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Zhang B, Zhang H, Lu D, Cheng L, Li J. Effects of biofertilizers on the growth, leaf physiological indices and chlorophyll fluorescence response of spinach seedlings. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0294349. [PMID: 38096260 PMCID: PMC10721093 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Chemcial fertilizer as the main strategy for improving the vegetable yields was excessively applied in recent years which led to progressively serious soil problems such as the soil acidification. According the situation, five different biofertilizer treatments [no fertilizer (CK), inoculations of Bacillus subtilis (Bs, T1), combination of Bs and Bacillus mucilaginosus (Bs+Bm, T2), Bs and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (Bs+Ba, T3), and Bm+Ba (T4)] were conducted to investigate the effect of the growth, leaf physiological indices, and chlorophyll fluorescence of spinach seedlings in the growth chamber. The growth and physiological indices of the spinach seedlings attained a maximum under the T2 treatments. Under the T2 treatment, the ABS/RC (Absorption flux per RC), TR0/RC (Trapping flux per RC), and ET0/RC (Electron transport flux per RC) was significantly increased, while the DI0/RC [Dissipated energy flux per RC (at t = 0)] was decreased. The OJIP curve was improved under of the inoculations of fertilizers, and the increasing range was the largest under the T2 treatment. The leaf light response curve (LC) was also significantly increased under the T2 treatment. The plant growth characteristics [leaf length (LL), leaf weight (LW), plant height (PH)] were positively correlated with the J-I-P test chlorophyll fluorescence parameters [PIABS (Performance index for energy conservation from exciton to the reduction of intersystem electron acceptors), φP0 (Maximum quantum yield of primary photochemistry), φE0 (Quantum yield of electron transport), ψ0 (The probability that a trapped exciton moved an electron in electron transport chain further than QA-), TR0/RC, and ET0/RC] while negatively correlated with φD0 (Quantum yield of energy dissipation) and DI0/RC. The leaf physiological characteristics [SP (soluble protein concentrations), SC (soluble carbohydrate concentrations), Chl a (chlorophyll a), Chl b (chlorophyll b), Chl a+b, Chl a/b, and WP (water potential)] were positively correlated with the J-I-P test chlorophyll fluorescence parameters (PIABS, φP0, φE0, ψ0, ABS/RC, TR0/RC, and ET0/RC) while negatively correlated with φD0 and DI0/RC. These results indicated that the combination of Bs+Bm inoculations promoted the growth of the spinach and improved the adaptability of the vegetable to acid soil while Ba inoculation didn't have any effects to plants.
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- Beibei Zhang
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Monitoring and Mechanism Simulating, College of Geography and Environment, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
- School of Surveying and Land Information Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Monitoring and Mechanism Simulating, College of Geography and Environment, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Tourism and Management, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
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- College of Tourism and Management, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
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- College of Tourism and Management, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
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Meng X, Bai S, Wang S, Pan Y, Chen K, Xie K, Wang M, Guo S. The sensitivity of photosynthesis to magnesium deficiency differs between rice ( Oryza sativa L.) and cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1164866. [PMID: 37123833 PMCID: PMC10141327 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1164866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Magnesium is an essential macronutrient for plant photosynthesis, and in response to Mg deficiency, dicots appear more sensitive than monocots. Under Mg deficiency, we investigated the causes of differing photosynthetic sensitivities in a dicot and a monocot species. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) were grown in hydroponic culture to explore their physiological responses to Mg deficiency stress. Both Mg-deficient rice and cucumber plants exhibited lower biomass, leaf area, Mg concentration, and chlorophyll content (Chl) compared with Mg-sufficient plants. However, a more marked decline in Chl and carotenoid content (Car) occurred in cucumber. A lower CO2 concentration in chloroplasts (C c) was accompanied by a decrease in the maximum rate of electron transport (J max) and the maximum rate of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylation (V cmax), restricting CO2 utilization in Mg-deficient plants. Rice and cucumber photorespiration rate (P r) increased under Mg deficiency. Additionally, for cucumber, Car and non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) were reduced under lower Mg supply. Meanwhile, cucumber Mg deficiency significantly increased the fraction of absorbed light energy dissipated by an additional quenching mechanism (Φf,D). Under Mg deficiency, suppressed photosynthesis was attributed to comprehensive restrictions of mesophyll conductance (g m), J max, and V cmax. Cucumber was more sensitive to Mg deficiency than rice due to lower NPQ, higher rates of electron transport to alternative pathways, and subsequently, photooxidation damage.
