Photosynthetica 2008, 46(4):615-617 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-008-0103-z

Low concentration of bisulfite enhances photosynthesis in tea tree by promoting carboxylation efficiency in leaves

W. J. Yang1, H. F. Chen1, F. Y. Zhu1, M. Q. Hu1, D. A. Jiang1,*
1 State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

Tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) canopy was sprayed with low concentration of NaHSO3 or mixture of NaHSO3+ KH2PO4. The treatments significantly enhanced net photosynthetic rate (P N), carboxylation efficiency (CE), and the maximum response of P N to intercellular CO2 concentration. The enhancement of P N by foliar application of low concentrations of bisulfite was due to increasing CE relevant to ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) carboxylase/oxygenase activity and regeneration rate of RuBP depending on ATP formation.

Additional key words: chlorophyll fluorescence; intercellular CO2 concentration; Melaleuca; photorespiration; photosystem 2; regeneration of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate; stomatal conductance

Received: January 24, 2008; Accepted: May 15, 2008; Published: December 1, 2008  Show citation

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Yang, W.J., Chen, H.F., Zhu, F.Y., Hu, M.Q., & Jiang, D.A. (2008). Low concentration of bisulfite enhances photosynthesis in tea tree by promoting carboxylation efficiency in leaves. Photosynthetica, 46(4), 615-617. doi: 10.1007/s11099-008-0103-z
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