Abstract
Changes in plant growth, photosynthetic gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence and stem diameter of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] plants under drought stress were studied. Total plant dry mass was reduced by 30 % compared to well-watered control plants. Leaf water potential was slightly decreased by water stress. Water stress induced daytime shrinkage and reduced night-time expansion of stem. Photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance and transpiration rate were significantly declined by water stress, while the intercellular CO2 concentration was changed only slightly at the initiation of stress treatment. The maximum photochemical efficiency of photosystem 2 and apparent photosynthetic electron transport rate were not changed by water stress.
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Abbreviations
- ci :
-
intercellular CO2 concentration
- DAT:
-
days after the stress treatment
- E:
-
transpiration rate
- ETR:
-
apparent photosynthetic electron transport rate
- Fv/Fm :
-
variable to maximum chlorophyll fluorescence ratio (maximum photochemical efficiency of photosystem 2)
- gs :
-
stomatal conductance
- PN :
-
net photosynthetic rate
- PS:
-
photosystem
- ψw :
-
leaf water potential
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Ohashi, Y., Nakayama, N., Saneoka, H. et al. Effects of drought stress on photosynthetic gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence and stem diameter of soybean plants. Biol Plant 50, 138–141 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10535-005-0089-3
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