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302. Maize growth and developmental responses to temperature and ultraviolet-B radiation interaction
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- Singh, S. K., Reddy, K. R., Reddy, V. R., and Gao, W.
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- fotosyntéza, teplota, photosynthesis, temperature, phenolic compounds, stem elongation, vaxes, ultraviolet-B radiation, maize, 2, and 581
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- Multiple languages
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- Plant response to the combination of two or more abiotic stresses is different than its response to the same stresses singly. The response of maize (Zea mays L.) photosynthesis, growth, and development processes were examined under sunlit plant growth chambers at three levels of each day/night temperatures (24/16°C, 30/22°C, and 36/28°C) and UV-B radiation levels (0, 5, and 10 kJ m-2 d-1) and their interaction from 4 d after emergence to 43 d. An increase in plant height, leaf area, node number, and dry mass was observed as temperature increased. However, UV-B radiation negatively affected these processes by reducing the rates of stem elongation, leaf area expansion, and biomass accumulation. UV-B radiation affected leaf photosynthesis mostly at early stage of growth and tended to be temperature-dependent. For instance, UV-B radiation caused 3-15% decrease of photosynthetic rate (PN) on the uppermost, fully expanded leaves at 24/16°C and 36/28°C, but stimulated P N about 5-18% at 30/22°C temperature. Moreover, the observed UV-B protection mechanisms, such as accumulation of phenolics and waxes, exhibited a significant interaction among the treatments where these compounds were relatively less responsive (phenolics) or more responsive (waxes) to UV-B radiation at higher temperature treatments or vice versa. Plants exposed to UV-B radiation produced more leaf waxes except at 24/16°C treatment. The detrimental effect of UV-B radiation was greater on plant growth compared to the photosynthetic processes. Results suggest that maize growth and development, especially stem elongation, is highly sensitive to current and projected UV-B radiation levels, and temperature plays an important role in the magnitude and direction of the UV-B mediated responses., S. K. Singh, K. R. Reddy, V. R. Reddy, W. Gao., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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303. Maize photosynthesis and microclimate within the canopies at grain-filling stage in response to narrow-wide row planting patterns
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- Liu, T. D. and Song, F. B.
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- botanika, botany, maize, microclimate, photosynthesis, planting pattern, 2, and 58
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- Multiple languages
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- In China, narrow-wide row planting pattern has been advocated for maize (Zea mays L.) production. However, no previous study has clearly elucidated the complexity of factors affecting maize canopy such as the microclimatic factors, and the effect of photosynthesis in narrow-wide row planting pattern. The current study was undertaken to identify the planting patterns that influence microclimatic conditions and photosynthesis of two maize cultivars (Beiyu288 and Xianyu335) grown in three planting patterns: narrow-wide rows of (1) 30 cm + 170 cm (P1, 6.4 plants m-2), and (2) 40 cm + 90 cm (P2, 6.4 plants m-2), and (3) uniform row of 65 cm (CK, conventional row as control, 6.4 plants m-2). Light interception, temperature, relative humidity (RH), CO2 concentration, and leaf photosynthesis within the canopy were measured in each planting treatment at the grain-filling stage. The net photosynthetic rate (PN), intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci), stomatal conductance (gs), transpiration rate (E), and temperature of the narrow-wide row exceeded that of the conventional row. The CO2 concentration and RH of the narrow-wide row were lower than CK by 50 cm strata. The narrow-wide row had a more uniform light intercepted at the whole canopy profile. The results of the current study suggest that narrow-wide row-planting pattern has a positive effect on canopy microclimate factors and promotes photosynthesis., T. D. Liu, F. B. Song., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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304. Measurements of reflectance and fluorescence spectra for nondestructive characterizing ripeness of grapevine berries
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- Navrátil, M. and Buschmann, C.
