Effects of potassium supply on limitations of photosynthesis by mesophyll diffusion conductance in Carya cathayensis
Effects of potassium supply on limitations of photosynthesis by mesophyll diffusion conductance in Carya cathayensis
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供钾对山核桃叶肉扩散导度光合作用限制的影响
DOI:
10.1093/treephys/tpr095
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发表时间:
2011-10-01
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4
通讯作者:
Chen, Miao
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作者:
Jin, Song Heng;Huang, Jian Qin;Chen, Miao
Potassium (K) influences the photosynthesis process in a number of ways; however, the mechanisms underlying the photosynthetic response to differences in K supply are not well understood. Concurrent measurements of gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence were made to investigate the effect of K nutrition on photosynthetic efficiency and mesophyll conductance (g(m)) in hickory seedlings (Carya cathayensis Sarg.) in a greenhouse. The results show that leaf K concentrations < 0.7-0.8% appeared to limit the leaf net CO2 assimilation rate (A), and that the relative limitation of photosynthesis due to g(m) and stomatal conductance (g(s)) decreased with increasing supplies of K. However, a sensitivity analysis indicated that A was most sensitive to the maximum carboxylation rate of Rubisco (V-c,V-max) and the maximum rate of electron transport (J(max)). These results indicate that the photosynthetic rate is primarily limited by the biochemical processes of photosynthesis (V-c,V-max and J(max)), rather than by g(m) and g(s) in K-deficient plants. Additionally, g(m) was closely correlated with g(s) and the leaf dry mass per unit area (M-A) in hickory seedlings, which indicates that decreased g(m) and g(s) may be a consequence of leaf anatomical adaptation.