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de Souza Rodrigues J, Shilling D, Tishchenko V, Bowen S, Deng S, Hall DB, Grey TL. Early growth, development and allometry of glyphosate-resistant and susceptible Amaranthus palmeri in response to current and elevated temperature and CO 2. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14427. [PMID: 37660074 PMCID: PMC10475059 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41121-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023] Open
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This study aimed to evaluate the influence of CO2 and temperature on glyphosate-resistant and susceptible biotypes of Amaranthus palmeri (Palmer amaranth) in terms of morphological development. Height (cm), stem diameter (cm), leaf area (cm2), number of leaves, leaf, stem, and root dry matter, plant volume (m3), as well as shoot-to-root allometry were evaluated. The Palmer amaranth biotypes were grown under four different scenarios: 1-low temperature (23/33 °C) and CO2 (410 ± 25 ppm); 2-low temperature (23/33 °C) and high CO2 (750 ± 25 ppm); 3-high temperature (26/36 °C) and low CO2 (410 ± 25 ppm); and 4-high temperature (26/36 °C) and CO2 (750 ± 25 ppm). Between CO2 and temperature, the majority of differences observed were driven by CO2 levels. Palmer amaranth grown under 750 ppm of CO2 was 15.5% taller, displayed 10% more leaf area (cm2), 18% more stem dry matter, and had a 28.4% increase in volume (m3) compared to 410 ppm of CO2. GA2017 and GA2020 were 18% and 15.5% shorter, respectively. The number of leaves was 27% greater for GA2005. Plant volume decreased in GA2017 (35.6%) and GA2020 (23.8%). The shoot-to-root ratio was isomeric, except at 14 and 21 DAT, where an allometric growth towards shoot development was significant. Palmer amaranth biotypes responded differently to elevated CO2, and the impacts of temperature need further investigation on weed physiology. Thus, environmental and genetic background may affect the response of glyphosate-resistant and susceptible populations to climate change scenarios.
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- Juliana de Souza Rodrigues
- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, 2360 Rainwater Road, Tifton, GA, 31793, USA.
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, 120 Carlton Street, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, GA, 30223, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, 2360 Rainwater Road, Tifton, GA, 31793, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Georgia, 310 Herty Drive, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Georgia, 310 Herty Drive, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, 2360 Rainwater Road, Tifton, GA, 31793, USA
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Maschler J, Bialic‐Murphy L, Wan J, Andresen LC, Zohner CM, Reich PB, Lüscher A, Schneider MK, Müller C, Moser G, Dukes JS, Schmidt IK, Bilton MC, Zhu K, Crowther TW. Links across ecological scales: Plant biomass responses to elevated CO 2. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2022; 28:6115-6134. [PMID: 36069191 PMCID: PMC9825951 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The degree to which elevated CO2 concentrations (e[CO2 ]) increase the amount of carbon (C) assimilated by vegetation plays a key role in climate change. However, due to the short-term nature of CO2 enrichment experiments and the lack of reconciliation between different ecological scales, the effect of e[CO2 ] on plant biomass stocks remains a major uncertainty in future climate projections. Here, we review the effect of e[CO2 ] on plant biomass across multiple levels of ecological organization, scaling from physiological responses to changes in population-, community-, ecosystem-, and global-scale dynamics. We find that evidence for a sustained biomass response to e[CO2 ] varies across ecological scales, leading to diverging conclusions about the responses of individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems. While the distinct focus of every scale reveals new mechanisms driving biomass accumulation under e[CO2 ], none of them provides a full picture of all relevant processes. For example, while physiological evidence suggests a possible long-term basis for increased biomass accumulation under e[CO2 ] through sustained photosynthetic stimulation, population-scale evidence indicates that a possible e[CO2 ]-induced increase in mortality rates might potentially outweigh the effect of increases in plant growth rates on biomass levels. Evidence at the global scale may indicate that e[CO2 ] has contributed to increased biomass cover over recent decades, but due to the difficulty to disentangle the effect of e[CO2 ] from a variety of climatic and land-use-related drivers of plant biomass stocks, it remains unclear whether nutrient limitations or other ecological mechanisms operating at finer scales will dampen the e[CO2 ] effect over time. By exploring these discrepancies, we identify key research gaps in our understanding of the effect of e[CO2 ] on plant biomass and highlight the need to integrate knowledge across scales of ecological organization so that large-scale modeling can represent the finer-scale mechanisms needed to constrain our understanding of future terrestrial C storage.
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- Julia Maschler
- Institute of Integrative BiologyETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)ZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Integrative BiologyETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)ZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Integrative BiologyETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)ZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Integrative BiologyETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)ZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of Forest ResourcesUniversity of MinnesotaSt. PaulMinnesotaUSA
- Hawkesbury Institute for the EnvironmentWestern Sydney UniversityPenrithNew South WalesAustralia
- Institute for Global Change Biology, and School for the Environment and SustainabilityUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA
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- ETH ZurichInstitute of Agricultural ScienceZurichSwitzerland
- Agroscope, Forage Production and Grassland SystemsZurichSwitzerland
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- ETH ZurichInstitute of Agricultural ScienceZurichSwitzerland
- Agroscope, Forage Production and Grassland SystemsZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Plant EcologyJustus Liebig UniversityGiessenGermany
- School of Biology and Environmental Science and Earth InstituteUniversity College DublinDublinIreland
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- Institute of Plant EcologyJustus Liebig UniversityGiessenGermany
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- Department of Forestry and Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
- Department of Biological SciencesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
- Department of Global EcologyCarnegie Institution for ScienceStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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- Geosciences and Natural Resource ManagementUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources SciencesNamibia University of Science and Technology (NUST)WindhoekNamibia
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- Department of Environmental StudiesUniversity of CaliforniaSanta CruzCaliforniaUSA
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- Institute of Integrative BiologyETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)ZurichSwitzerland
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Poorter H, Knopf O, Wright IJ, Temme AA, Hogewoning SW, Graf A, Cernusak LA, Pons TL. A meta-analysis of responses of C 3 plants to atmospheric CO 2 : dose-response curves for 85 traits ranging from the molecular to the whole-plant level. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2022; 233:1560-1596. [PMID: 34657301 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Generalised dose-response curves are essential to understand how plants acclimate to atmospheric CO2 . We carried out a meta-analysis of 630 experiments in which C3 plants were experimentally grown at different [CO2 ] under relatively benign conditions, and derived dose-response curves for 85 phenotypic traits. These curves were characterised by form, plasticity, consistency and reliability. Considered over a range of 200-1200 µmol mol-1 CO2 , some traits more than doubled (e.g. area-based photosynthesis; intrinsic water-use efficiency), whereas others more than halved (area-based transpiration). At current atmospheric [CO2 ], 64% of the total stimulation in biomass over the 200-1200 µmol mol-1 range has already been realised. We also mapped the trait responses of plants to [CO2 ] against those we have quantified before for light intensity. For most traits, CO2 and light responses were of similar direction. However, some traits (such as reproductive effort) only responded to light, others (such as plant height) only to [CO2 ], and some traits (such as area-based transpiration) responded in opposite directions. This synthesis provides a comprehensive picture of plant responses to [CO2 ] at different integration levels and offers the quantitative dose-response curves that can be used to improve global change simulation models.
