Corrigendum to: Leaf water use efficiency differs between Eucalyptus seedlings from contrasting rainfall environments

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dane S. Thomas ◽  
Matthew J. Searson ◽  
Jann P. Conway ◽  
Kelvin D. Montagu
Keyword(s):  
Stomatal Conductance ◽  
Gas Exchange ◽  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Photosynthetic Capacity ◽  
Leaf Gas Exchange ◽  
Eucalyptus Grandis ◽  
Eucalyptus Species ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Leaf N Content

This study investigates the putative role of thicker leaves in enhancing photosynthetic capacity and water-use efficiency (WUE) of Eucalyptus species native to xeric environments. Three Eucalyptus species, Eucalyptus grandis Hill. (ex Maiden), E. sideroxylon Cunn. (ex Woolls) and E. occidentalis (Endl.), were grown under well-watered or water-limited conditions in a single compartment of a temperature-controlled glasshouse. Eucalyptus grandis is native to a mesic environment while E. sideroxylon and E. occidentalis are native to xeric environments. Leaves of E. sideroxylon and E. occidentalis were thicker and contained more nitrogen (N) on a leaf-area basis than E. grandis. Leaf gas-exchange measurements indicated that the photosynthetic capacity of E. sideroxylon and E.�occidentalis was greater than E. grandis and that stomatal conductance and WUE were negatively correlated. Whole-plant, gas-exchange and carbon-isotope measurements showed that E. sideroxylon and E. occidentalis had lower WUE than E. grandis under both well-watered and water-limited conditions. However, there was no difference in N-use efficiency between species. We suggest that stomatal conductance and leaf N content are functionally linked in these seedlings and conclude that thick leaves can, in some conditions, result in low WUE.

Leaf water use efficiency differs between Eucalyptus seedlings from contrasting rainfall environments

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Searson ◽  
Dane S. Thomas ◽  
Kelvin D. Montagu ◽  
Jann P. Conroy
Keyword(s):  
Stomatal Conductance ◽  
Gas Exchange ◽  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Photosynthetic Capacity ◽  
Leaf Gas Exchange ◽  
Eucalyptus Grandis ◽  
Eucalyptus Species ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Leaf N Content

This study investigates the putative role of thicker leaves in enhancing photosynthetic capacity and water-use efficiency (WUE) of Eucalyptus species native to xeric environments. Three Eucalyptus species, Eucalyptus grandis Hill. (ex Maiden), E. sideroxylon Cunn. (ex Woolls) and E. occidentalis (Endl.), were grown under well-watered or water-limited conditions in a single compartment of a temperature-controlled glasshouse. Eucalyptus grandis is native to a mesic environment while E. sideroxylon and E. occidentalis are native to xeric environments. Leaves of E. sideroxylon and E. occidentalis were thicker and contained more nitrogen (N) on a leaf-area basis than E. grandis. Leaf gas-exchange measurements indicated that the photosynthetic capacity of E. sideroxylon and E.�occidentalis was greater than E. grandis and that stomatal conductance and WUE were negatively correlated. Whole-plant, gas-exchange and carbon-isotope measurements showed that E. sideroxylon and E. occidentalis had lower WUE than E. grandis under both well-watered and water-limited conditions. However, there was no difference in N-use efficiency between species. We suggest that stomatal conductance and leaf N content are functionally linked in these seedlings and conclude that thick leaves can, in some conditions, result in low WUE.

Boron Supply and Water Deficit Consequences in Young Paricá (Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum) Plants

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 250-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bianca do Carmo SILVA ◽  
Pêola Reis de SOUZA ◽  
Daihany Moraes CALLEGARI ◽  
Vanessa Ferreira ALVES ◽  
Allan Klynger da Silva LOBATO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Stomatal Conductance ◽  
Gas Exchange ◽  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Deficit ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Electrolyte Leakage ◽  
Tolerance Mechanism ◽  
Schizolobium Parahyba ◽  
Use Efficiency

Boron (B) is a very important nutrient required by forest plants; when supplied in adequate amounts, plants can ameliorate the negative effects of abiotic stresses. The objective of this study was to (i) investigate gas exchange, (ii) measure oxidant and antioxidant compounds, and (iii) respond how B supply acts on tolerance mechanism to water deficit in young Schizolobium parahyba plants. The experiment employed a factorial that was entirely randomised, with two boron levels (25 and 250 µmol L-1, simulating conditions of sufficient B and high B, respectively) and two water conditions (control and water deficit). Water deficit induced negative modifications on net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance and water use efficiency, while B high promoted intensification of the effects on stomatal conductance and water use efficiency. Hydrogen peroxide and electrolyte leakage of both tissues suffered non-significant increases after B high and when applied water deficit. Ascorbate levels presented increases after water deficit and B high to leaf and root. Our results suggested that the tolerance mechanism to water deficit in young Schizolobium parahyba plants is coupled to increases in total glutathione and ascorbate aiming to control the overproduction of hydrogen peroxide and alleviates the negative consequences on electrolyte leakage and gas exchange. In relation to B supply, this study proved that sufficient level promoted better responses under control and water deficit conditions.

Diurnal Time Course of Leaf Gas Exchange Rates and Related Characters in Drought-Acclimated and Irrigated Trifolium Subterraneum.

