Responses of Subterranean Clover Communities to Temperature. II. Effects of Temperature on Dark Respiration Rate

1977 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Fukai ◽  
JH Silsbury
Keyword(s):  
Respiration Rate ◽  
Growth Temperature ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Dark Respiration ◽  
Subterranean Clover ◽  
Growth Equation ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Measured Temperature ◽  
Dark Respiration Rate ◽  
High Respiration Rate

The rates of dark respiration of subterranean clover communities, grown at 12, 16, 20 and 24°C in naturally lit temperature-controlled glasshouses, were measured several times during growth. The dark respiration rate, measured at growth temperature, increased linearly with increase in plant dry matter for each temperature and it increased approximately linearly with increase in temperature at a given dry matter. A low crop growth rate shown by communities with dry matter greater than 300 g m-2 at a temperature of 24°C was largely accounted for by a high respiration rate. The temperature coefficient of dark respiration (Q10) was inversely related to growth temperature. Dark respiration rate at 28°C was lower for communities grown at 24°C than for communities grown at 12 or 16°C when the comparison was made at the same dry matter. Calculated dark respiration rate from shoot dry matter, growth temperature and current measured temperature was close to the measured rate, indicating the dark respiration rate of subterranean clover communities to be largely accounted for by these factors. Use of an integrated form of a growth equation and allowing for dark efflux shows, on a 12 hour day, the rate of dry matter accumulation at 24°C to be the same as that at 12°C.

The effect of gibberellic acid on apparent photosynthesis and dark respiration of simulated swards of Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst

1972 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 205 ◽  
Author(s):  
DC Lester ◽  
OG Carter ◽  
FM Kelleher ◽  
DR Laing
Keyword(s):  
Gibberellic Acid ◽  
Respiration Rate ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Dark Respiration ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Temperature Cycle ◽  
Dark Respiration Rate ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Pennisetum Clandestinum ◽  
Stimulation Of

Gibberellic acid (GA3 at 40 g/ha equivalent was applied to simulated swards of Pennisetum clandestinum (kikuyu grass) at the fourth leaf stage in a glasshouse held at a 25°C maximum and 15° minimum diurnal temperature cycle. Continuous 24-hr recordings of apparent photosynthesis and dark respiration in relation to normal variation in solar radiation were made on the whole swards by using an open chamber system monitored by infrared gas analysis. No effect was noted until 9 days from spraying, by which time the GA3 application stimulated the apparent photosynthetic rate of the sward and reduced the dark respiration rate. These effects became greater with time. The stimulation of apparent photosynthesis increased as the level of radiation increased. At 21 days from spraying, while large increases in apparent photosynthesis and reductions in dark respiration rate were being recorded, a botanical separation of the swards was made. GA3 increased the total dry weight (tops plus roots) of the sward and the dry matter above soil level. The latter effect was due to a greater amount of stem dry matter in the GA3-treated sward. GA3 reduced the dry weight of senescent leaf blade and leaf sheath tissue. GA3 had no effect on leaf area index. Area per leaf was increased, but GA3 stimulated apical dominance reduced the number of leaves per sq metre of sward. It is postulated that stimulation of apparent photosynthesis by GA3 is related to leaf age and a change in canopy structure through an improvement in leaf dispersion.

Dark respiration rate of transgenic tomato plants expressing FeSOD1 gene under chloride and sulfate salinity

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye. N. Baranova ◽  
E. N. Akanov ◽  
A. A. Gulevich ◽  
L. V. Kurenina ◽  
S. A. Danilova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Respiration Rate ◽  
Dark Respiration ◽  
Transgenic Tomato ◽  
Dark Respiration Rate ◽  
Tomato Plants ◽  
Transgenic Tomato Plants

scholarly journals Comparison of the Photosynthetic Capacity of Phragmites australis in Five Habitats in Saline‒Alkaline Wetlands

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1317
Author(s):  
Subang An ◽  
Xingtu Liu ◽  
Bolong Wen ◽  
Xiaoyu Li ◽  
Peng Qi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Respiration Rate ◽  
Phragmites Australis ◽  
Photosynthetic Capacity ◽  
Dark Respiration ◽  
Utilization Efficiency ◽  
Dark Respiration Rate ◽  
Response Curves ◽  
Water Shortages ◽  
Abandoned Farmland ◽  
The Impact

Water shortages have an important impact on the photosynthetic capacity of Phragmites australis. However, this impact has not been adequately studied from the perspective of photosynthesis. An in-depth study of the photosynthetic process can help in better understanding the impact of water shortages on the photosynthetic capacity of P. australis, especially on the microscale. The aim of this study is to explore the photosynthetic adaptation strategies to environmental changes in saline‒alkaline wetlands. The light response curves and CO2 response curves of P. australis in five habitats (hygrophilous, xerophytic, psammophytic, abandoned farmland, paddy field drainage) in saline‒alkaline wetlands were measured at different stages of their life history, and we used a nonrectangular hyperbolic model to fit the data. It was concluded that P. australis utilized coping strategies that differed between the growing and breeding seasons. P. australis in abandoned farmland during the growing season had the highest apparent quantum efficiency (AQE) and photosynthetic utilization efficiency for weak light because of the dark environment. The dark respiration rate of P. australis in the drainage area of paddy fields was the lowest, and it had the highest values for photorespiration rate, maximum photosynthetic rate (Pmax), photosynthetic capacity (Pa), biomass, maximum carboxylation rate (Vcmax), and maximum electron transfer rate (Jmax). The light insensitivity of P. australis increased with the transition from growing to breeding season, and the dark respiration rate also showed a downward trend. Moreover, Vcmax and Jmax would decline when Pmax and Pa showed a declining trend, and vice versa. In other words, Vcmax and Jmax could explain changes in the photosynthetic capacity to some extent. These findings contribute to providing insights that Vcmax and Jmax can directly reflect the variation in photosynthetic capacity of P. australis under water shortages in saline‒alkaline wetlands and in other parts of world where there are problems with similarly harmful environmental conditions.