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- Xusheng Meng
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Solid Organic Waste Utilization, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Solid Organic Wastes, The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Solid Organic Waste Utilization, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Solid Organic Wastes, The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Solid Organic Waste Utilization, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Solid Organic Wastes, The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Solid Organic Waste Utilization, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Solid Organic Wastes, The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Solid Organic Waste Utilization, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Solid Organic Wastes, The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- School of Land Resources and Environment, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Solid Organic Waste Utilization, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Solid Organic Wastes, The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Solid Organic Waste Utilization, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Solid Organic Wastes, The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Perera-Castro AV, Flexas J. The ratio of electron transport to assimilation (ETR/A N): underutilized but essential for assessing both equipment's proper performance and plant status. PLANTA 2023; 257:29. [PMID: 36592261 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-022-04063-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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ETR/AN ratios should be in the range 7.5-10.5 for non-stressed C3 plants. Ratios extremely out of this range can be reflecting both uncontrolled plant status and technical mistakes during measurements. We urge users to explicitly refer to this ratio in future studies as a proof for internal data quality control. For the last few decades, the use of infra-red gas-exchange analysers (IRGAs) coupled with chlorophyll fluorometers that allow for measurements of net CO2 assimilation rate and estimates of electron transport rate over the same leaf area has been popularized. The evaluation of data from both instruments in an integrative manner can result in additional valuable information, such as the estimation of the light respiration, mesophyll conductance and the partitioning of the flux of electrons into carboxylation, oxygenation and alternative processes, among others. In this review, an additional and more 'straight' use of the combination of chlorophyll fluorescence and gas exchange-derived parameters is presented, namely using the direct ratio between two fully independently estimated parameters, electron transport rate (ETR)-determined by the fluorometer-and net CO2 assimilation rate (AN)-determined by the IRGA, i.e., the ETR/AN ratio, as a tool for fast detection of incongruencies in the data and potential technical problems associated with them, while checking for the study plant's status. To illustrate this application, a compilation of 75 studies that reported both parameters for a total of 178 species under varying physiological status is presented. Values of ETR/AN between 7.5 and 10.5 were most frequently found for non-stressed C3 plants. C4 species showed an average ETR/AN ratio of 4.7. The observed ratios were larger for species with high leaf mass per area and for plants subjected to stressful factors like drought or nutritional deficit. Knowing the expected ETR/AN ratio projects this ratio as a routinary and rapid check point for guaranteeing both the correct performance of equipment and the optimal/stress status of studied plants. All known errors associated with the under- or overestimation of ETR or AN are summarized in a checklist that aims to be routinely used by any IRGA/fluorometer user to strength the validity of their data.
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- Alicia V Perera-Castro
- Department of Botany, Ecology and Plant Physiology, Universidad de La Laguna, Av. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez, S/N, 38200, La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain.
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- Department of Biology, Agro-Environmental and Water Economics Institute (INAGEA), Universitat de LES Illes Balears, Carretera de Valldemossa Km 7.5, 07122, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
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Pollastrini M, Salvatori E, Fusaro L, Manes F, Marzuoli R, Gerosa G, Brüggemann W, Strasser RJ, Bussotti F. Selection of tree species for forests under climate change: is PSI functioning a better predictor for net photosynthesis and growth than PSII? TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 40:1561-1571. [PMID: 32597979 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A chlorophyll fluorescence (ChlF) assessment was carried out on oak seedlings (Quercus ilex L., Quercus pubescens Willd., Quercus frainetto Ten.) of Italian and Greek provenance, during the years 2017 and 2018, in a common garden in central Italy planted in 2017. This trial aimed to test the relative performances of the oak species in the perspective of assisted migration as part of the actions for the adaptation of forests to climate change. The assessment of the photosynthetic performance of the tree species included the analysis of the prompt chlorophyll fluorescence (PF) transient and the modulated reflection (MR) at 820 nm, leaf chlorophyll content, leaf gas exchange (net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance), plant growth (i.e., height) and mortality rate after 2 years from the beginning of the experiment. The assessment of the performance of the three oak species was carried out 'in vivo'. Plants were generated from seeds and exposed to several environmental factors, including changing seasonal temperature, water availability, and soil biological and physical functionality. The results of PF indicate a stable functionality of the photosynthetic system PSII (expressed as FV/FM) across species and provenances and a decline in photochemistry functionality at the I-P phase (ΔVIP) in Q. frainetto, thus indicating a decline of the content of PSI in this species. This result was confirmed by the findings of MR analysis, with the speed of reduction and subsequent oxidation of PSI (VRED and VOX) strongly correlated to the amplitude of ΔVIP. The photosynthetic rates (net photosynthesis, PN) and growth were correlated with the parameters associated with PSI content and function, rather than those related to PSII. The low performance of Q. frainetto in the common garden seems to be related to early foliar senescence with the depletion of nitrogen, due to suboptimal climatic and edaphic conditions. Chlorophyll fluorescence allowed discrimination of populations of oak species and individuation of the less (or/and best) suitable species for future forest ecology and management purposes.
