Photosynthesis in Relation to Leaf Characteristics of Cotton from Controlled and Field Environments 1

AUTOR(ES)

Patterson, David T.

RESUMO

In situ and light-saturated net photosynthetic rates per unit leaf area were greater in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) plants grown in pots in the field than in similar plants from a phytotron growth chamber. Light-saturated stomatal resistances did not differ in leaves of similar age and exposure on field and chamber plants; lower photosynthetic rates in chamber leaves were associated with greater mesophyll resistance. Differences in net photosynthetic rates were related to differences in leaf thickness. When the photosynthetic rates were expressed per unit of mesophyll volume or per unit chlorophyll differences between field and chamber plants were much less than when rates were expressed per unit leaf area. Characterization of the chloroplast lamellar proteins showed that the field leaves had smaller photosynthetic units than the chamber leaves. Since the field leaves also contained more chlorophyll per unit area, this resulted in a much larger number of photosynthetic units per unit area in the field leaves.

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