The ERECTA gene regulates plant transpiration efficiency in Arabidopsis

Nature ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 436 (7052) ◽  
pp. 866-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josette Masle ◽  
Scott R. Gilmore ◽  
Graham D. Farquhar
Keyword(s):  
Transpiration Efficiency ◽  
Plant Transpiration ◽  
Erecta Gene

Genotypic variation in whole-plant transpiration efficiency in sorghum only partly aligns with variation in stomatal conductance

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 1072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geetika Geetika ◽  
Erik J. van Oosterom ◽  
Barbara George-Jaeggli ◽  
Miranda Y. Mortlock ◽  
Kurt S. Deifel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stomatal Conductance ◽  
Photosynthetic Capacity ◽  
Genotypic Variation ◽  
Vapour Pressure Deficit ◽  
Genotypic Differences ◽  
Transpiration Efficiency ◽  
Plant Transpiration ◽  
Leaf Chlorophyll ◽  
Residual Variation ◽  
Whole Plant

Water scarcity can limit sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) production in dryland agriculture, but increased whole-plant transpiration efficiency (TEwp, biomass production per unit of water transpired) can enhance grain yield in such conditions. The objectives of this study were to quantify variation in TEwp for 27 sorghum genotypes and explore the linkages of this variation to responses of the underpinning leaf-level processes to environmental conditions. Individual plants were grown in large lysimeters in two well-watered experiments. Whole-plant transpiration per unit of green leaf area (TGLA) was monitored continuously and stomatal conductance and maximum photosynthetic capacity were measured during sunny conditions on recently expanded leaves. Leaf chlorophyll measurements of the upper five leaves of the main shoot were conducted during early grain filling. TEwp was determined at harvest. The results showed that diurnal patterns in TGLA were determined by vapour pressure deficit (VPD) and by the response of whole-plant conductance to radiation and VPD. Significant genotypic variation in the response of TGLA to VPD occurred and was related to genotypic differences in stomatal conductance. However, variation in TGLA explained only part of the variation in TEwp, with some of the residual variation explained by leaf chlorophyll readings, which were a reflection of photosynthetic capacity. Genotypes with different genetic background often differed in TEwp, TGLA and leaf chlorophyll, indicating potential differences in photosynthetic capacity among these groups. Observed differences in TEwp and its component traits can affect adaptation to drought stress.

Effect of plant film-forming anti-transpirant on transpiration efficiency of winter wheat flag-leaf

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 1091-1095
Author(s):  
Chang-Hai SHI ◽  
Shao-Hua KONG ◽  
Hong-Mei ZHAI ◽  
Jing YANG ◽  
Dong-Xiao LI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Flag Leaf ◽  
Transpiration Efficiency ◽  
Film Forming

scholarly journals A Stable Isotope Approach for Estimating the Contribution of Recycled Moisture to Precipitation in Lanzhou City, China

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 1783
Author(s):  
Fenli Chen ◽  
Mingjun Zhang ◽  
Xixi Wu ◽  
Shengjie Wang ◽  
Athanassios A. Argiriou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Summer Precipitation ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Plant Transpiration ◽  
Surface Evaporation ◽  
Lanzhou City ◽  
Water Vapors ◽  
Spatial Differences ◽  
Dependent Parameter

The proportional contribution of recycled moisture to local precipitation is a geographically dependent parameter that cannot be ignored in water budgets. Stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopes are sensitive to environmental changes and can be applied to investigate the modern water cycle. In this study, a three-component mixing model is used to calculate the contribution of different water vapors (advection, evaporation and transpiration) to summer precipitation in Lanzhou city, Northwest China. The results show that for all sampling sites in Lanzhou, the contribution of advection vapor to precipitation is the largest, followed by the plant transpiration vapor, and the contribution of surface evaporation water vapor is usually the least, with the average values of 87.96%, 9.1% and 2.9%, respectively. The spatial differences of plant transpiration vapor are generally larger than those of advection vapor and surface evaporation vapor, and the high values appear in Yongdeng, Daheng and Gaolan.

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