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- Martina Pollastrini
- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Firenze, Piazzale delle Cascine 28, 50144, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
- ENEA, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, R.C. Casaccia, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Via Musei 41, 25121, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Via Musei 41, 25121, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main and Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center Frankfurt am Main, Biologicum (Flügel D, 1. OG, Raum 1.420) Campu Riedberg, Max-von-Laue-Straße 13, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Bioenergetics and Microbiology Laboratory, University of Geneva, Jussy-Geneva CH-1254, Switzerland
- North West University South Africa, Potchefstroom, North-West Province, South Africa
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Firenze, Piazzale delle Cascine 28, 50144, Firenze, Italy
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Hu L, Zhang Y, Xia H, Fan S, Song J, Lv X, Kong L. Photosynthetic characteristics of non-foliar organs in main C 3 cereals. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2019; 166:226-239. [PMID: 30221359 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Photosynthesis in non-foliar organs plays an important role in crop growth and productivity, and it has received considerable research attention in recent years. However, compared with the capability of photosynthetic CO2 fixation in leaves, the distinct attributes of photosynthesis in the non-foliar organs of wheat (a C3 species) are unclear. This review presents a comprehensive examination of the photosynthetic characteristics of non-foliar organs in wheat. Compared with leaves, non-foliar organs had a higher capacity to refix respired CO2 , higher tolerance to environmental stresses and slower terminal senescence after anthesis. Additionally, whether C4 photosynthetic metabolism exists in the non-foliar organs of wheat is discussed, as is the advantage of photosynthesis in non-foliar organs during times of abiotic stress. Introducing the photosynthesis-related genes of C4 plants into wheat, which are specifically expressed in non-foliar organs, can be a promising approach for improving wheat productivity.
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- Ling Hu
- Crop Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, China
- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, China
- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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Sunil B, Saini D, Bapatla RB, Aswani V, Raghavendra AS. Photorespiration is complemented by cyclic electron flow and the alternative oxidase pathway to optimize photosynthesis and protect against abiotic stress. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2019; 139:67-79. [PMID: 30187303 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-018-0577-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Optimization of photosynthetic performance and protection against abiotic stress are essential to sustain plant growth. Photorespiratory metabolism can help plants to adapt to abiotic stress. The beneficial role of photorespiration under abiotic stress is further strengthened by cyclic electron flow (CEF) and alternative oxidase (AOX) pathways. We have attempted to critically assess the literature on the responses of these three phenomena-photorespiration, CEF and AOX, to different stress situations. We emphasize that photorespiration is the key player to protect photosynthesis and upregulates CEF as well as AOX. Then these three processes work in coordination to protect the plants against photoinhibition and maintain an optimal redox state in the cell, while providing ATP for metabolism and protein repair. H2O2 generated during photorespiratory metabolism seems to be an important signal to upregulate CEF or AOX. Further experiments are necessary to identify the signals originating from CEF or AOX to modulate photorespiration. The mutants deficient in CEF or AOX or both could be useful in this regard. The mutual interactions between CEF and AOX, so as to keep their complementarity, are also to be examined further.
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- Bobba Sunil
- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500046, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500046, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500046, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500046, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500046, India.
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Gao Z, Shen W, Chen G. Uncovering C4-like photosynthesis in C3 vascular cells. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:3531-3540. [PMID: 29684188 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 04/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In C4 plants, the vascularization of the leaf is extended to include a ring of photosynthetic bundle sheath cells, which have essential and specific functions. In contrast to the substantial knowledge of photosynthesis in C4 plants, relatively little is known about photosynthesis in C3 plant veins, which differs substantially from that in C3 mesophyll cells. In this review we highlight the specific photosynthetic machinery present in C3 vascular cells, which likely evolved prior to the divergence between C3 and C4 plants. The associated primary processes of carbon recapture, nitrogen transport, and antioxidant metabolism are discussed. This review of the basal C4 photosynthesis in C3 plants is significant in the context of promoting the potential for biotechnological development of C4-transgenic rice crops.