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- Hendrik Poorter
- Plant Sciences (IBG-2), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425, Jülich, Germany
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Plant Sciences (IBG-2), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Richmond, NSW, 2753, Australia
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- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425, Jülich, Germany
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Cairns, Qld, 4879, Australia
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, 3512 PN, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Zhang L, Luo X, Lambers H, Zhang G, Liu N, Zang X, Xiao M, Wen D. Effects of elevated CO 2 concentration and nitrogen addition on foliar phosphorus fractions of Mikania micranatha and Chromolaena odorata under low phosphorus availability. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 173:2068-2080. [PMID: 34516676 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Invasive plants rapidly spread in habitats with low soil phosphorus (P) availability and have triggered a sharp decline in the diversity of native species. However, no studies have explored how widespread invasive species acclimate to low soil P availability via changing foliar P fractions, especially under elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations ([CO2 ]) and nitrogen (N) deposition. Here, an open-top chamber experiment was conducted to explore the effect of nutrient addition and elevated [CO2 ] on leaf traits and foliar functional P fractions (i.e., Pi, metabolite P, lipid P, nucleic acid P, and residual P) of two aggressive invasive species (Mikania micranatha and Chromolaena odorata). We found that foliar N/P ratios were more than 20, and P addition significantly increased plant biomass. Both results indicated P-limited plant growth at our studied site. Elevated [CO2 ], N and N + P addition greatly increased plant biomass, photosynthetic rates, and photosynthetic P-use efficiency (PPUE) in invasive species, but PPUE decreased with increasing P addition. Nitrogen addition slightly decreased the concentration of leaf total P, decreased foliar residual P, but increased metabolite P concentrations in invasive species. Similar changes in foliar P fractions were found under N + P addition. Phosphorus addition increased foliar P concentrations, which was strongly correlated with an increase in metabolite P concentrations in invasive species. Elevated [CO2 ] alleviated these effects and increased PPUE. The present results suggest that future elevated [CO2 ] and N deposition allow the invasive species to acclimate to low soil P availability and support their successful invasion by greatly reducing P allocation to non-metabolite foliar P fractions (i.e., nucleic acid P and residual P) to meet their demand of metabolite P for photosynthesis and exhibit a high PPUE.
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- Lingling Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
- CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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Sun T, Zhang J, Zhang Q, Li X, Li M, Yang Y, Zhou J, Wei Q, Zhou B. Transcriptome and metabolome analyses revealed the response mechanism of apple to different phosphorus stresses. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 167:639-650. [PMID: 34481154 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) is an important element in numerous metabolic reactions and signalling pathways, but the molecular details of these pathways remain largely unknown. In this study, physiological, transcriptome and metabolite analyses of apple leaves and roots were compared under different P conditions. The results showed that different P stresses influenced phenotypic characteristics, soil plant analytical development (SPAD) values and the contents of flavonoids and anthocyanins in apple seedlings. The contents of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and malondialdehyde (MDA) and the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), acid phosphatase (ACP) and purple acid phosphatase (PAP) were also affected by different P stresses. In addition, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was used to characterize the influence of different P stresses on apple seedlings. Compared with control apple plants, there were 1246 and 1183 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in leaves and roots under the low-P treatment and 60 and 1030 DEGs in leaves and roots under the high-P treatment, respectively. Gene Ontology (GO) analysis indicated that apple trees might change their responses to metabolic processes, cell proliferation, regulation of biological processes, reactive oxygen species metabolic processes and flavonoid metabolic processes under P stress. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis further indicated that DEGs act on the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathway, flavonoid biosynthesis, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, and ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. The metabolome analysis revealed that the levels of most amino acids and their derivatives, organic acids and flavonoids in roots treated with low-P stress were higher than those in roots of apple seedlings under control growth conditions. Apple seedlings regulate the flavonoid pathway to respond to different phosphorus environments. The results provide a framework for understanding the metabolic processes underlying different P responses and provide a foundation for improving the utilization efficiency of P in apple trees.
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- Tingting Sun
- Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Beijing Academy of Forestry and Pomology Sciences, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Deciduous Fruit Trees, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100093, China; School of Life Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, 014010, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Beijing Academy of Forestry and Pomology Sciences, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Deciduous Fruit Trees, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Beijing Academy of Forestry and Pomology Sciences, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Deciduous Fruit Trees, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Beijing Academy of Forestry and Pomology Sciences, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Deciduous Fruit Trees, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Beijing Academy of Forestry and Pomology Sciences, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Deciduous Fruit Trees, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Beijing Academy of Forestry and Pomology Sciences, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Deciduous Fruit Trees, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Beijing Academy of Forestry and Pomology Sciences, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Deciduous Fruit Trees, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Beijing Academy of Forestry and Pomology Sciences, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Deciduous Fruit Trees, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Beijing Academy of Forestry and Pomology Sciences, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Deciduous Fruit Trees, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100093, China.
