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  • 11
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    The response of isoprene emission rate and photosynthetic rate to photon flux and nitrogen supply in aspen and white oak trees (1996)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Plant, cell & environment 19 (1996), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-3040
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Isoprene is the primary biogenic hydrocarbon emitted from temperate deciduous forest ecosystems. The effects of varying photon flux density (PFD) and nitrogen growth regimes on rates of isoprene emission and net photosynthesis in potted aspen and white oak trees are reported. In both aspen and oak trees, whether rates were expressed on a leaf area or dry mass basis, (1) growth at higher PFD resulted in significantly higher rates of isoprene emission, than growth at lower PFD, (2) there is a significant positive relationship between isoprene emission rate and leaf nitrogen concentration in both sun and shade trees, and (3) there is a significant positive correlation between isoprene emission rate and photosynthetic rate in both sun and shade trees. The greater capacity for isoprene emission in sun leaves was due to both higher leaf mass per unit area and differences in the biochemical and/or physiological properties that influence isoprene emission. Positive correlations between isoprene emission rate and leaf nitrogen concentration support the existence of mechanisms that link leaf nitrogen status to isoprene synthase activity. Positive correlations between isoprene emission rate and photosynthesis rate support previous hypotheses that isoprene emission plays a role in protecting photosynthetic mechanisms during stress.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00388.x
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  • 12
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    Rapid appearance of 13C in biogenic isoprene when 13CO2 is fed to intact leaves (1993)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Plant, cell & environment 16 (1993), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-3040
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Biogenic isoprene substantially affects atmospheric chemistry, but it is not known how or why many plants, especially trees, make isoprene. We fed 13CO2 to leaves of Quercus rubra and monitored the incorporation of 13C into isoprene by mass spectrometry. After feeding 13CO2 for 9 min we found all possible labelling patterns from completely unlabelled to fully labelled isoprene. By 18 min, 84% of the carbon atoms in isoprene were 13C. Labelling of the last 20% of the carbon atoms was much slower than labelling of the first 80%. The rate of labelling of isoprene was similar to that reported for phosphoglyceric acid indicating that there is a close linkage between the carbon source for isoprene synthesis and the photosynthetic carbon reduction pathway.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.1993.tb00907.x
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  • 13
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    Thylakoid membrane responses to moderately high leaf temperature in Pima cotton (2004)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Plant, cell & environment 27 (2004), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-3040
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Photosynthesis is inhibited by high temperatures that plants are likely to experience under natural conditions. Both  increased  thylakoid  membrane  ionic  conductance and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) deactivation have been suggested as the primary cause. The moderately heat-tolerant crop Pima S-6 cotton (Gossypium barbadense) was used to examine heat stress-induced inhibition of photosynthesis. Previous field-work indicated that moderate heat stress (T = 35–45 °C) is associated with very rapid leaf temperature changes. Therefore, a system was devised for rapidly heating intact, attached leaves to mimic natural field heat-stress conditions and monitored Rubisco activation, carbon-cycle metabolites, thylakoid ionic conductance, and photosystem I activity. As a proxy for NADPH and stromal redox status the activation state of NADP-malate dehydrogenase (NADP-MDH) was measured. In dark-adapted cotton leaves, heating caused an increase in thylakoid permeability at temperatures as low as 36 °C. The increased permeability did not cause a decline in adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP) levels during steady-state or transient heating. Rapid heating caused a transient decline in ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate without a decrease in Rubisco activation. Sustained heating caused a decline in Rubisco activation and also oxidized the stroma as judged by NADP-MDH activation and this is hypothesized to result from increased cyclic photophosphorylation, explaining the maintenance of ATP content in the face of increased thylakoid membrane ion leakiness.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2004.01172.x
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    Electron transport is the functional limitation of photosynthesis in field-grown Pima cotton plants at high temperature (2004)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Plant, cell & environment 27 (2004), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-3040