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- Zhiping Gao
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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Lu Z, Pan Y, Hu W, Cong R, Ren T, Guo S, Lu J. The photosynthetic and structural differences between leaves and siliques of Brassica napus exposed to potassium deficiency. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 17:240. [PMID: 29228924 PMCID: PMC5725657 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-017-1201-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Most studies of photosynthesis in chlorenchymas under potassium (K) deficiency focus exclusively on leaves; however, little information is available on the physiological role of K on reproductive structures, which play a critical role in plant carbon gain. Brassica napus L., a natural organ-succession species, was used to compare the morphological, anatomical and photo-physiological differences between leaves and siliques exposed to K-deficiency. RESULTS Compared to leaves, siliques displayed considerably lower CO2 assimilation rates (A) under K-deficient (-K) or sufficient conditions (+K), limited by decreased stomatal conductance (g s), apparent quantum yield (α) and carboxylation efficiency (CE), as well as the ratio of the maximum rate of electron transport (J max) and the maximum rate of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) carboxylation (V cmax). The estimated J max, V cmax and α of siliques were considerably lower than the theoretical value calculated on the basis of a similar ratio between these parameters and chlorophyll concentration (i.e. J max/Chl, V cmax/Chl and α/Chl) to leaves, of which the gaps between estimated- and theoretical-J max was the largest. In addition, the average ratio of J max to V cmax was 16.1% lower than that of leaves, indicating that the weakened electron transport was insufficient to meet the requirements for carbon assimilation. Siliques contained larger but fewer stoma, tightly packed cross-section with larger cells and fewer intercellular air spaces, fewer and smaller chloroplasts and thin grana lamellae, which might be linked to the reduction in light capture and CO2 diffusion. K-deficiency significantly decreased leaf and silique A under the combination of down-regulated stomatal size and g s, chloroplast number, α, V cmax and J max, while the CO2 diffusion distance between chloroplast and cell wall (D chl-cw) was enhanced. Siliques were more sensitive than leaves to K-starvation, exhibiting smaller reductions in tissue K and parameters such as g s, V cmax, J max and D chl-cw. CONCLUSION Siliques had substantially smaller A than leaves, which was attributed to less efficient functioning of the photosynthetic apparatus, especially the integrated limitations of biochemical processes (J max and V cmax) and α; however, siliques were slightly less sensitive to K deficiency.
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- Zhifeng Lu
- Collge of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River) Ministry of Agriculture, Shizishan Street 1, Wuhan, 430070 People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 People’s Republic of China
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- Collge of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River) Ministry of Agriculture, Shizishan Street 1, Wuhan, 430070 People’s Republic of China
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- Collge of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River) Ministry of Agriculture, Shizishan Street 1, Wuhan, 430070 People’s Republic of China
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- Collge of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River) Ministry of Agriculture, Shizishan Street 1, Wuhan, 430070 People’s Republic of China
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- Collge of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River) Ministry of Agriculture, Shizishan Street 1, Wuhan, 430070 People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 People’s Republic of China
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- Collge of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River) Ministry of Agriculture, Shizishan Street 1, Wuhan, 430070 People’s Republic of China
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Yiotis C, Evans-Fitz.Gerald C, McElwain JC. Differences in the photosynthetic plasticity of ferns and Ginkgo grown in experimentally controlled low [O2]:[CO2] atmospheres may explain their contrasting ecological fate across the Triassic-Jurassic mass extinction boundary. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2017; 119:1385-1395. [PMID: 28334286 PMCID: PMC5604595 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcx018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Background and Aims Fluctuations in [CO 2 ] have been widely studied as a potential driver of plant evolution; however, the role of a fluctuating [O 2 ]:[CO 2 ] ratio is often overlooked. The present study aimed to investigate the inherent physiological plasticity of early diverging, extant species following acclimation to an atmosphere similar to that across the Triassic-Jurassic mass extinction interval (TJB, approx. 