Photosynthetica 2007, 45(1):147-152 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-007-0024-2

Photosynthetic variation and photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency in Brassica species with different genetic constitution of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase

A. Anand1,*, K. Suresh2, T. V. R. Nair1
1 Nuclear Research Laboratory, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
2 NRC Oil Palm, Eluru, AP, India

Net photosynthetic rate (P N) was high in genotypes with 'C' genome both in the nucleus and cytoplasm. This may be attributed to the co-ordinated manner of acting of both genome sources. Leaf mass per area (LMA) and chlorophyll content increased with leaf nitrogen (N) content but did not show any correlation with P N. The factors which affected P N had the same effect on photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency (pNUE). Thus, differential allocation of N to the various components influences plant pNUE which is not significantly affected by genome constitution.

Keywords: chlorophyll; leaf mass per area; net photosynthetic rate

Received: February 24, 2006; Accepted: September 18, 2006; Published: March 1, 2007Show citation

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Anand, A., Suresh, K., & Nair, T.V.R. (2007). Photosynthetic variation and photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency in Brassica species with different genetic constitution of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase. Photosynthetica, 45(1), 147-152. doi: 10.1007/s11099-007-0024-2.
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