Effect of temperature and increased concentration of CO2 on growth and photosynthetic activity of polar alga Trebouxia sp.

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luděk Sehnal ◽  
Peter Váczi ◽  
Miloš Barták

Trebouxia sp., a lichen symbiotic alga, was isolated from lichen Usnea antarctica collected at James Ross Island, Antarctica. After isolation, the alga was cultivated on Bold‘s Basal Medium (BBM-agar) with addition of nitrogen for 12 days. Growth of alga and its photosynthetic properties were studied in relation to increased concentration of CO2 (850±50 ppm) and two cultivation temperature (8 and 12°C). Physiological status of algae was evaluated by chlorophyll fluorescence parameters. Simultaneously, content of pigments and changes in biomass were evaluated during cultivation period. Evaluation of physiological state of Trebouxia sp. was carried out after the end of experiment. Results of chlorophyll fluorescence induction parameters and content of pigments showed that the highest efficiency of primary processes of photosynthesis was found at the treatment with elevated concentration of CO2 and temperature 12°C. In this treatment, potential quantum yield of photochemical processes in photosystem II (FV/FM) was 0.44 and content of Chl a was 5.14 µg ml-1. In contrast, the lowest efficiency of primary processes was found at the treatment with addition of CO2 and temperature 8°C, where value of FV/FM reached 0.37 and content of Chl a was 3.71 µg ml-1.

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 149-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Skórska

Naked oat variety of STH296 showed higher tolerance than traditional variety Bajka on short-term UV-B radiation (UV-B<sub>BE</sub>=1 1 kJ·m<sup>-2</sup>) on the stage of primary photosynthesis reaction recorded using chlorophyll fluorescence induction of the leaves.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (42) ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
Yuriy Sudnik ◽  
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Mahmud Abdelhamid ◽  
Valeriya Strokina ◽  
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...  

Sorting tomatoes by controlling their maturation is an important direction that characterizes the quality and marketability of tomatoes. Therefore, reliable control of the maturation of tomatoes is an actual and practically significant task. Currently, there are known methods of such control (RGB), based on determining the color of tomatoes. These methods have disadvantages, for example, insufficient reliability of monitoring the maturation of tomatoes of various (especially not contrasting in color) varieties, complexity and expensive equipment. (Research purpose) The research purpose is in proposing a new method of rapid sorting of tomatoes based on the control of the minimum (initial) level (Fo) of their rapid phase of chlorophyll fluorescence induction. The time of a single Fo measurement is from 0.01 to 0.07 seconds. (Materials and methods) The article presents mathematical models and conducted experimental studies for the fast phase of chlorophyll fluorescence induction, which confirmed the functional relationship between the maturation of tomatoes and their minimum (initial) level (Fo) of the fast phase of chlorophyll fluorescence induction. Authors used widely distributed botanical varieties of tomatoes "Alcazar", "Lezginka", "Rozanchik" with five stages of maturation (green, brown, pink, light red and red), for each of which we determined the key indicators of chlorophyll fluorescence induction: maximum (Fm), minimum (Fo), variable (Fv) values, the ratio of indicators (Fv/Fm). (Results and discussion) Chlorophyll fluorescence can be used to assess the maturation of tomatoes. As tomatoes ripen, the values of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, such as Fo, Fm, Fv, and Fv/Fm, decrease. The article presents models that allowed us to estimate the stage of maturation of tomatoes for all three varieties. (Conclusions) The model that used both parameters of chlorophyll fluorescence was the best for three varieties of tomatoes.


Author(s):  
M. Y. Mazura ◽  
N. V. Miroshnyk ◽  
I. K. Teslenko

The informativeness is established of the method of induction of chlorophyll fluorescence for bioindication in the conditions of anthropogenic influence on the example of T. officinale plants, by the parameters: F0, Fm, Fst, Fv, Fv/Fm та k1, k2. The main parameters of the induction curve can be used as test indicators to determine the resistance of plants to adverse factors. Changes in these indicators characterize the processes associated with the influence of the environment on the course of both light and dark phases of photosynthetic processes in chloroplasts. The photosensitivity of T. offic- inale leaves, which indicates the physiological state of plants, decreases with increasing adverse external influences. It is established that the plants of T. officinale have the maximum intensity of photosynthesis, which grow in more favorable ecological conditions control. Therefore, the use of the device «Floratest» to determine the condition of plants at different levels of anthropogenic load is promising and requires further research.


2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 546-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esa Tyystjärvi ◽  
Michael Nørremark ◽  
Heta Mattila ◽  
Mika Keränen ◽  
Marja Hakala-Yatkin ◽  
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1985 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 501-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Havaux ◽  
R. Lannoye

SummaryDisks of hard wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) leaves subjected to rapid desiccation over 4 h showed noticeable changes in the shape of the in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence induction curves. In drought-sensitive varieties (such as Claridoc), water stress resulted in a strong inhibition of the slow fluorescence induction transients. In particular, the fluorescence quenching rate was markedly decreased in water-stressed leaf disks. In contrast, leaves of drought-resistant varieties (such as Aouedj) showed only minor changes in chlorophyll fluorescence. The results of this investigation suggest that the slow transient of the in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence induction phenomenon may provide a simple method for selecting drought-tolerant wheats.


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