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  • The study investigates how elevated CO2 levels affect photosynthesis in winter wheat, particularly under drought conditions, and focuses on the relationship between source-sink dynamics and photosynthetic acclimation.
  • An experiment was conducted in climate chambers with two CO2 concentrations (400 and 600 μmol·mol) and varying soil moisture levels to measure different photosynthetic parameters and plant yield at key growth stages.
  • Results indicated that while elevated CO2 improved certain photosynthetic rates during the elongation stage, it negatively impacted photochemical efficiency and related processes during the heading stage, although it still contributed to increased grain yield due to enhanced performance earlier in growth.

Article Abstract

Mechanisms underlying leaf photosynthetic acclimation in winter wheat under elevation of CO concentration ([CO]) remain unclear. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of source-sink variation on photosynthetic acclimation induced by drought under elevated [CO]. A winter wheat ( L. 'Zhengmai 9023') pot experiment was conducted in open top climate chambers with [CO] of 400μmol·mol or 600 μmol·mol and soil water content at 80%±5% or 55%±5% of field capacity. The parameters of chlorophyll fluorescence, electron transport rate, photosynthetic curve, leaf nitrogen content, and grain yield were measured at the elongation and heading stages. Under drought condition, leaf PSⅡ photochemical efficiency was not affected by elevated [CO], but the maximum electron transport rate and the ratio of electron partitioned to carboxylation reaction in Calvin cycle was increased at the elongation stage, and thus the Rubisco carboxylation rate and maximum photosynthetic rate were increased. Although the maximum electron transportation rate and partitioning ratio of electron to carboxylation reaction in Calvin cycle remained high at the heading stage, the PSⅡ photochemical efficiency, Rubisco carboxylation rate, and triose phosphate utilization rate were decreased by elevated [CO], which consequently reduced the maximum photosynthetic rate for plant under drought stress. Under drought condition, elevated [CO] increased wheat tiller biomass, kernel number, and kernel weight per ear, but decreased infertile kernel number, resulting in an overall increase in grain weight. In conclusion, the elevated [CO]-induced increase in wheat grain yield per tiller under drought condition was mainly caused by enhanced photosynthetic performance at the elongation stage. The photosynthetic acclimation in source leaves during the heading stage under elevated [CO] was mainly attributed to the reduction in PSⅡ photochemical efficiency and triose phosphate utilization rate, but not to the maximum electron transportation rate, ratio of electron partitioned to carboxylation in Calvin cycle or sink leaf strength.

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