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Restrictions to photosynthesis can limit plant growth at high temperature in a variety of ways. In addition to increasing photorespiration, moderately high temperatures (35–42 °C) can cause direct injury to the photosynthetic apparatus. Both carbon metabolism and thylakoid reactions have been suggested as the primary site of injury at these temperatures. In the present study this issue was addressed by first characterizing leaf temperature dynamics in Pima cotton (Gossypium barbadense) grown under irrigation in the US desert south-west. It was found that cotton leaves repeatedly reached temperatures above 40 °C and could fluctuate as much as 8 or 10 °C in a matter of seconds. Laboratory studies revealed a maximum photosynthetic rate at 30–33 °C that declined by 22% at 45 °C. The majority of the inhibition persisted upon return to 30 °C. The mechanism of this limitation was assessed by measuring the response of photosynthesis to CO2 in the laboratory. The first time a cotton leaf (grown at 30 °C) was exposed to 45 °C, photosynthetic electron transport was stimulated (at high CO2) because of an increased flux through the photorespiratory pathway. However, upon cooling back to 30 °C, photosynthetic electron transport was inhibited and fell substantially below the level measured before the heat treatment. In the field, the response of assimilation (A) to various internal levels of CO2 (Ci) revealed that photosynthesis was limited by ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) regeneration at normal levels of CO2 (presumably because of limitations in thylakoid reactions needed to support RuBP regeneration). There was no evidence of a ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) limitation at air levels of CO2 and at no point on any of 30 A–Ci curves measured on leaves at temperatures from 28 to 39 °C was RuBP regeneration capacity measured to be in substantial excess of the capacity of Rubisco to use RuBP. It is therefore concluded that photosynthesis in field-grown Pima cotton leaves is functionally limited by photosynthetic electron transport and RuBP regeneration capacity, not Rubisco activity.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2004.01171.x
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    The regulation of isoprene emission responses to rapid leaf temperature fluctuations (1998)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Plant, cell & environment 21 (1998), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-3040
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Isoprene emission from leaves is temperature dependent and may protect leaves from damage at high temperatures. We measured the temperature of white oak (Quercus alba L.) leaves at the top of the canopy. The largest short-term changes in leaf temperature were associated with changes in solar radiation. During these episodes, leaf temperature changed with a 1 min time constant, a measure of the rate of temperature change. We imposed rapid temperature fluctuations on leaves to study the effect of temperature change rate on isoprene emission. Leaf temperature changed with a 16 s time constant; isoprene responded more slowly with a 37 s time constant. This time constant was slow enough to cause a lag in isoprene emission when leaf temperature fluctuated rapidly but isoprene emission changed quickly enough to follow the large temperature changes observed in the oak canopy. This is consistent with the theory that isoprene functions to protect leaves from short periods of high temperature. Time constant analysis also revealed that there are two processes that cause isoprene emission to increase with leaf temperature. The fastest process likely reflects the influence of temperature on reaction kinetics, while the slower process may reflect the activation of an enzyme.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3040.1998.00380.x
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    Responses to elevated CO2 of Flaveria linearis plants having a reduced activity of cytosolic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (1996)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Plant, cell & environment 19 (1996), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-3040
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Wide variation exists in the growth responses of C3 plants to elevated CO2 levels. To investigate the role of photosynthetic feedback in this phenomenon, photosynthetic parameters and growth were measured for lines of Flaveria linearis with low, intermediate or high cytosolic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (cytFBPase) activity when grown at either 35 or 65 Pa CO2. The effects of pot size on the responses of these lines to elevated CO2 were also examined. Photosynthesis and growth of plants with low cytFBPase activity were less responsive to elevated CO2, and these plants had a reduced maximum potential for photosynthesis and growth. Plants with intermediate cytFBPase activity also showed a lower relative growth enhancement when grown at 65 Pa CO2. There was a significant pot size effect on photosynthesis and growth for line 85-1 (high cytFBPase). This effect was greatest for line 85-1 when grown at 35 Pa CO2, since these plants showed the greatest downward acclimation of photosynthesis when grown in small pots. There was a minimal pot size effect for line 84-9 (low cytFBPase), and this could be partly attributed to the reduced CO2 sensitivity of this line. It is proposed that the capacity for sucrose synthesis in C3, plants is partly responsible for their wide variation in CO2 responsiveness.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00221.x
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    Stem photosynthesis in a desert ephemeral, Eriogonum inflatum (1987)
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    Oecologia 72 (1987), S. 542-549 
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    ISSN: 1432-1939
    Keywords: Eriogonum inflatum ; Internal CO2 concentration ; Stem photosynthesis ; Water-use efficiency ; Water stress
