Ozone is the major phytotoxic air pollutant that reduces the yield of several agricultural crops in the Spanish Mediterranean area. We studied four lettuce cultivars (Lactuca sativa L.) for the effects of different O3 concentrations during the winter on chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence, lipid peroxidation, and root length in outdoor open-top chambers. Under O3 the photosynthetic quantum conversion declined while heat emissions increased in all cultivars; these results provide more evidence of non-filtered air with additional ozone (NFA+O3) treatment compared with non-filtered air (NFA) and charcoal filtered ozone-free air (CFA). Changes in the Chl a fluorescence may be associated with an increase in membrane lipid peroxidation as well as with observed reduction of root length under O3 stress. and A. Calatayud, J. W. Alvarado, E. Barreno.
We compared the responses of sun and shade acclimated saplings of Picea abies and Pinus cembra to excess photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) equivalently exceeding the level for saturating net photosynthetic rate (PN). Exposure for 2 h up to 2000 µmol(photon) m-2 s-1 did not affect radiant energy saturated PN. Photoinhibition of photosynthesis was indicated by a small (10 %) reduction of the potential efficiency of photosystem 2 as derived from measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence (FV/FM). However, the extent of FV/FM reduction and half-time for recovery were similar in sun and shade acclimated saplings of both species. Furthermore, the effect on FV/FM was not stronger when the plants were exposed to excess PPFD at 5 °C instead of 15 °C. Frost-hardening of plants increased slightly their resistance to excess PPFD. Establishment of these conifer saplings usually acclimated to shade in their natural habitat may hardly be endangered by a sudden increase of PPFD, e.g., by gap formation. and R. Gamper, S. Mayr, H. Bauer.
The aim of the present experiment was to evaluate the currently used allometric models for Vitis vinifera L., as well as to develop a simple and accurate model using linear measurements [leaf length (L.) and leaf width (W)] for estimating the individual leaf area (LA) of nine grapevine genotypes. For model construction, a total of 1,630 leaves coming from eight genotypes in 2010 was sampled during different leaf developmental stages and encompassed the full spectrum of leaf sizes. The model with single measurement of L could be considered an interesting option because it requires measurement of only one variable, but at the expense of accuracy. To find a model to estimate individual LA accurately for grapevine plants of all genotypes, both measurements of L and W should be involved. The proposed linear model [LA = 0,465 + 0,914 (L x W)] was adopted for its accuracy: the highest coefficient of determination (>0,98), the smallest mean square error, the smallest prediction sum of squares, and the reasonable close prediction sum of squares value to error sum of squares. To validate the LW model, an independent data set of 200 leaves coming from another genotype in 2011 was used. Correlation coefficients showed that there was a highly reliable relationships between predicted leaf area and the observed leaf area, giving an overestimation of 0.8% in the prediction. and Obsahuje seznam literatury
Chlorophyll fluorescence serves as a proxy photosynthesis measure under different climatic conditions. The objective of the study was to predict PSII quantum yield using greenhouse microclimate data to monitor plant conditions under various climates. Multilayer leaf model was applied to model fluorescence emission from actinic light-adapted (F') leaves, maximum fluorescence from light-adapted (Fm') leaves, PSII-operating efficiency (Fq'/Fm'), and electron transport rate (ETR). A linear function was used to approximate F' from several measurements under constant and variable light conditions. Model performance was evaluated by comparing the differences between the root mean square error (RMSE) and mean square error (MSE) of observed and predicted values. The model exhibited predictive success for Fq'/Fm' and ETR under different temperature and light conditions with lower RMSE and MSE. However, prediction of F' and Fm' was poor due to a weak relationship under constant (R2 = 0.48) and variable (R2 = 0.35) light., E. Janka, O. Körner, E. Rosenqvist, C.-O. Ottosen., and Obsahuje bibliografii
Fluorescence parameters obtained during steady-state electron transport are frequently used to evaluate photosynthetic efficiency of plants. We studied the behaviour of those parameters as a function of irradiance-adapted fluorescence yields FS and F'M. Applied simulations showed that photochemical quenching evaluated by qP is greatly influenced by the steady-state fluorescence level (FS), and that its evolution is not complementary to non-photochemical quenching (qN). On the other hand, the relative photochemical and non-photochemical quenching coefficients (qP(rel) and qN(rel)) proposed by Buschmann (1995) represent better the balance between the energy dissipation pathways. However, these relative parameters are also non-linearly related when the FS level is varied. We investigated the application of a new parameter, the relative unquenched fluorescence (UQF(rel)) which takes into account the fraction of non-quenched fluorescence yield (FS), which is related to closed photosystem 2 reaction centres not participating in electron transport. By using computer simulations and real in vivo measurements, we found that this new parameter is complementary to qP(rel) and qN(rel), which may facilitate the use of PAM fluorescence as diagnostic tool in environmental studies. and P. Juneau, B. R. Green, P. J. Harrison.
The chlorophyll fluorescence Fo, excited by polsed ultra-weak blue radiatíon, and thermoluminescence (TL) were recorded in ďie same sample. Temperature-dependent variations of the fluorescence yield influenced ťhe TL emission.
How the photosynthetic characteristics of insect-resistant transgenic cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) respond to light or whether this genetic transformation could result in unintended effects on their photosynthetic and physiological processes is not well known. Two experiments were conducted to investigate the shapes of net photosynthetic rate (P N), stomatal conductance (g s), apparent light use efficiency (LUEapp) and water use efficiency (WUE) light-response curves for single leaves of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) and Bt+CpTI (cowpea trypsin inhibitor) transgenic cotton plants and their non-transgenic counterparts, respectively. Results showed that the significant difference in response of P N and WUE to light between transgenic cotton and non-transgenic cotton occured but not always throughout the growing season or in different experiments or for all transgenic cotton lines. It was highly dependent on growth stage, culture condition and variety, but no obvious difference between any transgenic cotton and non-transgenic cotton in the shapes of g s and LUEapp light-response curves was observed in two experiments at different growth stages. In the field experiments, transgenic Bt+CpTI cotton was less sensitive to response of P N to high irradiance at the boll-opening stage. In pot experiments, WUE light-response curves of both Bt transgenic cotton and Bt+CpTI transgenic cotton progressively decreased whereas non-transgenic cotton slowly reached a maximum at high irradiance at boll-opening stage. We supposed that culture environment could affect the photosynthesis of transgenic cotton both directly and indirectly through influencing either foreign genes expression or growth and physiological processes. and C. X. Sun ... [et al.].
The earlier developed double-modulation chlorphyll (Chl) fluorometer was modified for measurements with intact leaves of higher plants. The Chl fluorometer is based on a non-periodic modulation of both actinic and measuring flashes. In addition, continuous orange actinic and far-red radiation were produced by separate arrays of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Programmable timing of the flashes allows to cover a wide dynamic range from microseconds to minutes. We have demonstrated that the LEDs can produce single-turnover flashes that saturate QA reduction of intact leaves of Glyceria maxima and shoots of Picea abies. and O. Urban ... [et al.].
On the basis of literature and my calculations it was established that a chlorophyll (Chl) particle anchored with a phytol chain to the thylakoid membrane takes up about 1 nm2 of the surface area. At an irradiance of 287 W m-2 the leaves of cabbage seedlings become saturated with photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) thus reaching the maximum photosynthetic rate of 100 µg(C) m-2 s-1, that is 5 CO2 molecules per 1 nm2 per second, and the maximum power with which the Chl particle supplies the process of photosynthesis is 15 aJ.