Influence of canopy light environment and nitrogen availability on leaf photosynthetic characteristics and photosynthetic nitrogen-use efficiency of field-grown nectarine trees

Tree Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 173-180

  Rosati, A ^a   Esparza, G ^b   DeJong, T M ^b   Pearcy, R W ^b  

^a Centro di Ricerca per l'Orticoltura   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon assimilation; Irradiance; Nitrogen partitioning; Peach; Photosynthesis; Prunus persica

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 0033104055     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/19.3.173     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. 4 mono-and dicotyledonous species at low and high nitrogen availability. Physiol. Plant. 95:541-550.
2. Björkman, O. 1968. Further studies on differentiation of photosynthetic properties in sun and shade ecotypes of Solidago virgaurea. Physiol. Plant. 21:84-99.
3. Carlson, R.M. 1978. Automated separation and conductimetric determination of ammonia and dissolved carbon dioxide. Anal. Chem. 50:1528-1531.
4. Chazdon, R.L. and C.B. Field. 1987. Determinants of photosynthetic capacity in rain forest Piper species. Oecologia 73:222-230.
5. 2 assimilation characteristics of five Prunus tree fruit species. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 108:303-307.
6. DeJong, T.M. and J.F. Doyle. 1985. Seasonal relationships between leaf nitrogen content (photosynthetic capacity) and leaf canopy light exposure in peach (Prunus persica). Plant Cell Environ. 8:701-706.
7. DeJong, T.M., K.R. Day and R.S. Johnson. 1989. Partitioning of leaf nitrogen with respect to within canopy light exposure and nitrogen availability in peach (Prunus persica). Trees 3:89-95.
8. DeJong, T.M., K.R. Day, J.F. Doyle and R.S. Johnson. 1994. The Kearney Agricultural Center perpendicular "V" (KAC-V) orchard system for peaches and nectarines. HortTechnology 4:362-367.
9. Ellsworth, D.S. and P.B. Reich. 1993. Canopy structure and vertical patterns of photosynthesis and related leaf traits in a deciduous forest. Oecologia 96:169-178.
10. Evans, J.R. 1983. Nitrogen and photosynthesis in the flag leaf of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Physiol. 72:297-302.
11. Evans, J.R. 1987. The relationship between electron transport components and photosynthetic capacity in pea leaves grown at different irradiances. Aust. J. Plant Physiol. 14:157-170.
12. Evans, J.R. 1989a. Partitioning of nitrogen between and within leaves grown under different irradiances. Aust. J. Plant Physiol. 16:533-48.
13. 3 plants. Oecologia 78:9-19.
14. Evans, J.R. and I. Terashima. 1988. Photosynthetic characteristics of spinach leaves grown with different nitrogen treatments. Plant Cell Physiol. 29:157-165.
15. 3 species. Planta 149:78-90.
16. Ferrar, P.J. and C.B. Osmond. 1986. Nitrogen supply as a factor influencing photoinhibition and photosynthetic acclimation after transfer of shade-grown Solanum dulcamara to bright light. Planta 168:563-570.
17. Field, C. 1983. Allocating leaf nitrogen for the maximization of carbon gain: Leaf age as a control on the allocation program. Oecologia 56:341-347.
18. Field, C. and H.A. Mooney. 1986. The photosynthesis-nitrogen relationship in wild plants. In On the Economy of Plant Form and Function. Ed. T.J. Givnish. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp 25-55.
19. Harrington, R.A., B.J. Brown and P.B. Reich. 1989. Ecophysiology of exotic and native shrubs in Southern Wisconsin. I. Relationship of leaf characteristics, resource availability, and phenology to seasonal patterns of carbon gain. Oecologia 80:356-367.
20. Hirose, T. and M.J.A. Werger. 1987. Maximizing daily canopy photosynthesis with respect to the leaf nitrogen allocation pattern in the canopy. Oecologia 72:510-526.
21. Hirose T., M.J.A. Werger and J.W.A. Rheenen. 1989 Canopy development and leaf nitrogen distribution in a stand of Carex acutiformis. Ecology 70:1610-1618.
22. Hollinger, D.Y. 1996. Optimality and nitrogen allocation in a tree canopy. Tree Physiol. 16:627-634.
