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Ecophysiology of Plants with Crassulacean Acid Metabolism

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Photosynthesis

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 9))

Summary

The taxonomic and ecological diversity of CAM plants is testament to a suite of morphological and metabolic attributes. These have evolved under contrasting selective pressures in up to 7% of all plant species many times over the past 10–100 Ma. The water and carbon conserving features of CAM impose: i) morphological constraints in terms of the diffusive limitations of succulence in cells or organs and ii) metabolic constraints in terms of maintaining two temporally separated carboxylation systems (usually within the same cell) and a reciprocating pool of carbohydrates which are unavailable for growth. Despite these limitations, the expression of CAM is characterized by a highly plastic response to environmental perturbations which not only permits survival under variable adverse conditions but can also result in high annual productivities of some species. This chapter will consider the biochemical components and physiological consequences of this photosynthetic plasticity. The implications for plant carbon balance, photosynthetic integrity and water use efficiency will be considered in both constitutive and facultative CAM species in response to daily, seasonal and possible future changes in environmental conditions. By integrating field and laboratory-based approaches to the characterization of CAM expression, we seek to demonstrate that studies on the ecophysiology of this photosynthetic pathway can provide a key to understanding the components of metabolic plasticity in plants.

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Abbreviations

δ13C:

carbon-isotope ratio (‰ relative to Pee Dee Belemnite)

Δ:

discrimination against 13C

ΔH:

overnight accumulation of titratable acids

CA1P:

2-carboxyarabinitol 1-phosphate

CAM:

crassulacean acid metabolism

CCM:

carbon concentrating mechanism

CHO:

carbohydrate

EPI:

environmental productivity index

gi:

internal (mesophyll) conductance to CO2

NPQ:

non-photochemical quenching

Pi:

partial pressure of CO2 at Rubisco

PCK:

phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase

PEP:

phosphoenolpyruvate

PEPC:

phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase

PFD:

photon flux density

PGA:

phosphoglycerate

P3:

partial pressure of CO2 within substomatal cavity

PYR:

pyruvate

qP:

photochemical quenching

Rubisco:

ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase

RuBP:

ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate

WSP:

water storage parenchyma

WUE:

water use efficiency

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Borland, A.M., Maxwell, K., Griffiths, H. (2000). Ecophysiology of Plants with Crassulacean Acid Metabolism. In: Leegood, R.C., Sharkey, T.D., von Caemmerer, S. (eds) Photosynthesis. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48137-5_24

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