biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 49:467-470, 2005 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-005-0031-8

Effects of elevated CO2 and nitrogen on wheat growth and photosynthesis

M. Pal1,*, L. S. Rao1, V. Jain1, A. C. Srivastava1, R. Pandey1, A. Raj1, K. P. Singh1
1 Division of Plant Physiology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India

The effects of nitrogen [75 and 150 kg (N) ha-1] and elevated CO2 on growth, photosynthetic rate, contents of soluble leaf proteins and activities of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) and nitrate reductase (NR) were studied on wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. HD-2285) grown in open top chambers under either ambient (AC) or elevated (EC) CO2 concentration (350 ± 50, 600 ± 50 μmol mol-1) and analyzed at 40, 60 and 90 d after sowing. Plants grown under EC showed greater photosynthetic rate and were taller and attained greater leaf area along with higher total plant dry mass at all growth stages than those grown under AC. Total soluble and Rubisco protein contents decreased under EC but the activation of Rubisco was higher at EC with higher N supply. Nitrogen increased the NR activity whereas EC reduced it. Thus, EC causes increased growth and PN ability per unit uptake of N in wheat plants, even if N is limiting.

Keywords: nitrate reductase; protein content; Rubisco; specific leaf area; Triticum aestivum
Subjects: CO2 enrichment, growth, photosynthesis; gas exchange, CO2 enrichment; growth analysis, plant development, biomass and yield enhancement; growth, elevated CO2, photosynthesis; nitrate reductase; nitrogen, growth, elevated CO2; open top chamber (OTC); protein, content, nitrogen, growth; ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase; root, elevated CO2, photosynthesis; Triticum aestivum; wheat, growth, elevated CO2

Received: September 27, 2004; Accepted: February 2, 2005; Published: September 1, 2005  Show citation

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Pal, M., Rao, L.S., Jain, V., Srivastava, A.C., Pandey, R., Raj, A., & Singh, K.P. (2005). Effects of elevated CO2 and nitrogen on wheat growth and photosynthesis. Biologia plantarum, 49(3), 467-470. doi: 10.1007/s10535-005-0031-8
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