Photosynthetica, 2007 (vol. 45), issue 4

Photosynthetica 2007, 45(4):633 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-007-0109-y

Environmental induced variations in leaf dark respiration and net photosynthesis of Quercus ilex L.

L. Gratani1,*, L. Varone1, A. Bonito1
1 Department of Plant Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

The relationships between dark respiration rate (R D) and net photosynthetic rate (P N) in Quercus ilex L. shrubs growing at the Botanical Garden in Rome were analysed. Correlation analysis of the data sets collected in the year 2006 confirmed the dependence among the considered leaf traits, in particular, R D was significantly (p<0.05) correlated with P N (r = 0.40). R D and P N increased from March to May [1.40±0.10 and 10.1±1.8 µmol(CO2) m-2 s-1 mean values of the period, respectively], when air temperature was in the range 14.8-25.2 °C, underlining the highest metabolic activity in the period of the maximum vegetative activity that favoured biomass accumulation. On the contrary, the highest R D [1.60±0.02 µmol(CO2) m-2 s-1], associated to the lowest P N rates (44 % of the maximum) and carbon use efficiency (CUE) in July underlined the mobilization of stored material during drought stress by a higher air temperature (32.7 °C).

Keywords: carbon use efficiency; leaf temperature; seasonal course

Received: March 12, 2007; Accepted: May 17, 2007; Published: December 1, 2007Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Gratani, L., Varone, L., & Bonito, A. (2007). Environmental induced variations in leaf dark respiration and net photosynthesis of Quercus ilex L. Photosynthetica, 45(4), 633. doi: 10.1007/s11099-007-0109-y.
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)

