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Photosynthetic Adjustment to Aerial and Root-Zone Environment

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Solar radiation and atmospheric CO2 constitute key inputs of the plant’s aerial environment and set an ultimate limit on photosynthetic formation of biomass. Adverse environmental conditions which constrain full expression of inherent potential for photosynthesis then set a practical limit on productivity. Wide variations in thermal regime, moisture shortage, inadequate root-zone aeration, excess solute and nutrient deficiency will obviously limit assimilatory activity, but will vary in duration and hence impact on crop plant growth and development. While brief episodes beyond an optimal range may be accomodated with only minor perturbation of the leaf’s photosynthetic apparatus, tolerance of prolonged stress necessitates adaptive responses which lessen biophysical impact. Manifestations of these changes, together with avoidance mechanisms and implications for productivity, form a basis for this present paper.

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  1. Plant Physiology Dept, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, P O Box, No. 1 Glen Osmond, South Australia, 5064, Australia

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  1. Biophysics Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium

    C. Sybesma

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Kriedemann, P.E. (1984). Photosynthetic Adjustment to Aerial and Root-Zone Environment. In: Sybesma, C. (eds) Advances in Photosynthesis Research. Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-4971-8_25

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