Photosynthetica 2018, 56(4):1171-1176 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-018-0799-3

Thermal acclimation of the temperature dependence of the VCmax of Rubisco in quinoa

J.A. Bunce1,*
1 USDA-ARS, Crop Systems and Global Change Laboratory, Beltsville, USA

Changes in the temperature dependence of the maximum carboxylation capacity (VCmax) of Rubisco during thermal acclimation of PN remain controversial. I tested for acclimation of the temperature dependence of VCmax in quinoa, wheat, and alfalfa. Plants were grown with day/night temperatures of 12/6, 20/14, and 28/22°C. Responses of PN to substomatal CO2 (Ci) and CO2 at Rubisco (Cc) were measured at leaf temperatures of 10-30°C. VCmax was determined from the initial slope of the PNvs. Ci or Cc curve. Slopes of linear regressions of 1/VCmaxvs. 1/T [K] provided estimates the activation energy. In wheat and alfalfa the increases in activation energy with growth temperature calculated using Ci did not always occur when using Cc, indicating the importance of mesophyll conductance when estimating the activation energy. However, in quinoa, the mean activation energy approximately doubled between the lowest and highest growth temperatures, whether based on Ci or Cc.

Additional key words: carboxylation; mesophyll conductance; photosynthesis

Received: June 28, 2017; Accepted: August 25, 2017; Prepublished online: December 1, 2018; Published: November 1, 2018  Show citation

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Bunce, J.A. (2018). Thermal acclimation of the temperature dependence of the VCmax of Rubisco in quinoa. Photosynthetica, 56(4), 1171-1176. doi: 10.1007/s11099-018-0799-3
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