    • Open full article

    References

    1. Amthor, J.S.: The role of maintenance respiration in plant growth.-Plant Cell Environ. 7: 561-569, 1984.
    2. Amthor, J.S.: Respiration and Crop Productivity.-Springer-Verlag, New York-Berlin-Heidelberg-London-Paris-Tokyo 1989.
    3. Amthor, J.S.: Plant respiratory responses to the environment and their effect on the carbon balance.-In: Wilkinson, R.E. (ed.) Plant-Environment Interactions. Pp. 501-554. Marcel Dekker, New York-Basel-Hong Kong 1994.
    4. Atkin, O.K., Bruhn, D., Tjoelker, M.G.: Response of plant respiration to changes in temperature: mechanism and consequences of variations in Q10 values and acclimation.-In: Lambers, H., Ribas-Carbó, M. (ed.) Plant Respiration: From Cell to Ecosystem. Pp. 95-135. Springer, Berlin 2005. Go to original source...
    5. Atkin, O.K., Tjoelker, M.G.: Thermal acclimation and the dynamic response of plant respiration to temperature.-Trends Plant Sci. 8: 343-351, 2003. Go to original source...
    6. Butler, D.R., Landsberg, J.J.: Respiration rates of apple trees, estimated by CO2-efflux measurements.-Plant Cell Environ. 4: 153-159, 1981. Go to original source...
    7. Cai, Z.-Q., Slot, M., Fan, Z.-X.: Leaf development and photosynthetic properties of three tropical tree species with delayed greening.-Photosynthetica 43: 91-98, 2005. Go to original source...
    8. Cannell, M.G.R., Thornley, J.H.M.: Modelling the components of plant respiration: Some guiding principles.-Ann. Bot. 85: 45-54, 2000. Go to original source...
    9. Charles-Edwards, D.A.: Physiological Determinants of Crop Growth.-Academic Press, London-New York 1982.
    10. Choudhury, B.J.: Modeling radiation-and carbon-use efficiencies of maize, sorghum, and rice.-Agr. Forest Meteorol. 106: 317-330, 2001. Go to original source...
    11. Dewar, R.C., Medlyn, B.E., McMurtrie, R.E.: A mechanistic analysis of light and carbon use efficiencies.-Plant Cell Environ. 21: 573-588, 1998. Go to original source...
    12. Harris, W.F., Sollins, N.T., Edwards, B.E., Shugart, H.H.: Analysis of carbon flow and productivity in a temperate deciduous forest system.-In: Reichle, D., Franklin, J.F., Goodall, D.W. (ed.) Productivity of World Ecosystems. Pp. 116-122. National Academy of Science, Washington 1975.
    13. Larcher, W.: Photosynthesis as a tool for indicating temperature stress events.-In: Schulze, E.D., Caldwell, M.M. (ed.) Ecophysiology of Photosynthesis. Pp. 261-277. Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg 1994. Go to original source...
    14. Larcher, W.: Physiological Plant Ecology.-Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg 2003. Go to original source...
    15. Linder, S., Troeng, E.: The seasonal course of respiration and photosynthesis in strobili of Scots pine.-Forest Sci. 27: 267-276, 1981.
    16. Loveys, B.R., Atkinson, L.J., Sherlock, D.J., Roberts, R.L., Fitter, A.H., Atkin, O.K.: Thermal acclimation of leaf and root respiration: an investigation comparing inherently fast-and slow-growing plant species.-Global Change Biol. 9: 895, 2003. Go to original source...
    17. McCree, K.J.: An equation for the rate of respiration of white clover plants grown under controlled conditions.-In: Šetlík, I. (ed): Prediction and Measurement of Photosynthetic Productivity. Pp. 221-229. PUDOC, Wageningen 1970.
    18. McCree, K.J.: Whole-plant carbon balance during osmotic adjustment to drought and salinity stress.-Aust. J. Plant Physiol. 13: 33-43, 1986.
    19. Nogués, S., Munné-Bosch, S., Casadesús, J., López-Carbonell, M., Alegre, L.: Daily time course of whole-shoot gas exchange rates in two drought-exposed Mediterranean shrubs.-Tree Physiol. 21: 51-58, 2001. Go to original source...
    20. Pearcy, R.W., Björkman, O., Caldwell, M.M., Keeley, J.E., Monson, R.K., Strain, B.R.: Carbon gain by plants in natural environments.-BioScience 37: 21-29, 1987. Go to original source...
    21. Reich, P.B., Kloeppel, B.D., Ellsworth, D.S.: Leaf lifespan in relation to leaf, plant and stand characteristic among diverse ecosystems.-Ecol. Monogr. 62: 365-392, 1992. Go to original source...
    22. Reich, P.B., Oleksyn, J., Tjoelker, M.G.: Needle respiration and nitrogen concentration in Scots pine populations from a broad latitudinal range: a common garden test with field-grown trees.-Funct. Ecol. 10: 768-776, 1996. Go to original source...
    23. Ryan, M.G., Lavigne, M.B., Gower, S.T.: Annual carbon cost of autotrophic respiration in boreal forest ecosystems in relation to species and climate.-J. geophys. Res. 102: 28,871-28,883, 1997. Go to original source...
    24. Shirke, P.A.: Leaf photosynthesis, dark respiration and fluorescence as influenced by leaf age in an evergreen tree, Prosopis juliflora.-Photosynthetica 39: 305-311, 2001. Go to original source...
    25. Van Iersel, M.W.: Carbon use efficiency depends on growth respiration, maintenance respiration, and relative growth rate. A case study with lettuce.-Plant Cell Environ. 26: 1441-1449, 2003. Go to original source...
    26. Villar, R., Held, A.A., Merino, J.: Dark leaf respiration in light and darkness of an evergreen and a deciduous plant species.-Plant Physiol. 107: 421-427, 1995. Go to original source...
    27. Wright, I.J., Reich, P.B., Atkin, O.K., Lusk, C.H., Tjoelker, M.G., Westoby, M.: Irradiance, temperature, and rainfall influence leaf dark respiration in woody plants evidence from comparisons across 20 sites.-New Phytol. 169: 309-319, 2006. Go to original source...
    28. Xu, C.Y., Griffin, K.L.: Seasonal variations in the temperature response of leaf respiration in Quercus rubra: foliage respiration and leaf properties.-Funct. Ecol. 20: 778-779, 2006. Go to original source...

    Return to the content