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- fotosyntéza, photosynthesis, Cabernet Sauvignon, CIE 1931, plant pigments, Riesling, 2, and 581
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- Multiple languages
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- In vivo reflectance and fluorescence spectra from berry skins of a white (Riesling) and red (Cabernet Sauvignon) grapevine variety were measured during a ripening season with a new CMOS radiometer instrument. Classical reference measurements were also carried out for a sugar content of the berry juice [°Brix] and pigment contents (chlorophyll a and b, carotenoids, anthocyanins) from methanol extracts of the berry skin. We showed that the colours and the spectra analysed from them could be taken as an unambiguous indicator of grapevine ripening. Reflectance spectra, which were affected by the content of pigments (chlorophylls and anthocyanins), effects of surface (wax layers), and tissue structure (cell size) of the berries well correlated (R2 = 0.89) with the °Brix measurements of the berries. The fast data acquisition of both reflectance and fluorescence spectra in one sample with our radiometer instrument made it superior over the time-consuming, traditional, and mostly destructive chemical analysis used in vine-growing management., M. Navrátil, C. Buschmann., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
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305. Mesophyll conductance variations in response to diurnal environmental factors in Myrcia paivae and Minquartia guianensis in Central Amazonia
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- Nascimento, H. C. S. and Marenco, R. A.
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- fotosyntéza, photosynthesis, Amazonka (řeka : oblast), Amazon River Valley, chloroplast carbon dioxide concentration, electron transport rate, maximum carboxylation velocity of Rubisco, stomatal conductance, 2, and 581
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- Multiple languages
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- Mesophyll conductance (gm) is essential to determine accurate physiological parameters used to model photosynthesis in forest ecosystems. This study aimed to determine the effects of time of day on photosynthetic parameters, and to assess the effect of using either intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci) or chloroplast CO2 concentration (Cc), on maximum carboxylation velocity of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco), Vcmax. We used Amazonian saplings of Myrcia paivae and Minquartia guianensis. Photosynthetic parameters were measured using an infrared gas analyzer (IRGA); gm was determined using both gas exchange and chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence and gas-exchange data alone. Leaf thickness (LT) and specific leaf area (SLA) were also measured. Air temperature, relative humidity or understory light did not correlate with gm and on average daily IRGA-fluorometer-determined gm was 0.04 mol(CO2) m-2 s-1 for M. paivae and 0.05 mol(CO2) m-2 s-1 for M. guianensis. Stomatal conductance (gs), gm, electron transport rate (JF), and light-saturated net photosynthetic rate (PNmax) were lower in the afternoon than in the morning. However, no effect of time of day was observed on Vcmax. LT and SLA did not affect any of the examined parameters. IRGA-determined g m was almost the double of the value obtained using the IRGA-fluorescence method. Vcmax values determined using Cc were about 25% higher than those obtained using Ci, which highlighted the importance of using Cc in Vcmax calculation. Decline in PNmax at the end of the afternoon reflected variations in gs and gm rather than changes in Vcmax. Diurnal variation in gm appeared to be associated more with endogenous than with atmospheric factors. and H. C. S. Nascimento, R. A. Marenco.
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306. Modelling photosynthesis in shallow algal production ponds
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- Ritchie, R. J. and Larkum, A. W. D.
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- model:article and TEXT
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- botanika, botany, algal production ponds, Chlorella, Dunaliella, electron transport rate, light saturation curves, Phaeodactylum, photoinhibition, photosynthesis, photosynthesis vs. depth, primary productivity, pulse amplitude modulation fluorometry, 2, and 58
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- a1_Shallow ponds with rapidly photosynthesising cyanobacteria or eukaryotic algae are used for growing biotechnology feedstock and have been proposed for biofuel production but a credible model to predict the productivity of a column of phytoplankton in such ponds is lacking. Oxygen electrodes and Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM) fluorometer technology were used to measure gross photosynthesis (PG) vs. irradiance (E) curves (PG vs. E curves) in Chlorella (chlorophyta), Dunaliella salina (chlorophyta) and Phaeodactylum (bacillariophyta). PG vs. E curves were fitted to the waiting-in-line function [PG = (PGmax × E/Eopt) × exp(1 — E/Eopt)]. Attenuation of incident light with depth could then be used to model PG vs. E curves to describe PG vs. depth in pond cultures of uniformly distributed planktonic algae. Respiratory data (by O2-electrode) allowed net photosynthesis (PN) of algal ponds to be modelled with depth. Photoinhibition of photosynthesis at the pond surface reduced PN of the water column. Calculated optimum depths for the algal ponds were: Phaeodactylum, 63 mm; Dunaliella, 71 mm and Chlorella, 87 mm. Irradiance at this depth is ≈ 5 to 10 μmol m-2 s-1 photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD). This knowledge can then be used to optimise the pond depth. The total net P N [μmol(O2) m-2 s-1] were: Chlorella, ≈ 12.6 ± 0.76; Dunaliella, ≈ 6.5 ± 0.41; Phaeodactylum ≈ 6.1 ± 0.35. Snell’s and Fresnel’s laws were used to correct irradiance for reflection and refraction and thus estimate the time course of PN over the course of a day taking into account respiration during the day and at night. The optimum PN of a pond adjusted to be of optimal depth (0.1-0.5 m) should be approximately constant because increasing the cell density will proportionally reduce the optimum depth of the pond and vice versa., a2_Net photosynthesis for an optimised pond located at the tropic of Cancer would be [in t(C) ha-1 y-1]: Chlorella, ≈ 14.1 ± 0.66; Dunaliella, ≈ 5.48 ± 0.39; Phaeodactylum, ≈ 6.58 ± 0.42 but such calculations do not take weather, such as cloud cover, and temperature, into account., R. J. Ritchie, A. W. D. Larkum., and Obsahuje bibliografii a dodatky
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307. Modelling the dynamics of the electron transport rate measured by PAM fluorimetry during Rapid Light Curve experiments
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- Guarini, J.-M. and Moritz, C.
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- diatom, photosystem, and photosynthesis
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- We propose a dynamic model specifically designed to simulate changes in the photosynthetic electron transport rate, which is calculated from fluorescence measurements when plants are exposed, for a short time, to a series of increasing photon flux densities. This model simulates the dynamics of the effective yield of photochemical energy conversion from the maximum and natural chlorophyll fluorescence yields, taking into account a cumulative effect of successive irradiations on photosystems. To estimate a characteristic time of this effect on photosystems, two series of experiments were performed on two benthic diatom culture concentrations. For each concentration, two different series of irradiations were applied. Simplified formulations of the model were established based on the observed fluorescence curves. The simplified versions of the model streamlined the parameters estimation procedure. For the most simplified version of the model (only 4 parameters) the order of magnitude of the characteristic time of the residual effect of irradiation was about 38 s (within a confidence interval between 20 and 252 s). The model and an appropriate calibration procedure may be used to assess the physiological condition of plants experiencing short time-scale irradiance changes in experimental or field conditions. and J.-M. Guarini, C. Moritz.
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308. Molecular characteristics and expression patterns of Rubisco activase, novel alternative splicing variants in a heterophyllous aquatic plant, Sagittaria graminea
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- Wang, D., Xie, S. Z., Yang, J., and Wang, Q. F.
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- fotosyntéza, photosynthesis, Alismataceae, aquatic photosynthesis, heterophylly, Sagittaria graminea, 2, and 581
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- Multiple languages
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- a1_Two full-length cDNAs (SGrca1 and SGrca2) encoding ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) activase (RCA) were cloned from a heterophyllous aquatic plant, Sagittaria graminea, using Rapid-Amplification of cDNA Ends (RACE). SGrca1 contains a 1,320 bp open reading frame encoding a protein of 440 amino acids, and SGrca2 is exactly identical to SGrca1 except for 330 bp missing in the middle of SGrca1. Sequence analysis of cDNA and genomic DNA indicated both two cDNAs were generated from a common gene via alternative splicing. The deduced amino acid sequence encoded by SGrca1 showed 75-82% identity with other RCAs from higher plants and showed high homology in three highly conserved motifs associated with ATP-binding sites. RT-PCR analysis suggested both SGrca1 and SGrca2 were expressed in green tissues. During a 14 h light/10 h dark photoperiod, both aerial and submerged leaves exhibited the similar expression pattern of SGrca1 and SGrca2 with SGrca1 as the dominant form, but the accumulation of both SGrca1 and SGrca2 mRNA was significantly inhibited in the submerged leaves., a2_Western blot analysis showed that both SGrca1 and SGrca2 had their translation products, the 43 kDa form and the 31 kDa form expressing in leaves. Interestingly, the aerial leaves expressed higher amount of the 43 kDa form compared with the 31 kDa form, while it was reversed in the submerged leaves. The results demonstrated that both environments regulated the RCA gene expression at both transcriptional and posttranscriptional level. In addition, co-immunoprecipitation assay revealed that the isolated Rubisco-RCA complex contained both the 43 and 31 kDa forms, and the proportion of the 31 kDa form was obviously enhanced in the submerged leaves. The results indicated that both the 43 kDa and 31 kDa forms were involved in Rubisco and RCA interaction and the increased incorporation of the 31 kDa form was associated with submerged photosynthetic environment., D. Wang, S. Z. Xie, J. Yang, Q. F. Wang., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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309. Molecular characterization of 5-chlorophyll a/b-binding protein genes from Panax ginseng Meyer and their expression analysis during abiotic stresses
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- Silva, J., Kim, Y. J., Sukweenadhi, J., Rahimi, S., Kwon, W. S., and Yang, D. C.