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Elferjani R, Benomar L, Momayyezi M, Tognetti R, Niinemets Ü, Soolanayakanahally RY, Théroux-Rancourt G, Tosens T, Ripullone F, Bilodeau-Gauthier S, Lamhamedi MS, Calfapietra C, Lamara M. A meta-analysis of mesophyll conductance to CO2 in relation to major abiotic stresses in poplar species. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:4384-4400. [PMID: 33739415 PMCID: PMC8163042 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Mesophyll conductance (gm) determines the diffusion of CO2 from the substomatal cavities to the site of carboxylation in the chloroplasts and represents a critical component of the diffusive limitation of photosynthesis. In this study, we evaluated the average effect sizes of different environmental constraints on gm in Populus spp., a forest tree model. We collected raw data of 815 A-Ci response curves from 26 datasets to estimate gm, using a single curve-fitting method to alleviate method-related bias. We performed a meta-analysis to assess the effects of different abiotic stresses on gm. We found a significant increase in gm from the bottom to the top of the canopy that was concomitant with the increase of maximum rate of carboxylation and light-saturated photosynthetic rate (Amax). gm was positively associated with increases in soil moisture and nutrient availability, but was insensitive to increasing soil copper concentration and did not vary with atmospheric CO2 concentration. Our results showed that gm was strongly related to Amax and to a lesser extent to stomatal conductance (gs). Moreover, a negative exponential relationship was obtained between gm and specific leaf area, which may be used to scale-up gm within the canopy.
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- Raed Elferjani
- Quebec Network for Reforestation and Intensive Silviculture, TELUQ University, Montreal, QC, H2S 3L5, Canada
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- Forest Research Institute, University of Quebec in Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, QC, J9X 5E4, Canada
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Università degli Studi del Molise, Via De Sanctis, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
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- Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, 51006 Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Botany, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria
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- Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, 51006 Tartu, Estonia
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- Direction de la Recherche Forestière, 2700 rue Einstein, Québec, QC, G1P 3W8, Canada
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- Institute of Agro-Environmental & Forest Biology (IBAF), National Research Council (CNR), Via Marconi 2, Porano (TR) 05010, Italy
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- Forest Research Institute, University of Quebec in Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, QC, J9X 5E4, Canada
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Dhami N, Cazzonelli CI. Short photoperiod attenuates CO 2 fertilization effect on shoot biomass in Arabidopsis thaliana. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 27:825-834. [PMID: 33967465 PMCID: PMC8055755 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-021-00968-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air can affect several traits in plants. Elevated atmospheric CO2 (eCO2) can enhance photosynthesis and increase plant productivity, including biomass, although there are inconsistencies regarding the effects of eCO2 on the plant growth response. The compounding effects of ambient environmental conditions such as light intensity, photoperiod, water availability, and soil nutrient composition can affect the extent to which eCO2 enhances plant productivity. This study aimed to investigate the growth response of Arabidopsis thaliana to eCO2 (800 ppm) under short photoperiod (8/16 h, light/dark cycle). Here, we report an attenuated fertilization effect of eCO2 on the shoot biomass of Arabidopsis plants grown under short photoperiod. The biomass of two-, three-, and four-week-old Arabidopsis plants was increased by 10%, 15%, and 28%, respectively, under eCO2 compared to the ambient CO2 (aCO2, 400 ppm) i.e. control. However, the number of rosette leaves, rosette area, and shoot biomass were similar in mature plants under both CO2 conditions, despite 40% higher photosynthesis in eCO2 exposed plants. The levels of chlorophylls and carotenoids were similar in the fully expanded rosette leaves regardless of the level of CO2. In conclusion, CO2 enrichment moderately increased Arabidopsis shoot biomass at the juvenile stage, whereas the eCO2-induced increment in shoot biomass was not apparent in mature plants. A shorter day-length can limit the source-to-sink resource allocation in a plant in age-dependent manner, hence diminishing the eCO2 fertilization effect on the shoot biomass in Arabidopsis plants grown under short photoperiod.
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- Namraj Dhami
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751 Australia
- Present Address: School of Health and Allied Sciences, Pokhara University, Pokhara 30, Kaski, Gandaki 33700 Nepal
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751 Australia
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Duan H, Ontedhu J, Milham P, Lewis JD, Tissue DT. Effects of elevated carbon dioxide and elevated temperature on morphological, physiological and anatomical responses of Eucalyptus tereticornis along a soil phosphorus gradient. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 39:1821-1837. [PMID: 31728540 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpz094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 07/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Eucalypts are likely to play a critical role in the response of Australian forests to rising atmospheric CO2 concentration ([CO2]) and temperature. Although eucalypts are frequently phosphorus (P) limited in native soils, few studies have examined the main and interactive effects of P availability, [CO2] and temperature on eucalypt morphology, physiology and anatomy. To address this issue, we grew seedlings of Eucalyptus tereticornis Smith across its P-responsive range (6-500 mg kg-1) for 120 days under two [CO2] (ambient: 400 μmol mol-1 (Ca) and elevated: 640 μmol mol-1 (Ce)) and two temperature (ambient: 24/16 °C (Ta) and elevated: 28/20 °C (Te) day/night) treatments in a sunlit glasshouse. Seedlings were well-watered and supplied with otherwise non-limiting macro- and micro-nutrients. Increasing soil P supply increased growth responses to Ce and Te. At the highest P supplies, Ce increased total dry mass, leaf number and total leaf area by ~50%, and Te increased leaf number by ~40%. By contrast, Ce and Te had limited effects on seedling growth at the lowest P supply. Soil P supply did not consistently modify photosynthetic responses to Ce or Te. Overall, effects of Ce and Te on growth, physiological and anatomical responses of E. tereticornis seedlings were generally neutral or negative at low soil P supply, suggesting that native tree responses to future climates may be relatively small in native low-P soils in Australian forests.