The respiration rate and loss of dry matter from stored bran

1945 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 126-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Snow ◽  
Norman C. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Respiration Rate ◽  
Total Nitrogen ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Air Stream ◽  
Continuous Absorption ◽  
High Respiration Rate ◽  
Micro Organisms ◽  
Absorption Apparatus

1. Experiments were made on the respiration of bran at different moisture levels using a continuous absorption apparatus in which the humidity of the air-stream was adjusted to be at equilibrium with the respiring bran. The rate of respiration was accelerated with increasing moisture content and was very rapid deterioration due to the high respiration rate and microbiological damage.2. Experiments were made on the storage of bran at known moisture contents in closed tins in the laboratory and also in sacks kept under farm conditions. The total nitrogen content of the bran stored in the tins appeared to increase during storage. From similar increases in total phosphorus, it is clear that the increase in total nitrogen was caused by a loss of dry matter from the stored feeding stuff, a fact which was further demonstrated by the loss in dry weight of the sacks of bran with attributed to two causes: (1) the respiration of the plant cells still active in the bran itself, and (2) the respiration of developing micro-organisms. It is evident from these experiments that fresh bran, free from insect infestation and stored at a moisture content of less than 13%, will have a very low respiration rate and will, therefore, not be liable to heating. Bran of 15–19% moisture content respires at a much faster rate and the time for which such material can be stored with freedom from heating or other types of deterioration will be limited.

scholarly journals Photosynthesis by Thin Leaf Slices in Solution I. Properties of Leaf Slices and Comparison With Whole Leaves

1973 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
HG Jones ◽  
CB Osmond
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Oxygen Evolution ◽  
Respiration Rate ◽  
Dark Respiration ◽  
Dark Respiration Rate ◽  
Photosynthetic Properties

The preparation and photosynthetic properties of thin leaf slices from several plants were examined. Photosynthesis was measured either as oxygen evolution in a polarographic electrode, or as 14C02 fixation. Oxygen uptake in the dark gave a measure of the dark respiration rate.

Effects of Selection for Dark Respiration Rate on Enzyme Genotypes in Lolium perenne

1990 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 649-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Y. RAINEY ◽  
J. B. MITTON ◽  
R. K. MONSON ◽  
D. WILSON
Keyword(s):  
Respiration Rate ◽  
Lolium Perenne ◽  
Dark Respiration ◽  
Dark Respiration Rate ◽  
Selection For

Correlation Between the Rates of Foliar Dark Respiration and Net Photosynthesis in Some Tropical Dicot Weeds

Weed Science ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Rajendrudu ◽  
J. S. Rama Prasad ◽  
V. S. Rama Das
Keyword(s):  
Respiration Rate ◽  
Dark Respiration ◽  
Leaf Age ◽  
Net Photosynthesis ◽  
Dark Respiration Rate ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Unit Leaf ◽  
Positive Linear Correlation ◽  
Carbohydrate Levels ◽  
Photosynthetic Type

The rates of foliar dark respiration and net photosynthesis in attached leaves of 25 C3, C4, and C3-C4 intermediate dicotyledonous weed species were determined using the infrared gas analyzer. The ratio of dark respiration to photosynthesis per unit leaf area in attached leaves of each species was inversely proportional to leaf age. Highly significant, positive linear correlation was observed between the rates of foliar dark respiration and net photosynthetic CO2 uptake in dicot weeds irrespective of the photosynthetic type. The higher foliar dark respiration rate found in some of the weed species can be attributed in part to the higher carbohydrate levels as generated by a rapid photosynthetic CO2 assimilation. The significance of higher dark respiration rate in relation to carbon and energy economy of weeds is discussed.

scholarly journals CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM IN TOBACCO CULTIVARS DURING SHIFTS IN GROWTH TEMPERATURE

HortScience ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 735B-735
Author(s):  
Kenneth L. Steffen ◽  
John L. Sims ◽  
Lowell P. Bush
Keyword(s):  
Protein Content ◽  
Growth Temperature ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Starch Content ◽  
Temperature Shift ◽  
Starch Accumulation ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Soluble Protein Content ◽  
Dramatic Decline ◽  
Tobacco Seedlings

This study examined the effect of shifts in growth temperature on: 1) the partitioning of carbohydrate into starch or sucrose; and 2) the differential responses of tobacco types which differ in starch accumulation capacities. Six-week-old tobacco seedlings of Speight G28 (G28), a fluecured cultivar, and Ky 14 (K14), a burley cultivar, were acclimated for 9 days in growth chambers to a 14 h photoperiod of 300 μmol/s-m2 PAR at 27/22 C (day/night) and a relative humidity of between 70-80%. Temperature was then shifted to 15/10 C for 13 days and then back to 27/22 C for 8 days. At all points, sucrose, starch and protein content was higher in G28. Both cultivars demonstrated significant increases in dry matter accumulation per area, 1 day after the shift to 15/10 C. Dry matter increased steadily through day 13 in G28, but increased to day 5 and then leveled off at day 13 in K14. Nearly identical patterns of sucrose accumulation were observed in both species, with marked increases to day 5 and then a dramatic decline at day 13. Starch content increased steadily from day 1 to day 13 in G28, but leveled off in K14 after day 5. At day 8, soluble protein content increased only slightly in K14, but increased nearly 2-fold in G28. Within 1 day of the return to 27/22 C, starch and sucrose levels in both cultivars dropped 2 to 5-fold, to pre-temperature shift levels. The significance of these finding will be discussed.

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