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- fotosyntéza, photosynthesis, gene expression, gene isolation, 2, and 581
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- The chlorophyll a/b-binding protein (CAB) serves in both photosystems (PS), I and II, as a coordinator of antenna pigments in the light-harvesting complex (LHC). The CABs constitute abundant and important proteins in the thylakoid membrane of higher plants. In our study, five CAB genes, which contained full-length cDNA sequences from the 4-year-old ginseng leaves (Panax ginseng Meyer), were isolated and named PgCAB. Phylogenetic comparison of the members of the subfamily between ginseng and higher plants, including Arabidopsis, revealed that the putative functions of these ginseng CAB proteins were clustered into the different family of Arabidopsis CABs; two PgCABs in LHCII family and three PgCABs in LHCI family. The expression analysis of PgCABs consistently showed dark-dependent inhibition in leaves. Expression analysis during abiotic stress identified that PgCAB genes responded to heavy metal, salinity, chilling, and UV stresses differently, suggesting their specific function during photosynthesis. This is the first comprehensive study of the CAB gene family in P. ginseng., J. Silva, Y. J. Kim, J. Sukweenadhi, S. Rahimi, W. S. Kwon, D. C. Yang., and Seznam literatury
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310. Monitoring cashew seedlings during interactions with the fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae using chlorophyll fluorescence imaging
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- Muniz, C. R., Freire, F. C. O., Viana, F. M. P., Cardoso, J. E., Sousa, C. A. F., Guedes, M. I. F., Van der Schoor, R., and Jalink, H.
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- fotosyntéza, photosynthesis, Brazílie severovýchodní, Brasil, North-eastern, kešu, Anacardium occidentale, gummosis, plant disease detection, high-throughput screening, cashew, 2, and 581
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- The chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence imaging technique was applied to cashew seedlings inoculated with the fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae to assess any disturbances in the photosynthetic apparatus of the plants before the onset of visual symptoms. Two-month-old cashew plants were inoculated with mycelium of L. theobromae isolate Lt19 or Lt32. Dark-adapted and light-acclimated whole plants or previously labelled, single, mature leaf from each plant were evaluated weekly for Chl fluorescence parameters. From 21 to 28 days, inoculation with both isolates resulted in the significantly lower maximal photochemical quantum yield of PSII (Fv/Fm) than those for control samples, decreasing from values of 0.78 to 0.62. In contrast, the time response of the measured fluorescence transient curve from dark-acclimated plants increased in both whole plants and single mature leaves in inoculated plants compared with controls. The Fv/Fm images clearly exhibited photosynthetic perturbations 14 days after inoculation before any visual symptoms appeared. Additionally, decays in the effective quantum yield of PSII photochemistry and photochemical quenching coefficient were also observed over time. However, nonphotochemical quenching increased during the evaluation period. We conclude that Fv/Fm images are the effective way of detecting early metabolic perturbations in the photosynthetic apparatus of cashew seedlings caused by gummosis in both whole plants and single leaves and could be potentially employed in larger-scale screening systems., C. R. Muniz, F. C. O. Freire, F. M. P. Viana, J. E. Cardoso, C. A. F. Sousa, M. I. F. Guedes, R. van der Schoor, H. Jalink., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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