Relative Sensitivity of Photosynthetic Assimilation and Translocation of ^{14}\text{Carbon}$ to Water Stress

The relationship between photosynthesis and translocation rate changes as affected by water stress intensity and stage of plant development was evaluated in cotton and sorghum, representing a C3 and a C4 photosynthetic type, respectively. Photosynthetic rates were reduced as midday leaf water potent...

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Published in:Plant physiology (Bethesda) 1979-11, Vol.64 (5), p.852-856
Main Authors: Frankie J. M. Sung, Daniel R. Krieg
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cotton
Dehydration
Filling period
Flowering
Greenhouses
Leaves
Photosynthesis
Plant growth
Plants
Sorghum
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Summary:The relationship between photosynthesis and translocation rate changes as affected by water stress intensity and stage of plant development was evaluated in cotton and sorghum, representing a C3 and a C4 photosynthetic type, respectively. Photosynthetic rates were reduced as midday leaf water potentials declined from -14 to -27 bars in both species. Sorghum maintained higher photosynthesis and translocation rates compared to cotton at comparable leaf water potentials; however, the rate of change per bar decline in water potential was greater in sorghum than in cotton. Photosynthetic rates were reduced with increasing water stress prior to any significant change in translocation rates suggesting that photosynthesis is the more sensitive of the two processes. Severe water stress, corresponding to leaf water potentials of -27 bars, did not completely inhibit either photosynthesis or translocation.
ISSN:0032-0889
1532-2548