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- Honglang Duan
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW2751, Australia
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Restoration of Degraded Ecosystems & Watershed Ecohydrology, Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang 330099, China
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW2751, Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW2751, Australia
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- Louis Calder Center - Biological Field Station and Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, Armonk, NY 10504, USA
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW2751, Australia
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Zheng Y, Li F, Hao L, Yu J, Guo L, Zhou H, Ma C, Zhang X, Xu M. Elevated CO 2 concentration induces photosynthetic down-regulation with changes in leaf structure, non-structural carbohydrates and nitrogen content of soybean. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:255. [PMID: 31195963 PMCID: PMC6567668 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1788-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Understanding the mechanisms of crops in response to elevated CO2 concentrations is pivotal to estimating the impacts of climate change on the global agricultural production. Based on earlier results of the "doubling-CO2 concentration" experiments, many current climate models may overestimate the CO2 fertilization effect on crops, and meanwhile, underestimate the potential impacts of future climate change on global agriculture ecosystem when the atmospheric CO2 concentration goes beyond the optimal levels for crop growth. RESULTS This study examined the photosynthetic response of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) to elevated CO2 concentration associated with changes in leaf structure, non-structural carbohydrates and nitrogen content with environmental growth chambers where the CO2 concentration was controlled at 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400, 1600 ppm. We found CO2-induced down-regulation of leaf photosynthesis as evidenced by the consistently declined leaf net photosynthetic rate (An) with elevated CO2 concentrations. This down-regulation of leaf photosynthesis was evident in biochemical and photochemical processes since the maximum carboxylation rate (Vcmax) and the maximum electron transport rate (Jmax) were dramatically decreased at higher CO2 concentrations exceeding their optimal values of about 600 ppm and 400 ppm, respectively. Moreover, the down-regulation of leaf photosynthesis at high CO2 concentration was partially attributed to the reduced stomatal conductance (Gs) as demonstrated by the declines in stomatal density and stomatal area as well as the changes in the spatial distribution pattern of stomata. In addition, the smaller total mesophyll size (palisade and spongy tissues) and the lower nitrogen availability may also contribute to the down-regulation of leaf photosynthesis when soybean subjected to high CO2 concentration environment. CONCLUSIONS Down-regulation of leaf photosynthesis associated with the changes in stomatal traits, mesophyll tissue size, non-structural carbohydrates, and nitrogen availability of soybean in response to future high atmospheric CO2 concentration and climate change.
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- Yunpu Zheng
- School of Water Conservancy and Hydropower, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, 056038 China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Hydropower, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, 056038 China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Hydropower, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, 056038 China
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- School of Agro-Grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 People’s Republic of China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Hydropower, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, 056038 China
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- School of Water Conservancy and Hydropower, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, 056038 China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Hydropower, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, 056038 China
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- Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 China
- Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Rutgers University, 14 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA
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Du C, Wang X, Zhang M, Jing J, Gao Y. Effects of elevated CO 2 on plant C-N-P stoichiometry in terrestrial ecosystems: A meta-analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 650:697-708. [PMID: 30212700 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A substantial number of experiments have so far been carried out to study the response of the C-N-P stoichiometry of terrestrial plants to the rising CO2 level of the earth. However, there is a need of systematic evaluation for assessing the impact of the elevated CO2 on plant C-N-P stoichiometry. In the present investigation, a comprehensive meta-analysis involving 386 published reports and including 4481 observations has been carried out. The goal of the research was to determine the response of plants to their C-N-P stoichiometry due to elevated levels of global atmospheric CO2. The results showed that rising CO2 altered the concentration of C (+2.19%, P < 0.05), N (-9.73%, P < 0.001) and P (-3.23%, P < 0.001) and C:N (+13.29%, P < 0.001) and N:P ratios (-7.32%, P < 0.0001). Overall, a slightly increasing trend in the C:P ratio (P > 0.05) in the plant was observed. However, plant leaf, shoot and herbaceous type of plants showed more sensitivity to rising CO2. CO2 magnitude exhibited a positive effect (P < 0.05) on C:N ratio. Additionally, "CO2 acclimation" hypothesis as proposed by the authors of the current paper was also tested in the study. Results obtained, especially, show changes of C and N concentrations and C:P ratio to an obvious down-regulation for long-term CO2 fumigation. At spatial scales, a reduction of plant N concentration was found to be higher in the southern hemisphere. The CO2 enrichment methods affected the plant C-N-P stoichiometry. Compared to FACE (free-air CO2 enrichment), OTC (open top chamber) showed larger changes of C, N, P, and N:P. The results of the present study should, therefore, become helpful to offer a better understanding towards the response of the terrestrial plant C-N-P stoichiometry to an elevated global atmospheric CO2 in the future.
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- Chenjun Du
- Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Zhang L, Hoshika Y, Carrari E, Cotrozzi L, Pellegrini E, Paoletti E. Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus imbalance on photosynthetic traits of poplar Oxford clone under ozone pollution. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2018; 131:915-924. [PMID: 30426334 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-018-1071-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Ozone (O3) pollution and the availability of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in the soil both affect plant photosynthesis and chlorophyll (Chl) content, but the interaction of O3 and nutrition is unclear. We postulated that the nutritional condition changes plant photosynthetic responses to O3. An O3-sensitive poplar clone (Oxford) was subject to two N levels (N0, 0 kg N ha- 1; N80, 80 kg N ha- 1), two P levels (P0, 0 kg P ha- 1; P80, 80 kg P ha- 1) and three levels of O3 exposure (ambient concentration, AA; 1.5 × AA; 2.0 × AA) over a growing season in an O3 free air controlled exposure (FACE) facility. The daily change of leaf gas exchange and dark respiration (Rd) were investigated at mid-summer (August). Chl a fluorescence was measured three times in July, August and September. At the end of the growing season, Chl content was measured. It was found that Chl content, the maximum quantum yield (Fv/Fm), Chl a fluorescence performance index (PI) and gas exchange were negatively affected by elevated O3. Phosphorus may mitigate the O3-induced reduction of the ratio of photosynthesis to stomatal conductance, while it exacerbated the O3-induced loss of Fv/Fm. Nitrogen alleviated negative effects of O3 on Fv/Fm and PI in July. Ozone-induced loss of net photosynthetic rate was mitigated by N in medium O3 exposure (1.5 × AA). However, such a mitigation effect was not observed in the higher O3 level (2.0 × AA). Nitrogen addition exacerbated O3-induced increase of Rd suggesting an increased respiratory carbon loss in the presence of O3 and N. This may result in a further reduction of the net carbon gain for poplars exposed to O3.
