribulosephosphates Water 059QF0KO0R Chlorophyll 1406-65-1 mehr... Carbon Dioxide 142M471B3J ribulose-1,5 diphosphate 2002-28-0 Adenosine Triphosphate 8L70Q75FXE Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase EC 4.1.1.39 Chlorophyll A YF5Q9EJC8Y
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Photosynthetic responses of sunflower plants grown for 52 d in ambient and elevated CO(2) (A=350 or E=700 micromol mol(-1), respectively) and subjected to no (control), mild or severe water deficits after 45 d were analysed to determine if E modifies responses to water deficiency. Relative water content, leaf water potential (Psi(w)) and osmotic potential decreased with water deficiency, but there were no effects of E. Growth in E decreased stomatal conductance (g(s)) and thereby transpiration, but increased net CO(2) assimilation rate (P(n), short-term measurements); therefore, water-use efficiency increased by 230% (control plants) and 380% (severe stress). Growth in E did not affect the response of P(n) to intercellular CO(2) concentration, despite a reduction of 25% in Rubisco content, because this was compensated by a 32% increase in Rubisco activity. Analysis of chlorophyll a fluorescence showed that changes in energy metabolism associated with E were small, despite the decreased Rubisco content. Water deficits decreased g(s) and P(n): metabolic limitation was greater than stomatal at mild and severe deficit and was not overcome by elevated CO(2). The decrease in P(n) with water deficiency was related to lower Rubisco activity rather than to ATP and RuBP contents. Thus, there were no important interactions between CO(2) during growth and water deficit with respect to photosynthetic metabolism. Elevated CO(2 )will benefit sunflower growing under water deficit by marginally increasing P(n), and by slowing transpiration, which will decrease the rate and severity of water deficits, with limited effects on metabolism
Beschreibung:Date Completed 17.12.2002
Date Revised 13.05.2019
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1460-2431