200 Mya), a time of major ecological change. Methods Mature plants from two angiosperm ( Drimys winteri and Chloranthus oldhamii ), two monilophyte ( Osmunda claytoniana and Cyathea australis ) and one gymnosperm ( Ginkgo biloba ) species were grown for 2 months in replicated walk-in Conviron BDW40 chambers running at TJB treatment conditions of 16 % [O 2 ]-1900 ppm [CO 2 ] and ambient conditions of 21 % [O 2 ]-400 ppm [CO 2 ], and their physiological plasticity was assessed using gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence methods. Key Results TJB acclimation caused significant reductions in the maximum rate of carboxylation ( V Cmax ) and the maximum electron flow supporting ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate regeneration ( J max ) in all species, yet this downregulation had little effect on their light-saturated photosynthetic rate ( A sat ). Ginkgo was found to photorespire heavily under ambient conditions, while growth in low [O 2 ]:[CO 2 ] resulted in increased heat dissipation per reaction centre ( DI o / RC ), severe photodamage, as revealed by the species' decreased maximum efficiency of primary photochemistry ( F v / F m ) and decreased in situ photosynthetic electron flow ( Jsitu ). Conclusions It is argued that the observed photodamage reflects the inability of Ginkgo to divert excess photosynthetic electron flow to sinks other than the downregulated C 3 and the diminished C 2 cycles under low [O 2 ]:[CO 2 ]. This finding, coupled with the remarkable physiological plasticity of the ferns, provides insights into the underlying mechanism of Ginkgoales' near extinction and ferns' proliferation as atmospheric [CO 2 ] increased to maximum levels across the TJB.
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- C. Yiotis
- Earth Institute, O’Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
- School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
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- Earth Institute, O’Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
- School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
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- Earth Institute, O’Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
- School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
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Shen W, Ye L, Ma J, Yuan Z, Zheng B, Lv C, Zhu Z, Chen X, Gao Z, Chen G. The existence of C4-bundle-sheath-like photosynthesis in the mid-vein of C3 rice. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2016; 9:20. [PMID: 27164981 PMCID: PMC4864733 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-016-0094-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2016] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown that C4-like photosynthetic pathways partly reside in photosynthetic cells surrounding the vascular system of C3 dicots. However, it is still unclear whether this is the case in C3 monocots, especially at the molecular level. RESULTS In order to fill this gap, we investigated several characteristics required for C4 photosynthesis, including C4 pathway enzymes, cyclic/non-cyclic photophosphorylation rates, the levels and assembly state of photosynthetic machineries, in the mid-veins of C3 monocots rice with leaf laminae used as controls. The signature of photosystem photochemistry was also recorded via non-invasive chlorophyll a fluorescence and reflectance changes at 820 nm in vivo. Our results showed that rice mid-veins were photosynthetically active with higher levels of three C4 decarboxylases. Meanwhile, the linear electron transport chain was blocked in mid-veins due to the selective loss of dysfunctional photosystem II subunits. However, photosystem I was sufficient to support cyclic electron flow in mid-veins, reminiscent of the bundle sheath in C4 plants. CONCLUSIONS The photosynthetic attributes required for C4 photosynthesis were identified for the first time in the monocotyledon model crop rice, suggesting that this is likely a general innate characteristic of C3 plants which might be preconditioned for the C4 pathway evolution. Understanding these attributes would provide a base for improved strategies for engineering C4 photosynthetic pathways into rice.
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- Weijun Shen
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Institute of Food and Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Kyzeridou A, Stamatakis K, Petropoulou Y. The non-foliar hypoxic photosynthetic syndrome: evidence for enhanced pools and functionality of xanthophyll cycle components and active cyclic electron flow in fruit chlorenchyma. PLANTA 2015; 241:1051-1059. [PMID: 25559941 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-014-2234-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Green fruits display a high engagement in CEF and enhanced VAZ cycle activity as a response to the demands imposed by their internal aerial conditions, particularly low O 2 , due to gas exchange limitations. In the present study, we used HPLC analysis, post-illumination changes in fluorescence yield under varying O2 and CO2 partial pressures and absorbance changes at 820 nm induced by far-red light to assess the carotenoid composition, the functionality of the xanthophyll cycle (VAZ) and the possibility of an active cyclic e (-) flow (CEF) in the fully exposed green fruits from Nerium oleander and Rosa sp. Equally exposed, mature leaves served as controls. Compared to leaves, fruits display less total chlorophylls and carotenoids but higher Car/Chl ratio, mainly shaped by the increased pools of the VAZ cycle components, in both species. The enhanced VAZ pool size in fruits is combined with a higher mid-day de-epoxidation state (DEPS). Moreover, fruits exhibit considerably lower levels of oxidizable P700, a faster re-reduction of PSI and significantly higher relative magnitude of CEF, irrespective of the O2/CO2 levels applied. We conclude that the higher VAZ investment may serve the enhanced heat dissipation needs in fruits, in the presence of a suppressed linear e (-) flow. In addition, the elevated potential of CEF may replenish the ATP lost due to hypoxia and concurrently facilitate the development of adequate non-photochemical quenching (NPQ), through its contribution to ΔpH increase. Since other non-foliar green organs exhibit a similar photosynthetic pattern, we argue that this may reflect a common strategy for green tissues under similar micro-environmental conditions, particularly hypoxia.