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- Lu Zhang
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Changjiang Road 600, Harbin, 150030, China
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- National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Florence, Italy.
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- National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto, 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto, 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Florence, Italy
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Zhang L, Hoshika Y, Carrari E, Badea O, Paoletti E. Ozone risk assessment is affected by nutrient availability: Evidence from a simulation experiment under free air controlled exposure (FACE). ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 238:812-822. [PMID: 29627751 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.03.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Assessing ozone (O3) risk to vegetation is crucial for informing policy making. Soil nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) availability could change stomatal conductance which is the main driver of O3 uptake into a leaf. In addition, the availability of N and P could influence photosynthesis and growth. We thus postulated that the sensitivity of plants to O3 may be changed by the levels of N and P in the soil. In this study, a sensitive poplar clone (Oxford) was subject to two N levels (N0, 0 kg N ha-1; N80, 80 kg N ha-1), three P levels (P0, 0 kg P ha-1; P40, 40 kg P ha-1; P80, 80 kg P ha-1) and three levels of O3 exposure (ambient concentration, AA; 1.5 × AA; 2.0 × AA) for a whole growing season in an O3 free air controlled exposure (FACE) facility. Flux-based (POD0 to 6) and exposure-based (W126 and AOT40) dose-response relationships were fitted and critical levels (CLs) were estimated for a 5% decrease of total annual biomass. It was found that N and P availability modified the dose-response relationships of biomass responses to O3. Overall, the N supply decreased the O3 CLs i.e. increased the sensitivity of poplar to O3. Phosphorus alleviated the O3-caused biomass loss and increased the CL. However, such mitigation effects of P were found only in low N and not in high N conditions. In each nutritional treatment, similar performance was found between flux-based and exposure-based indices. However, the flux-based approach was superior, as compared to exposure indices, to explain the biomass reduction when all nutritional treatments were pooled together. The best O3 metric for risk assessments was POD4, with 4.6 mmol m-2 POD4 as a suitable CL for Oxford poplars grown under various soil N and P conditions.
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- Lu Zhang
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Changjiang Road 600, 150030, Harbin, China; Institute of Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019, Florence, Italy
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- Institute of Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019, Florence, Italy.
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- Institute of Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019, Florence, Italy
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- INCDS, 13 Septembrie, sector 5, 050711, Bucarest, Romania
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- Institute of Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019, Florence, Italy
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Interactive effects of rising CO2 and elevated nitrogen and phosphorus on nitrogen allocation in invasive weeds Mikania micrantha and Chromolaena odorata. Biol Invasions 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-016-1089-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Huang W, Houlton BZ, Marklein AR, Liu J, Zhou G. Plant stoichiometric responses to elevated CO2 vary with nitrogen and phosphorus inputs: Evidence from a global-scale meta-analysis. Sci Rep 2015; 5:18225. [PMID: 26656752 PMCID: PMC4677399 DOI: 10.1038/srep18225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Rising levels of atmospheric CO2 have been implicated in changes in the nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) content of terrestrial vegetation; however, questions remain over the role of C, N and P interactions in driving plant nutrient stoichiometry, particularly whether N and P additions alter vegetation responses to CO2 enrichment singly. Here we use meta-analysis of 46 published studies to investigate the response of plant N and P to elevated CO2 alone and in combination with nutrient (N and P) additions across temperate vs. tropical biomes. Elevated CO2 reduces plant N concentrations more than plant P concentrations in total biomass pools, resulting in a significant decline in vegetation N/P. However, elevated CO2 treatments in combination with N additions increase plant P concentrations, whereas P additions have no statistical effect on plant N concentrations under CO2 enrichment. These results point to compensatory but asymmetrical interactions between N, P and CO2; that changes in N rapidly alter the availability of P, but not the converse, in response to increased CO2. Our finding implies widespread N limitation with increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations alone. We also suggest that increased anthropogenic N deposition inputs could enhance plant N and P in a progressively CO2-enriched biosphere.
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- Wenjuan Huang
- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650 China
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- Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, University of California-Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, University of California-Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650 China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650 China
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Gauthier PPG, Crous KY, Ayub G, Duan H, Weerasinghe LK, Ellsworth DS, Tjoelker MG, Evans JR, Tissue DT, Atkin OK. Drought increases heat tolerance of leaf respiration in Eucalyptus globulus saplings grown under both ambient and elevated atmospheric [CO2] and temperature. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2014; 65:6471-85. [PMID: 25205579 PMCID: PMC4246183 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Climate change is resulting in increasing atmospheric [CO2], rising growth temperature (T), and greater frequency/severity of drought, with each factor having the potential to alter the respiratory metabolism of leaves. Here, the effects of elevated atmospheric [CO2], sustained warming, and drought on leaf dark respiration (R(dark)), and the short-term T response of R(dark) were examined in Eucalyptus globulus. Comparisons were made using seedlings grown under different [CO2], T, and drought treatments. Using high resolution T-response curves of R(dark) measured over the 15-65 °C range, it was found that elevated [CO2], elevated growth T, and drought had little effect on rates of R(dark) measured at T <35 °C and that there was no interactive effect of [CO2], growth T, and drought on T response of R(dark). However, drought increased R(dark) at high leaf T typical of heatwave events (35-45 °C), and increased the measuring T at which maximal rates of R(dark) occurred (Tmax) by 8 °C (from 52 °C in well-watered plants to 60 °C in drought-treated plants). Leaf starch and soluble sugars decreased under drought and elevated growth T, respectively, but no effect was found under elevated [CO2]. Elevated [CO2] increased the Q 10 of R(dark) (i.e. proportional rise in R(dark) per 10 °C) over the 15-35 °C range, while drought increased Q 10 values between 35 °C and 45 °C. Collectively, the study highlights the dynamic nature of the T dependence of R dark in plants experiencing future climate change scenarios, particularly with respect to drought and elevated [CO2].
