Changes in the Photosynthetic Apparatus of Maize in Response to Simulated Natural Temperature Fluctuations 1
AUTOR(ES)
Teeri, James A.
RESUMO
The response of the photosynthetic apparatus to low temperature periods differed among three hybrids of maize (Zea mays L.) grown in a phytotron. Light-saturated photosynthetic rates, leaf chlorophyll content, and mesophyll cell photosynthetic unit density all declined with increasing duration of low temperature. No single metabolic or physiological parameter appeared to control the response of the three hybrids to low temperature stress. Among all temperature treatments, net photosynthetic rate on a leaf area basis was more closely correlated with leaf chlorophyll content than with any other measured parameter. Final shoot dry weight was most highly correlated with stomatal conductance to CO2.
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