Elevated CO2 increases water use efficiency by sustaining photosynthesis of water-limited maize and sorghum

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 168, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1909-1918

  Allen, Leon Hartwell ^a,b   Kakani, Vijaya Gopal ^b,c   Vu, Joseph C V ^a,b   Boote, Kenneth J ^b  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; C4 photosynthesis; Canopy gas exchange; Drought stress; Elevated CO2; Maize; Sorghum; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE (OXALOACETATE DECARBOXYLATING) (NADP+); MALATE DEHYDROGENASE (OXALOACETATE-DECARBOXYLATING) (NADP+); WATER;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; DROUGHT; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LIGHT; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STOMA; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SORGHUM; TIME; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DROUGHTS; LIGHT; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STOMATA; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SORGHUM; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052949155     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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