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- Paul P G Gauthier
- Division of Plant Sciences, Research School of Biology, Building 46, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Division of Plant Sciences, Research School of Biology, Building 46, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
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- Division of Plant Sciences, Research School of Biology, Building 46, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia Department of Horticulture, Agricultural University Peshawar, 25130, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia Institute of Ecology & Environmental Science, Nanchang Institute of Technology, No. 289 Tianxiang Road, Nanchang 330099, China
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- Division of Plant Sciences, Research School of Biology, Building 46, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
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- Division of Plant Sciences, Research School of Biology, Building 46, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
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- Division of Plant Sciences, Research School of Biology, Building 46, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
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Duan H, Duursma RA, Huang G, Smith RA, Choat B, O'Grady AP, Tissue DT. Elevated [CO2] does not ameliorate the negative effects of elevated temperature on drought-induced mortality in Eucalyptus radiata seedlings. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2014; 37:1598-613. [PMID: 24372529 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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It has been reported that elevated temperature accelerates the time-to-mortality in plants exposed to prolonged drought, while elevated [CO(2)] acts as a mitigating factor because it can reduce stomatal conductance and thereby reduce water loss. We examined the interactive effects of elevated [CO(2)] and temperature on the inter-dependent carbon and hydraulic characteristics associated with drought-induced mortality in Eucalyptus radiata seedlings grown in two [CO(2)] (400 and 640 μL L(-1)) and two temperature (ambient and ambient +4 °C) treatments. Seedlings were exposed to two controlled drying and rewatering cycles, and then water was withheld until plants died. The extent of xylem cavitation was assessed as loss of stem hydraulic conductivity. Elevated temperature triggered more rapid mortality than ambient temperature through hydraulic failure, and was associated with larger water use, increased drought sensitivities of gas exchange traits and earlier occurrence of xylem cavitation. Elevated [CO(2)] had a negligible effect on seedling response to drought, and did not ameliorate the negative effects of elevated temperature on drought. Our findings suggest that elevated temperature and consequent higher vapour pressure deficit, but not elevated [CO(2)], may be the primary contributors to drought-induced seedling mortality under future climates.
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- Honglang Duan
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Hawkesbury Campus, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, New South Wales, 2751, Australia
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Lewis JD, Smith RA, Ghannoum O, Logan BA, Phillips NG, Tissue DT. Industrial-age changes in atmospheric [CO2] and temperature differentially alter responses of faster- and slower-growing Eucalyptus seedlings to short-term drought. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 33:475-88. [PMID: 23677118 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpt032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Climate change may alter forest composition by differentially affecting the responses of faster- and slower-growing tree species to drought. However, the combined effects of rising atmospheric CO2 concentration ([CO2]) and temperature on drought responses of trees are poorly understood. Here, we examined interactive effects of temperature (ambient, ambient + °C) and [CO2] (290, 400 and 650mu;l l(-1)) on drought responses of Eucalyptus saligna Sm. (faster-growing) and E. sideroxylon A. Cunn. ex Woolls (slower-growing) seedlings. Drought was imposed via a controlled reduction in soil water over 1-2 weeks, re-watering seedlings when leaves visibly wilted. In ambient temperature, the effect of drought on the light-saturated net photosynthetic rate (Asat) in E. saligna decreased as [CO2] increased from pre-industrial to future concentrations, but rising [CO2] did not affect the response in Eucalyptus sideroxylon. In contrast, elevated temperature exacerbated the effect of drought in reducing Asat in both species. The drought response of Asat reflected changes in stomatal conductance (gs) associated with species and treatment differences in (i) utilization of soil moisture and (ii) leaf area ratio (leaf area per unit plant dry mass). Across [CO2] and temperature treatments, E. saligna wilted at higher soil water potentials compared with E. sideroxylon. Photosynthetic recovery from drought was 90% complete 2 days following re-watering across all species and treatments. Our results suggest that E. saligna (faster-growing) seedlings are more susceptible to drought than E. sideroxylon (slower-growing) seedlings. The greater susceptibility to drought of E. saligna reflected faster drawdown of soil moisture, associated with more leaf area and leaf area ratio, and the ability of E. sideroxylon to maintain higher gs at a given soil moisture. Inclusion of a pre-industrial [CO2] treatment allowed us to conclude that susceptibility of these species to short-term drought under past and future climates may be regulated by the same mechanisms. Further, the beneficial effects of rising [CO2] and deleterious effects of elevated temperature on seedling response to drought were generally offsetting, suggesting susceptibility of seedlings of these species to short-term drought in future climates that is similar to pre-industrial and current climate conditions.
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- James D Lewis
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, Richmond, NSW 2753, Australia.