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary The gas exchange characteristics of photosynthetic tissues of leaves and stems of Eriogonum inflatum are described. Inflated stems were found to contain extraordinarily high internal CO2 concentrations (to 14000 μbar), but fixation of this internal CO2 was 6–10 times slower than fixation of atmospheric CO2 by these stems. Although the pool of CO2 is a trivial source of CO2 for stem photosynthesis, it may result in higher water-use efficiency of stem tissues. Leaf and stem photosynthetic activities were compared by means of CO2 fixation in CO2 response curves, light and temperature response curves in IRGA systems, and by means of O2 exchange at CO2 saturation in a leaf disc O2 electrode system. On an area basis leaves contain about twice the chlorophyll and nitrogen as stems, and are capable of up to 4-times the absolute CO2 and O2 exchange rates. However, the stem shape is such that lighting of the shaded side leads to a substantial increase in overall stem photosynthesis on a projected area basis, to about half the leaf rate in air. Stem conductance is lower than leaf conductance under most conditions and is less sensitive to high temperature or high VPD. Under most conditions, the ratio C i /C a is lower in stems than in leaves and stems show greater water-use efficiency (higher ratio assimilation/transpiration) as a function of VPD. This potential advantage of stem photosynthesis in a water limited environment may be offset by the higher VPD conditions in the hotter, drier part of the year when stems are active after leaves have senesced. Stem and leaf photosynthesis were similarly affected by decreasing plant water potential.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00378980
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    Physiological influences on carbon isotope discrimination in huon pine (Lagarostrobos franklinii) (1985)
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    Oecologia 66 (1985), S. 211-218 
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    ISSN: 1432-1939
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary Measurements of the light environment and stomatal and photosynthetic behaviour are reported for Huon Pine (Lagarostrobos franklinii, family Podocarpaceae) in western Tasmanian rainforest. For a variety of microenvironments, these are used in an analysis of stable carbon isotope measurements in the air, and in branch and leaf material, using a model for carbon isotope fractionation in leaves (Farquhar et al. 1982). The major features of δ13C variations with respect to branch position can be explained in terms of the direct influence of light level acting via the rate of CO2 assimilation. In addition a relatively constant δ13C gradient of about 2.6‰ between leaf tip and branch wood is observed. Alternative explanations are advanced for the tip-towood gradient in δ13C. If the δ13C of leaf tips is taken to represent the value for photosynthate, maintenance respiration is proposed as a mechanism for the further fractionation; a significant 13C depletion in respired CO2 is implied which is not supported by indirect measurements of atmospheric isotope ratio. Furthermore, an assumption of significant sampling errors (e.g. related to humidity effects on assimilation) is required to obtain good quantitative prediction of the light influence. If the branch wood δ13C is taken to represent that of the photosynthate, the tip-to-wood gradient may find an explanation, via the model, in terms of tip tissue comprising carbon from immature cells. Translocation of photosynthate from exposed to shaded branches is then proposed as a means of obtaining quantitative agreement with the predicted light influence. The support provided for the applicability of the Farqunar et al. (1982) model in the field is discussed in the context of the problem of obtaining past global atmospheric CO2 levels from δ13C in tree-rings.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00379857
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    Limitation to Photosynthesis in Pratylenchus penetrans- and Verticillium dahliae-Infected Potato (1999)
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    Crop science 39 (1999), S. 1340-1346 
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    ISSN: 1435-0653
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Solanum tuberosum L.) leaves infected by the fungus Verticillium dahliae (Kleb) and the nematode Pratylenchus penetrans (Cobb, Sher, Allen) have not been fully researched. Two growth chamber experiments were undertaken to determine the factors contributing to the decrease in CO2 exchange rates of young, fully expanded leaflets of potato (cv. Russet Burbank) plants grown in pots infested with P. Penetrans and/or V. dahliae. Treatments were P. penetrans-infested soil, V. dahliae-infested soil, soil infested with both the nematode and the fungus, and a noninfested control. Leaf CO2 response curves were measured at early (16 d after inoculation [DAI]) and late (42 DAI) stages of infection for all treatments at saturating light (1500 μmol m-2 s-1 of photosynthetically active radiation [PAR] using a portable photosynthesis system. Carbon dioxide exchange rates were also measured at 1000, 400, and 200 μmol m-2 s-1 PAR to determine leaf light response. At ambient CO2 concentration, concomitant infection by both pathogens significantly reduced C assimilation rate (A) and light use efficiency (μmoles CO2 fixed per μmol of light used), and increased the intercellular CO2 (Ci) of these young leaves at 42 DAI, but not at 16 DAI. Infection by either pathogen alone had little or no effect on the leaf gas exchange parameters. Analysis of the curve relating A and Ci showed that either treatment alone did not change the initial slope of the curve at 16 DAI. A significant reduction in both the initial slope of A vs. Ci curves and A at Ci = 500 μmol mol-1 in the jointly infected plants were noticeable at 42 DAI indicating that nonstomatal effects could explain the reduction in C assimilation rate at this late stage of disease infection. Leaf patchiness might also be a contributing factor to this phenomena in the leaves of the jointly infected plants.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/
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