Ecophysiological modelling of leaf level photosynthetic performance for three Mediterranean species with different growth forms
Nikos Markos A and Aris Kyparissis A B
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A Laboratory of Botany, Department of Biological Applications and Technology, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
B Corresponding author. Email: akypar@cc.uoi.gr
Functional Plant Biology 38(4) 314-326 https://doi.org/10.1071/FP10155
Submitted: 23 July 2010 Accepted: 21 February 2011 Published: 8 April 2011
Abstract
A leaf gross photosynthesis (A) model for three Mediterranean species from different functional groups (the evergreen sclerophyll Arbutus unedo L., the deciduous tree Quercus frainetto Ten. and the semi-deciduous shrub Phlomis fruticosa L.) has been developed through a 3-year seasonal study of gas exchange and plant ecophysiological parameters. The model estimates photosynthesis through four easily measured ecophysiological parameters (chlorophyll content, leaf mass per area (LMA), pre-dawn water potential, leaf temperature) and two meteorological parameters (PAR and average temperature of the 33-day period before measurement (T33)), with a coefficient of determination r2 = 0.88 (P < 0.001). The enhanced accuracy of the presented model may be ascribed to the incorporation of (i) water potential effects on A and (ii) temperature effects on A not only in the short term, but also in the long term (acclimation). Water potential and temperature effects may be considered especially important for species of Mediterranean ecosystems, where strong seasonal variation of these parameters often have a major role in plant growth and survival.
Additional keywords: chlorophyll, leaf photosynthesis, Mediterranean ecosystems, non-rectangular hyperbola, temperature acclimation, water potential.
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