23. Gulmon, S.L. and C.C. Chu. 1981. The effects of light and nitrogen on photosynthesis, leaf characteristics and dry matter allocation in the Chaparral shrub Diplacus aurantiacus. Oecologia 49:207-212.
24. Küppers, M., G. Koch and H.A. Mooney. 1988. The effect of photoperiod, light level and nitrogen nutrition on photosynthetic characteristics, dry weight partitioning and growth of wild radish. In Ecology of Photosynthesis in Sun and Shade. Eds. J.R. Evans, S. von Caemmerer and W.W. Adams III. CSIRO, Melbourne, pp 287-298.
25. Leuning, R., R.N. Cromer and S. Ranee. 1991a. Spatial distributions of foliar nitrogen and phosphorus in crowns of Eucalyptus grandis. Oecologia 88:504-510.
26. Leuning, R., Y.P. Wang and R.N. Cromer. 1991b. Model simulations of spacial distributions and daily totals of photosynthesis in Eucalyptus grandis canopies. Oecologia 88:494-510.
27. Lugg, D.G. and T.R. Sinclair. 1981. Seasonal changes in photosynthesis of field grown soybean leaflets. 2. Relation to nitrogen content. Photosynthetica 15:138-144.
28. Medina, E. 1971. Effect of nitrogen supply and light intensity during growth on the photosynthetic capacity and carboxy-dismutase activity of leaves of Atriplex patula ssp hastata. Carnegie Inst. Wash. Year Book 70:551-559.
29. Nevins, D.J. and R.S.Loomis. 1970. Nitrogen nutrition and photosynthesis in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.). Crop Sci. 10:21-25.
30. Reich, P.B., M.B. Walters and D.A. Ellsworth. 1991a. Leaf age and season influence the relationships between leaf nitrogen, leaf mass per area and photosynthesis in maple and oak trees. Plant Cell Environ. 14:251-259.
31. Reich, P.B., C. Uhl, M.B. Walters and D.A. Ellsworth. 1991b. Leaf lifespan as a determination of leaf structure and function among 23 Amazonian tree species. Oecologia 86:16-24.
32. Reich, P.B., M.B. Walters and D.S. Ellsworth. 1997. From tropics to tundra: Global convergence in leaf functioning. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 94:13730-13734.
33. 4 plants. I. Leaf nitrogen, growth and biomass partitioning in Chenopodium album L. and Amaranthus retroflexus L. Plant Physiol. 84:954-958.
34. 4 plants. II. Leaf Nitrogen effects on the gas exchange characteristics of Chenopodium album (L.) and Amaranthus retroflexus (L.). Plant Physiol. 84:959-963.
35. Seemann, J.R., T.D. Sharkey, J.L.Wang and C.B. Osmond. 1987. Environmental effects on photosynthesis, nitrogen-use efficiency and metabolite pools in leaves of sun and shade plants. Plant Physiol. 84:796-802.
36. Takano, Y. and S. Tsunoda. 1971. Curvilinear regression of the leaf photosynthetic rate on leaf nitrogen content among strains of Oryza species. Jpn. J. Breed. 21:69-76.
37. Terashima, I. and J.R. Evans. 1988. Effects of light and nitrogen nutrition on the organization of the photosynthetic apparatus in spinach. Plant Cell Physiol. 29:143-155.
38. Thornley, J.H.M. 1976. Mathematical models in plant physiology. Academic Press, London, 318 p.
39. van Keulen, H., J. Goudriaan and N.G. Seligman. 1989. Quantitative aspects of nitrogen nutrition in plants and its modeling. In Plant Canopies, Their Growth, Form and Function. Eds. G. Russell, B. Marshall and P.G. Jarvis. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp 83-104.
40. von Caemmerer, S. and D.L. Edmondson. 1986. Relationship between steady-state gas exchange, in vivo ribulose biphosphate carboxylase activity and some carbon reduction cycle intermediates in Raphanus sativum. Aust. J. Plant Physiol. 13:669-688.
41. von Caemmerer, S. and G.D. Farquhar. 1981. Some relationships between the biochemistry of photosynthesis and the gas exchange of leaves. Planta 153:376-387.
42. Walters, M.B. and C.B. Field. 1987. Photosynthetic light acclimation in two rainforest Piper species with different ecological amplitudes. Oecologia 72:449-456.
43. Walters, M.B. and P.B. Reich. 1989. Responses of Ulmus americana seedlings to varying nitrogen and water status. I. Photosynthesis and growth. Tree Physiol. 5:159-172.
44. 4 plants. Oecologia 44:68-74.