Journal article
Influence of light and nitrogen on the photosynthetic efficiency in the C4 plant Miscanthus × giganteus
Photosynthesis research, Vol.131(1), pp.1-13
01/2017
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/105358
PMID: 27531584
Abstract
There are numerous studies describing how growth conditions influence the efficiency of C-4 photosynthesis. However, it remains unclear how changes in the biochemical capacity versus leaf anatomy drives this acclimation. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine how growth light and nitrogen availability influence leaf anatomy, biochemistry and the efficiency of the CO2 concentrating mechanism in Miscanthus x giganteus. There was an increase in the mesophyll cell wall surface area but not cell well thickness in the high-light (HL) compared to the low-light (LL) grown plants suggesting a higher mesophyll conductance in the HL plants, which also had greater photosynthetic capacity. Additionally, the HL plants had greater surface area and thickness of bundle-sheath cell walls compared to LL plants, suggesting limited differences in bundle-sheath CO2 conductance because the increased area was offset by thicker cell walls. The gas exchange estimates of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPc) activity were significantly less than the in vitro PEPc activity, suggesting limited substrate availability in the leaf due to low mesophyll CO2 conductance. Finally, leakiness was similar across all growth conditions and generally did not change under the different measurement light conditions. However, differences in the stable isotope composition of leaf material did not correlate with leakiness indicating that dry matter isotope measurements are not a good proxy for leakiness. Taken together, these data suggest that the CO2 concentrating mechanism in Miscanthus is robust under low-light and limited nitrogen growth conditions, and that the observed changes in leaf anatomy and biochemistry likely help to maintain this efficiency.
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- Title
- Influence of light and nitrogen on the photosynthetic efficiency in the C4 plant Miscanthus × giganteus
- Creators
- Jian-Ying Ma - Chinese Academy of Sciences [Beijing]Wei Sun - Washington State UniversityNURIA KOTEYEVA - Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesELENA VOZNESENSKAYA - Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesSamantha Stutz - Washington State UniversityAnthony Gandin - Washington State UniversityAndreia Smith-Moritz - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [Berkeley]Joshua Heazlewood - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [Berkeley]Asaph Cousins - Washington State University
- Publication Details
- Photosynthesis research, Vol.131(1), pp.1-13
- Academic Unit
- School of Biological Sciences
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag
- Identifiers
- 99900547076901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article