Cell wall thickness and composition are involved in photosynthetic limitation

J Flexas, MJ Clemente-Moreno, J Bota… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
The key role of cell walls in setting mesophyll conductance to CO2 (gm) and, consequently,
photosynthesis is reviewed. First, the theoretical properties of cell walls that can affect gm …

Mesophyll conductance to CO2: current knowledge and future prospects

J Flexas, M Ribas‐Carbo, A Diaz‐Espejo… - Plant, cell & …, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
During photosynthesis, CO2 moves from the atmosphere (Ca) surrounding the leaf to the
sub‐stomatal internal cavities (Ci) through stomata, and from there to the site of …

Physiological and structural tradeoffs underlying the leaf economics spectrum

Y Onoda, IJ Wright, JR Evans, K Hikosaka… - New …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
The leaf economics spectrum (LES) represents a suite of intercorrelated leaf traits
concerning construction costs per unit leaf area, nutrient concentrations, and rates of carbon …

Stomatal, mesophyll conductance and biochemical limitations to photosynthesis as affected by drought and leaf ontogeny in ash and oak trees

G Grassi, F Magnani - Plant, Cell & Environment, 2005‏ - Wiley Online Library
Gas exchange measurements were carried out on ash and oak trees in a forest plantation
during three whole growing seasons characterized by different water availability (2001 …

Resistances along the CO2 diffusion pathway inside leaves

JR Evans, R Kaldenhoff, B Genty… - Journal of experimental …, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
CO2 faces a series of resistances while diffusing between the substomatal cavities and the
sites of carboxylation within chloroplasts. The absence of techniques to measure the …

On the need to incorporate sensitivity to CO2 transfer conductance into the Farquhar–von Caemmerer–Berry leaf photosynthesis model

GJ Ethier, NJ Livingston - Plant, Cell & Environment, 2004‏ - Wiley Online Library
Virtually all current estimates of the maximum carboxylation rate (Vcmax) of ribulose‐1, 5‐
bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) and the maximum electron transport rate …

Interspecific difference in the photosynthesis–nitrogen relationship: patterns, physiological causes, and ecological importance

K Hikosaka - Journal of plant research, 2004‏ - Springer
The photosynthesis–nitrogen relationship is significantly different among species.
Photosynthetic capacity per unit leaf nitrogen, termed as photosynthetic nitrogen-use …

Irradiance and phenotype: comparative eco-development of sun and shade leaves in relation to photosynthetic CO2 diffusion

I Terashima, YT Hanba, Y Tazoe… - Journal of …, 2006‏ - academic.oup.com
The subject of this paper, sun leaves are thicker and show higher photosynthetic rates than
the shade leaves, is approached in two ways. The first seeks to answer the question: why …

The photosynthetic capacity in 35 ferns and fern allies: mesophyll CO2 diffusion as a key trait

T Tosens, K Nishida, J Gago, RE Coopman… - New …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Ferns and fern allies have low photosynthetic rates compared with seed plants. Their
photosynthesis is thought to be limited principally by physical CO 2 diffusion from the …

Tobacco aquaporin NtAQP1 is involved in mesophyll conductance to CO2in vivo

J Flexas, M Ribas‐Carbó, DT Hanson, J Bota… - The Plant …, 2006‏ - Wiley Online Library
Leaf mesophyll conductance to CO2 (gm) has been recognized to be finite and variable,
rapidly adapting to environmental conditions. The physiological basis for fast changes in gm …