Abstract: It is still unknown whether the midday depression of photosynthesis under severe water stress, frequently observed in plants growing in a Mediterranean-type climate, is primarily a consequence of diffusional or non-diffusional limitations. We carried out combined measurements of gas exchanges and chlorophyll fluorescence in field-grown Arbutus unedo L. trees during late spring and mid summer, and a quantitative limitation analysis was performed to distinguish between the different limitations to photosynthesis, i.e., diffusional [D (L) = stomatal (S (L)) + mesophyll (MCL)] and non-diffusional (carboxylation capacity and electron transport, B (L)) limitations. Light-saturated assimilation at ambient CO2 (A (max)), stomatal conductance to water vapour (g (sw)) and maximum carboxylation rate (V (cmax) C (i)) showed a marked midday depression during both periods. The total limitations tended to increase during the day and were remarkably similar in June and July (50 and 48%, respectively); on a daily basis, D (L) was similar to B (L) (about 23%) in June; whereas, in July the former was predominant (38 and 4%, respectively). We concluded that the midday depression in photosynthesis was largely caused by diffusional limitations, with non-diffusional limitations playing a smaller role. Although stomatal closure was the main diffusional limitation, the decline in mesophyll conductance was not negligible during the hottest and driest period.

Contribution of diffusional and non-diffusional limitations to midday depression of photosynthesis in Arbutus unedo L / G.Grassi; F.Ripullone; M.Borghetti; S.Raddi; F.Magnani. - In: TREES. - ISSN 0931-1890. - STAMPA. - 23:(2009), pp. 1149-1161. [10.1007/s00468-009-0355-7]

Contribution of diffusional and non-diffusional limitations to midday depression of photosynthesis in Arbutus unedo L.

RADDI, SABRINA
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Abstract: It is still unknown whether the midday depression of photosynthesis under severe water stress, frequently observed in plants growing in a Mediterranean-type climate, is primarily a consequence of diffusional or non-diffusional limitations. We carried out combined measurements of gas exchanges and chlorophyll fluorescence in field-grown Arbutus unedo L. trees during late spring and mid summer, and a quantitative limitation analysis was performed to distinguish between the different limitations to photosynthesis, i.e., diffusional [D (L) = stomatal (S (L)) + mesophyll (MCL)] and non-diffusional (carboxylation capacity and electron transport, B (L)) limitations. Light-saturated assimilation at ambient CO2 (A (max)), stomatal conductance to water vapour (g (sw)) and maximum carboxylation rate (V (cmax) C (i)) showed a marked midday depression during both periods. The total limitations tended to increase during the day and were remarkably similar in June and July (50 and 48%, respectively); on a daily basis, D (L) was similar to B (L) (about 23%) in June; whereas, in July the former was predominant (38 and 4%, respectively). We concluded that the midday depression in photosynthesis was largely caused by diffusional limitations, with non-diffusional limitations playing a smaller role. Although stomatal closure was the main diffusional limitation, the decline in mesophyll conductance was not negligible during the hottest and driest period.
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G.Grassi; F.Ripullone; M.Borghetti; S.Raddi; F.Magnani
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