1995 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 461 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Vadell ◽  
C Cabot ◽  
H Medrano
Keyword(s):  
Gas Exchange ◽  
Exchange Rates ◽  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Leaf Gas Exchange ◽  
Trifolium Subterraneum ◽  
Co2 Assimilation ◽  
Carbon Gain ◽  
Assimilation Rate ◽  
Use Efficiency

The effects of drought acclimation on the diurnal time courses of photosynthesis and related characters were studied in Trifolium subterraneum L. leaves during two consecutive late spring days. Leaf CO2 assimilation rate and transpiration rate followed irradiance variations in irrigated plants. Under drought, a bimodal pattern of leaf CO2 assimilation rate developed although stomatal conductance remained uniform and low. Instantaneous water-use efficiency was much higher in droughted plants during the early morning and late evening, while during the middle of the day it was close to the value of irrigated plants. Net carbon gain in plants under drought reached 40% of the carbon gain in irrigated plants with a significant saving of water (80%). Average data derived from midday values of leaf CO2 assimilation rates and instantaneous water-use efficiency did not provide good estimates of the daily carbon gain and water-use efficiency for droughted leaves. Coupled with the morphological changes as a result of acclimation to progressive drought, modifications of diurnal patterns of leaf gas exchange rates effectively contribute to a sustained carbon gain during drought. These modifications significantly improve water-use efficiency, mainly by enabling the plant to take advantage of morning and evening hours with high air humidity.

The effect of strobilurins on leaf gas exchange, water use efficiency and ABA content in grapevine under field conditions

2012 ◽  
Vol 169 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Diaz-Espejo ◽  
María Victoria Cuevas ◽  
Miquel Ribas-Carbo ◽  
Jaume Flexas ◽  
Sebastian Martorell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Exchange ◽  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Leaf Gas Exchange ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Aba Content

scholarly journals Quantitative Variation in Water-Use Efficiency across Water Regimes and Its Relationship with Circadian, Vegetative, Reproductive, and Leaf Gas-Exchange Traits

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 653-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine E. Edwards ◽  
Brent E. Ewers ◽  
C. Robertson McClung ◽  
Ping Lou ◽  
Cynthia Weinig
Keyword(s):  
Gas Exchange ◽  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Leaf Gas Exchange ◽  
Quantitative Variation ◽  
Water Regimes ◽  
Use Efficiency

Partial rootzone drying (PRD) and regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) effects on stomatal conductance, growth, photosynthetic capacity, and water-use efficiency of papaya

2015 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 13-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Samara Nunes de Lima ◽  
Fábio Afonso Mazzei Moura de Assis Figueiredo ◽  
Amanda Oliveira Martins ◽  
Bruna Corrêa da Silva de Deus ◽  
Tiago Massi Ferraz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stomatal Conductance ◽  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Deficit Irrigation ◽  
Photosynthetic Capacity ◽  
Regulated Deficit Irrigation ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Partial Rootzone Drying

Leaf gas exchange processes and related characteristics of seven poplar clones under laboratory conditions

1980 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Ceulemans ◽  
I. Impens
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Gas Exchange ◽  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Leaf Gas Exchange ◽  
Photon Flux ◽  
Photon Flux Density ◽  
Apparent Quantum Yield ◽  
Uptake Rates ◽  
Use Efficiency

Different ecophysiological characteristics of various Populus clones (maximum net CO2 uptake rate, apparent quantum yield, photon flux density compensation point, boundary layer resistance, and stomatal and internal resistances to carbon dioxide and water use efficiency) were studied using a gas exchange method. Most significant differences were found in the water use efficiency ratios, the internal resistances to carbon dioxide and the maximum net CO2 uptake rates. Recently selected interamerican Populustrichocarpa crossings (Populus clones Unal, Beaupré, and Trichobel) showed high water use efficiency, high maximum net CO2 uptake rates, and low internal resistances.

scholarly journals Gas exchange and photosynthetic pigments in zucchini plants under cattle bio-fertilization and sources of nitrogen

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. e8099118107
Author(s):  
Damiana Ferreira da Silva Dantas ◽  
Ronaldo Nascimento ◽  
Ademar Pereira Oliveira ◽  
Lourival Ferreira Cavalcante ◽  
Naysa Flávia Ferreira Nascimento ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stomatal Conductance ◽  
Gas Exchange ◽  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Ammonium Sulfate ◽  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Carboxylation Efficiency ◽  
Physiological Variables ◽  
Use Efficiency

Zucchini is traditionally used in human consumption, however, the scarcity of information, especially about fertilization and the physiological aspects of this crop, constitutes a major obstacle its cultivation and commercialization. The objective was evaluate the chlorophyll content and gas exchange under cattle bio-fertilization and different sources of nitrogen. The work was carried a randomized block experimental design was used in a factorial scheme 5 x 3 + 1 composed of five cattle bio-fertilizer concentrations, three sources of nitrogen and an additional treatment without nitrogen. The levels of chlorophyll a, b and total, liquid photosynthesis, transpiration, internal CO2 concentration, stomatal conductance, instantaneous water use efficiency, and instantaneous carboxylation efficiency were evaluated. The studied variables were influenced by the interaction between the concentrations of the cattle bio-fertilizer and the nitrogen sources, except for the chlorophyll b content and the instantaneous water use efficiency, which responded only to the nitrogen sources. Ammonium sulfate and urea increased increase the physiological variables evaluated. The combination of ammonium sulfate with bio-fertilizer promoted an increase in chlorophyll a, total chlorophyll, liquid photosynthesis, transpiration, internal carbon concentration, stomatal conductance, and instantaneous carboxylation efficiency. The cattle bio-fertilizer in the soil without nitrogen did not increase the physiological variables evaluated.

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