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- Alexandra Kyzeridou
- Department of Biology, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, University of Patras, 265 04, Patras, Greece
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Voss I, Sunil B, Scheibe R, Raghavendra AS. Emerging concept for the role of photorespiration as an important part of abiotic stress response. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2013; 15:713-22. [PMID: 23452019 DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2012.00710.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2012] [Accepted: 11/02/2012] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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When plants are exposed to stress, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is often one of the first responses. In order to survive, cells attempt to down-regulate the production of ROS, while at the same time scavenging ROS. Photorespiration is now appreciated as an important part of stress responses in green tissues for preventing ROS accumulation. Photorespiratory reactions can dissipate excess reducing equivalents and energy either directly (using ATP, NAD(P)H and reduced ferredoxin) or indirectly (e.g., via alternative oxidase (AOX) and providing an internal CO2 pool). Photorespiration, however, is also a source of H2 O2 that is possibly involved in signal transduction, resulting in modulation of gene expression. We propose that photorespiration can assume a major role in the readjustment of redox homeostasis. Protection of photosynthesis from photoinhibition through photorespiration is well known. Photorespiration can mitigate oxidative stress under conditions of drought/water stress, salinity, low CO2 and chilling. Adjustments to even mild disturbances in redox status, caused by a deficiency in ascorbate, AOX or chloroplastic NADP-malate dehydrogenase, comprise increases in photorespiratory components such as catalase, P-protein of glycine decarboxylase complex (GDC) and glycine content. The accumulation of excess reducing equivalents or ROS in plant cells also affects mitochondria. Therefore, a strong interaction between the chloroplast redox status and photorespiration is not surprising, but highlights interesting properties evident in plant cells. We draw attention to the fact that a complex network of multiple and dynamic systems, including photorespiration, prevents oxidative damage while optimising photosynthesis. Further experiments are necessary to identify and validate the direct targets of redox signals among photorespiratory components.
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- I Voss
- Lehrstuhl Pflanzenphysiologie, Fachbereich Biologie/Chemie, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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Bradbury LMT, Shumskaya M, Tzfadia O, Wu SB, Kennelly EJ, Wurtzel ET. Lycopene cyclase paralog CruP protects against reactive oxygen species in oxygenic photosynthetic organisms. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:E1888-97. [PMID: 22706644 PMCID: PMC3390835 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1206002109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In photosynthetic organisms, carotenoids serve essential roles in photosynthesis and photoprotection. A previous report designated CruP as a secondary lycopene cyclase involved in carotenoid biosynthesis [Maresca J, et al. (2007) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 104:11784-11789]. However, we found that cruP KO or cruP overexpression plants do not exhibit correspondingly reduced or increased production of cyclized carotenoids, which would be expected if CruP was a lycopene cyclase. Instead, we show that CruP aids in preventing accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), thereby reducing accumulation of β-carotene-5,6-epoxide, a ROS-catalyzed autoxidation product, and inhibiting accumulation of anthocyanins, which are known chemical indicators of ROS. Plants with a nonfunctional cruP accumulate substantially higher levels of ROS and β-carotene-5,6-epoxide in green tissues. Plants overexpressing cruP show reduced levels of ROS, β-carotene-5,6-epoxide, and anthocyanins. The observed up-regulation of cruP transcripts under photoinhibitory and lipid peroxidation-inducing conditions, such as high light stress, cold stress, anoxia, and low levels of CO(2), fits with a role for CruP in mitigating the effects of ROS. Phylogenetic distribution of CruP in prokaryotes showed that the gene is only present in cyanobacteria that live in habitats characterized by large variation in temperature and inorganic carbon availability. Therefore, CruP represents a unique target for developing resilient plants and algae needed to supply food and biofuels in the face of global climate change.