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Anderson IC, Drigo B, Keniry K, Ghannoum O, Chambers SM, Tissue DT, Cairney JW. Interactive effects of preindustrial, current and future atmospheric CO2concentrations and temperature on soil fungi associated with twoEucalyptusspecies. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2012; 83:425-37. [DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2012] [Revised: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 08/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Ian C. Anderson
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney; Penrith; NSW; Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney; Penrith; NSW; Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney; Penrith; NSW; Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney; Penrith; NSW; Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney; Penrith; NSW; Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney; Penrith; NSW; Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney; Penrith; NSW; Australia
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Interactive effects of pre-industrial, current and future [CO2] and temperature on an insect herbivore of Eucalyptus. Oecologia 2012; 171:1025-35. [DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2467-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2012] [Accepted: 09/04/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Xu CY, Salih A, Ghannoum O, Tissue DT. Leaf structural characteristics are less important than leaf chemical properties in determining the response of leaf mass per area and photosynthesis of Eucalyptus saligna to industrial-age changes in [CO2] and temperature. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2012; 63:5829-5841. [PMID: 22915750 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The rise in atmospheric [CO(2)] is associated with increasing air temperature. However, studies on plant responses to interactive effects of [CO(2)] and temperature are limited, particularly for leaf structural attributes. In this study, Eucalyptus saligna plants were grown in sun-lit glasshouses differing in [CO(2)] (290, 400, and 650 µmol mol(-1)) and temperature (26 °C and 30 °C). Leaf anatomy and chloroplast parameters were assessed with three-dimensional confocal microscopy, and the interactive effects of [CO(2)] and temperature were quantified. The relative influence of leaf structural attributes and chemical properties on the variation of leaf mass per area (LMA) and photosynthesis within these climate regimes was also determined. Leaf thickness and mesophyll size increased in higher [CO(2)] but decreased at the warmer temperature; no treatment interaction was observed. In pre-industrial [CO(2)], warming reduced chloroplast diameter without altering chloroplast number per cell, but the opposite pattern (reduced chloroplast number per cell and unchanged chloroplast diameter) was observed in both current and projected [CO(2)]. The variation of LMA was primarily explained by total non-structural carbohydrate (TNC) concentration rather than leaf thickness. Leaf photosynthetic capacity (light- and [CO(2)]-saturated rate at 28 °C) and light-saturated photosynthesis (under growth [CO(2)] and temperature) were primarily determined by leaf nitrogen contents, while secondarily affected by chloroplast gas exchange surface area and chloroplast number per cell, respectively. In conclusion, leaf structural attributes are less important than TNC and nitrogen in affecting LMA and photosynthesis responses to the studied climate regimes, indicating that leaf structural attributes have limited capacity to adjust these functional traits in a changing climate.
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- Cheng-Yuan Xu
- Department of Biological and Physical Sciences and Australian Centre of Sustainable Catchments, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, QLD 4350 Australia.
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Smith RA, Lewis JD, Ghannoum O, Tissue DT. Leaf structural responses to pre-industrial, current and elevated atmospheric [CO 2] and temperature affect leaf function in Eucalyptus sideroxylon. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2012; 39:285-296. [PMID: 32480781 DOI: 10.1071/fp11238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2011] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Leaf structure and chemistry both play critical roles in regulating photosynthesis. Yet, a key unresolved issue in climate change research is the role of changes in leaf structure in photosynthetic responses to temperature and atmospheric CO2 concentration ([CO2]), ranging from pre-industrial to future levels. We examined the interactive effects of [CO2] (290, 400 and 650μLL-1) and temperature (ambient, ambient +4°C) on leaf structural and chemical traits that regulate photosynthesis in Eucalyptus sideroxylon A.Cunn. ex Woolls. Rising [CO2] from pre-industrial to elevated levels increased light-saturated net photosynthetic rates (Asat), but reduced photosynthetic capacity (Amax). Changes in leaf N per unit area (Narea) and the number of palisade layers accounted for 56 and 14% of the variation in Amax, respectively, associated with changes in leaf mass per area. Elevated temperature increased stomatal frequency, but did not affect Amax. Further, rising [CO2] and temperature generally did not interactively affect leaf structure or function. These results suggest that leaf Narea and the number of palisade layers are the key chemical and structural factors regulating photosynthetic capacity of E. sideroxylon under rising [CO2], whereas the lack of photosynthetic responses to elevated temperature may reflect the limited effect of temperature on leaf structure and chemistry.
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- Renee A Smith
- University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Richmond, NSW 2753, Australia
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- University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Richmond, NSW 2753, Australia
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- University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Richmond, NSW 2753, Australia
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- University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Richmond, NSW 2753, Australia
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Franks PJ, Leitch IJ, Ruszala EM, Hetherington AM, Beerling DJ. Physiological framework for adaptation of stomata to CO2 from glacial to future concentrations. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2012; 367:537-46. [PMID: 22232765 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In response to short-term fluctuations in atmospheric CO(2) concentration, c(a), plants adjust leaf diffusive conductance to CO(2), g(c), via feedback regulation of stomatal aperture as part of a mechanism for optimizing CO(2) uptake with respect to water loss. The operational range of this elaborate control mechanism is determined by the maximum diffusive conductance to CO(2), g(c(max)), which is set by the size (S) and density (number per unit area, D) of stomata on the leaf surface. Here, we show that, in response to long-term exposure to elevated or subambient c(a), plants alter g(c(max)) in the direction of the short-term feedback response of g(c) to c(a) via adjustment of S and D. This adaptive feedback response to c(a), consistent with long-term optimization of leaf gas exchange, was observed in four species spanning a diverse taxonomic range (the lycophyte Selaginella uncinata, the fern Osmunda regalis and the angiosperms Commelina communis and Vicia faba). Furthermore, using direct observation as well as flow cytometry, we observed correlated increases in S, guard cell nucleus size and average apparent 1C DNA amount in epidermal cell nuclei with increasing c(a), suggesting that stomatal and leaf adaptation to c(a) is linked to genome scaling.
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- Peter J Franks
- Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Sydney, Sydney New South Wales 2006, Australia.
