Experiments for in silico evaluation of Optimality of Photosynthetic Nitrogen Distribution and Partitioning in the Canopy: An Example Using Greenhouse Cucumber Plants

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  • Hartmut Stützel
  • Yi-Chen Pao
  • Tsu-Wei Chen
  • Dany Pascal Moualeu-Ngangue

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Original languageEnglish
Article numbere3556
JournalJournal of Experimental Botany
Volume10
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - 20 Mar 2020

Abstract

Acclimation of leaf traits to fluctuating environments is a key mechanism to maximize fitness. One of the most important strategies in acclimation to changing light is to maintain efficient utilization of nitrogen in the photosynthetic apparatus by continuous modifications of between-leaf distribution along the canopy depth and within-leaf partitioning between photosynthetic functions according to local light availability. Between-leaf nitrogen distribution has been intensively studied over the last three decades, where proportional coordination between nitrogen concentration and light gradient was considered optimal in terms of maximizing canopy photosynthesis, without taking other canopy structural and physiological factors into account. We proposed a mechanistic model of protein turnover dynamics in different photosynthetic functions, which can be parameterized using leaves grown under different levels of constant light. By integrating this dynamic model into a multi-layer canopy model, constructed using data collected from a greenhouse experiment, it allowed us to test in silico the degree of optimality in photosynthetic nitrogen use for maximizing canopy carbon assimilation under given light environments.

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    Functional partitioning, Light fluctuation, Mechanistic model, Nitrogen reallocation, Optimality, Photosynthetic acclimation

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Experiments for in silico evaluation of Optimality of Photosynthetic Nitrogen Distribution and Partitioning in the Canopy: An Example Using Greenhouse Cucumber Plants. / Stützel, Hartmut; Pao, Yi-Chen; Chen, Tsu-Wei et al.
In: Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 10, No. 6, e3556, 20.03.2020.

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