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- Louis M. T. Bradbury
- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, West, Bronx, NY 10468; and
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, West, Bronx, NY 10468; and
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, West, Bronx, NY 10468; and
- Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York, New York, NY 10016-4309
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, West, Bronx, NY 10468; and
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, West, Bronx, NY 10468; and
- Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York, New York, NY 10016-4309
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, West, Bronx, NY 10468; and
- Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York, New York, NY 10016-4309
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Ceppi MG, Oukarroum A, Çiçek N, Strasser RJ, Schansker G. The IP amplitude of the fluorescence rise OJIP is sensitive to changes in the photosystem I content of leaves: a study on plants exposed to magnesium and sulfate deficiencies, drought stress and salt stress. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2012; 144:277-88. [PMID: 22121914 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2011.01549.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The hypothesis that changes in the IP amplitude of the fluorescence transient OJIP reflect changes in leaf photosystem I (PSI) content was tested using mineral-deficient sugar beet plants. Young sugar beet plants (Beta vulgaris) were grown hydroponically on nutrient solutions containing either 1 mM or no Mg(2+) and 2.1 µM to 1.88 mM SO(4)(2-) for 4 weeks. During this period two leaf pairs were followed: the already developed second leaf pair and the third leaf pair that was budding at the start of the treatment. The IP amplitude [ΔF(IP) (fluorescence amplitude of the I-to-P-rise) and its relative contribution to the fluorescence rise: ΔV(IP) (amplitude of the relative variable fluorescence of the I-to-P-rise = relative contribution of the I-to-P-rise to the OJIP-rise)] and the amplitude of the transmission change at 820 nm (difference between all plastocyanin and the primary electron donor of photosystems I oxidized and reduced, respectively) relative to the total transmission signal (ΔI(max) /I(tot)) were determined as a function of the treatment time. Correlating the transmission and the two fluorescence parameters yielded approximately linear relationships in both cases. For the least severely affected leaves the parameter ΔV(IP) correlated considerably better with ΔI(max) /I(tot) than ΔF(IP) indicating that it is the ratio PSII:PSI that counts. To show that the relationship also holds for other plants and treatments, data from salt- and drought-stressed plants of barley, chickpea and pea are shown. The relationship between ΔV(IP) and PSI content was confirmed by western blot analysis using an antibody against psaD. The good correlations between ΔI(max) /I(tot) and ΔF(IP) and ΔV(IP) , respectively, suggest that changes in the IP amplitude can be used as semi-quantitative indicators for (relative) changes in the PSI content of the leaf.
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- Margarita Georgina Ceppi
- Laboratories of Bioenergetics and Microbiology, Department of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, CH-1254 Jussy, Geneva, Switzerland
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Nikiforou C, Manetas Y. Inherent nitrogen deficiency in Pistacia lentiscus preferentially affects photosystem I: a seasonal field study. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2011; 38:848-855. [PMID: 32480942 DOI: 10.1071/fp11040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2011] [Accepted: 07/26/2011] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Although it is widely documented that CO2 assimilation rates are positively correlated with leaf nitrogen, corresponding studies on a link between this nutrient and photosynthetic light reactions are scarce, especially under natural field conditions. In this investigation, we exploited natural variation in the nitrogen content of mature leaves of Pistacia lentiscus L. (mastic tree) in conjunction with fast chlorophyll a fluorescence rise (the OJIP curves) analysed according to the 'JIP test', as this was recently modified to allow for the assessment of events in or around PSI. The results depended on the sampling season, with low nitrogen leaves displaying lower efficiencies for electron flow from intermediate carriers to final PSI acceptors, and lower relative pool sizes of these acceptors, both during the autumn and winter. However, parameters related to the PSII) activity (i.e. quantum yields for photon trapping and electron flow along PSII and the efficiency of a trapped exciton to move an electron from the first plastoquoinone electron acceptor of PSII to intermediate carriers) were limited by low nitrogen only during the winter period. As a result, parameters like the quantum yield of total electron flow along both photosystems as well as the total photosynthetic performance index (PItotal) were positively correlated with leaf nitrogen independently of the season. We conclude that nitrogen deficiency under field conditions preferentially affects PSI activity while the effects on PSII are evident only during the stressful period of the year.
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- Constantinos Nikiforou
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras GR-26500, Greece
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras GR-26500, Greece
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