1. Differential sensitivities of photosynthetic processes and carbon loss mechanisms govern N-induced variation in net carbon assimilation rate for field-grown cotton.
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Parkash, Ved, Snider, John L, Sintim, Henry Y, Hand, Lavesta C, Virk, Gurpreet, and Pokhrel, Amrit
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RESPIRATION , *ELECTRON transport , *ELECTROPHILES , *COTTON , *CARBON , *QUANTUM efficiency , *CARBOXYLATION - Abstract
Nitrogen (N) deficiency limits the net carbon assimilation rate (A N), but the relative N sensitivities of photosynthetic component processes and carbon loss mechanisms remain relatively unexplored for field-grown cotton. Therefore, the objective of the current study was to define the relative sensitivity of individual physiological processes driving N deficiency-induced declines in A N for field-grown cotton. Among the potential diffusional limitations evaluated, mesophyll conductance was the only parameter substantially reduced by N deficiency, but this did not affect CO2 availability in the chloroplast. A number of metabolic processes were negatively impacted by N deficiency, and these effects were more pronounced at lower leaf positions in the cotton canopy. Ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP) regeneration and carboxylation, A N, and gross photosynthesis were the most sensitive metabolic processes to N deficiency, whereas photosynthetic electron transport processes, electron flux to photorespiration, and dark respiration exhibited intermediate sensitivity to N deficiency. Among thylakoid-specific processes, the quantum yield of PSI end electron acceptor reduction was the most sensitive process to N deficiency. It was concluded that A N is primarily limited by Rubisco carboxylation and RuBP regeneration under N deficiency in field-grown cotton, and the differential N sensitivities of the photosynthetic process and carbon loss mechanisms contributed significantly to photosynthetic declines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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