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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2001, Vol. ›› Issue (3): 429-434.

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Influence of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration on photosynthesis and leaf nitrogen partition in process of photosynthetic carbon cycle in Musa paradisiaca

SUN Guchou, ZHAO Ping, ZENG Xiaoping, PENG Shaolin   

  1. 1. South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650;
    2. Guanzhou Branch, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070
  • Received:1999-12-27 Revised:2000-05-08 Online:2001-05-25

Abstract: The photosynthetic rate (Pn) in leaves of Musa paradisiaca grown under elevated CO2 concentration (700±56μl·L-1 ) for one week was 5.14±0 32μmol·m-2 ·s-1,22.1% higher than that under ambient CO2 concentration,while under elevated CO2 concentration for 8 week,the Pn decreased by 18.1%.It can be inferred that the photosynthetic acclimation to elevated CO2 concentration and the Pn inhibition occurred in leaves of M.paradisiaca.The respiration rate in light (Rd) was lower in leaves under higher CO2 concentration,compared with that under ambient CO2 concentration.If the respiration in light was not included,the difference in CO2 compensation point for the leaves of both plants was not significant.Under higher CO2 concentration for 8 weeks,the maximum carboxylation rate(Vcmax)and electron transportation rate (J) in leaves decreased respectively by 30.5% and 14.8%,compared with that under ambient CO2 concentration.The calculated apparent quantum yield (α) in leaves under elevated CO2 concentration according to the initial slope of Pn/PAR was reduced to 0.014±0.010 molCO2·mol-1 quanta,compared with the value of 0.025±0.005molCO2·mol-1 quanta in the control.The efficiency of light energy conversion also decreased from 0.203 to 0.136 electrons·quanta-1 in plants under elevated CO2 concentration.A lower partitioning coefficient for leaf nitrogen in Rubisco,bioenergetics and thylakoid light harvesting components was observed in plants under higher CO2 concentration.The results indicated that the multi process of photosynthesis was suppressed significantly by a long term(8 weeks) higher CO2 concentration incubation.

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