THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CO2 ASSIMILATION AND ELECTRON-TRANSPORT IN LEAVES
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CO2 ASSIMILATION AND ELECTRON-TRANSPORT IN LEAVES
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00033162
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发表时间:
1990-09-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
BAKER, NR
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作者:
HARBINSON, J;GENTY, B;BAKER, NR
The inter-relationships between the quantum efficiencies of photosystems I (.vphi.I) and II (.vphi.II) and the quantum yield of CO2 fixation (.vphi.CO2) were investigated in pea (Pisum sativum (L)) leaves with differing rates of photosynthesis using both photorespiratory and non-photorespiratory conditions, and in a leaf of Hedera helix (L) under photorespiratory conditions. The results indicate that under photorespiratory conditions the relationship between .vphi.CO2 and both .vphi.i and .vphi.II is non-linear and variable. The relationship between .vphi.i and .vphi.II under these circumstances remains predominantly linear. Under non-photorespiratory conditions, leaves with a low rate of photosynthesis due to sink limitation exhibit a non-linear relationship between .vphi.I and .vphi.II, though the relationship between .vphi.II and .vphi.CO2 remains linear suggesting a close relationship between linear electron flow and CO2 fixation. Leaves irradiated at the CO2 compensation point also exhibit a non-linear relationship between .vphi.I and .vphi.II. These results suggest that for leaves in air linear electron flow is the predominant source of energy for metabolism. The role of cyclic electron transport is considered when the requirement for the products of linear electron transport is depressed.