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Tissue DT, Lewis JD. Learning from the past: how low [CO₂] studies inform plant and ecosystem response to future climate change. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2012; 194:4-6. [PMID: 22364117 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04081.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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- David T Tissue
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, Richmond, NSW 2753, Australia
- (Author for correspondence: tel +61 2 4570 1853; email )
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, Richmond, NSW 2753, Australia
- Louis Calder Center, Biological Field Station, and Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, Armonk, NY 10504, USA
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Watanabe M, Watanabe Y, Kitaoka S, Utsugi H, Kita K, Koike T. Growth and photosynthetic traits of hybrid larch F1 (Larix gmelinii var. japonica x L. kaempferi) under elevated CO2 concentration with low nutrient availability. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 31:965-975. [PMID: 21813517 DOI: 10.1007/s00468-013-0912-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The hybrid larch F(1) (Larix gmelinii var. japonica × Larix kaempferi) is considered one of the most important tree species not only for timber production but also as an afforestation material for severe conditions such as infertile soil. To predict the ability of hybrid larch F(1) as an afforestation material under potential climates in the future, it is important to understand the response of hybrid larch F(1) to elevated CO(2) concentration ([CO(2)]) under low nutrient availability. Three-year-old seedlings of hybrid larch F(1) were grown under two different levels of [CO(2)], 360 (ambient) and 720 µmol mol(-1) (elevated), in combination with two different levels of nitrogen (N) supply (0 and 30 kg ha(-1)) for one growing season. Elevated [CO(2)] reduced the maximum rates of carboxylation and electron transport in the needles. Net photosynthetic rates at growth [CO(2)] (i.e., 360 and 720 µmol mol(-1) for ambient and elevated treatment, respectively) did not differ between the two CO(2) treatments. Reductions in N content and N use efficiency to perform photosynthetic functions owing to the deficiency of nutrients other than N, such as P and K, and/or increase in cell wall mass were considered factors of photosynthetic down-regulation under elevated [CO(2)], whereas stomatal closure little affected the photosynthetic down-regulation. Although we observed strong down-regulation of photosynthesis, the dry matter increase of hybrid larch F(1) seedlings was enhanced under elevated [CO(2)]. This is mainly attributable to the increase in the amount of needles on increasing the number of sylleptic branches. These results suggest that elevated CO(2) may increase the growth of hybrid larch F(1) even under low nutrient availability, and that this increase may be regulated by changes in both crown architecture and needle photosynthesis, which is mainly affected not by stomatal limitation but by biochemical limitation.
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- Makoto Watanabe
- Research Fellowship of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-ku, 102-8472, Japan
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Watanabe M, Watanabe Y, Kitaoka S, Utsugi H, Kita K, Koike T. Growth and photosynthetic traits of hybrid larch F1 (Larix gmelinii var. japonica x L. kaempferi) under elevated CO2 concentration with low nutrient availability. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 31:965-975. [PMID: 21813517 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpr059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The hybrid larch F(1) (Larix gmelinii var. japonica × Larix kaempferi) is considered one of the most important tree species not only for timber production but also as an afforestation material for severe conditions such as infertile soil. To predict the ability of hybrid larch F(1) as an afforestation material under potential climates in the future, it is important to understand the response of hybrid larch F(1) to elevated CO(2) concentration ([CO(2)]) under low nutrient availability. Three-year-old seedlings of hybrid larch F(1) were grown under two different levels of [CO(2)], 360 (ambient) and 720 µmol mol(-1) (elevated), in combination with two different levels of nitrogen (N) supply (0 and 30 kg ha(-1)) for one growing season. Elevated [CO(2)] reduced the maximum rates of carboxylation and electron transport in the needles. Net photosynthetic rates at growth [CO(2)] (i.e., 360 and 720 µmol mol(-1) for ambient and elevated treatment, respectively) did not differ between the two CO(2) treatments. Reductions in N content and N use efficiency to perform photosynthetic functions owing to the deficiency of nutrients other than N, such as P and K, and/or increase in cell wall mass were considered factors of photosynthetic down-regulation under elevated [CO(2)], whereas stomatal closure little affected the photosynthetic down-regulation. Although we observed strong down-regulation of photosynthesis, the dry matter increase of hybrid larch F(1) seedlings was enhanced under elevated [CO(2)]. This is mainly attributable to the increase in the amount of needles on increasing the number of sylleptic branches. These results suggest that elevated CO(2) may increase the growth of hybrid larch F(1) even under low nutrient availability, and that this increase may be regulated by changes in both crown architecture and needle photosynthesis, which is mainly affected not by stomatal limitation but by biochemical limitation.
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- Makoto Watanabe
- Research Fellowship of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-ku, 102-8472, Japan
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Warren CR. How does P affect photosynthesis and metabolite profiles of Eucalyptus globulus? TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 31:727-39. [PMID: 21849592 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpr064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) has multiple effects on plant metabolism, but there are many unresolved questions especially for evergreen trees. For example, we do not know the general effects of P on metabolism, or if P affects photosynthesis via the internal conductance to CO(2) transfer from sub-stomatal cavities to chloroplast or amounts of Rubisco. This study investigates how P deficiency affects seedlings of the evergreen tree Eucalyptus globulus grown for 2.5 months with four nutrient solutions differing in P concentration. To determine why photosynthesis was affected by P supply, Rubisco was quantified by capillary electrophoresis, internal conductance was quantified from gas exchange and carbon isotope discrimination, and biochemical parameters of photosynthesis were estimated from A/C(c) responses. Additional insights into the effect of P on metabolism were provided by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) metabolite profiling. Larger concentrations of P in the nutrient solution led to significantly faster rates of photosynthesis. There was no evidence that stomatal or internal conductances contributed to the effect of P supply on photosynthesis. The increase in photosynthesis with P supply was correlated with V(cmax), and amounts of P, phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate (6-P). Phosphorous supply affected approximately one-third of the 90 aqueous metabolites quantified by GC-MS, but the effect size was generally smaller than reported for experiments on herbaceous species. Phosphorus deficiency decreased concentrations of phosphate, glucose 6-P and fructose 6-P more than it decreased photosynthesis, suggesting faster turnover of smaller pools of phosphate and phosphorylated intermediates. The effect of P supply on most amino acids was small, with the exception of arginine and glutamine, which increased dramatically under P deficiency. P deficiency had small or non-significant effects on carbohydrates and organic acids of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. The small effect of P on carbohydrates, organic acids and (most) amino acids likely reflects a functional homeostasis among C metabolism (glycolysis, TCA and pentose P cycles), rates of photosynthesis and growth. The strong functional homeostasis in E. globulus may reflect a conservative, long-term growth and metabolic strategy of evergreen trees.
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- Charles R Warren
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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