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Importance of Timing of Dark Acclimation for Estimating Light Inhibition of Leaf Respiratory CO2 Efflux

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: SUMMARY STATEMENT The degree of inhibition of leaf respiration by light is often studied, but the methods used and the results obtained are variable. We suggest that in the future daytime leaf respiration is measured 3 min after dark acclimation to avoid under‐estimating the degree of light inhibition of leaf respiration. This will most likely speed up future surveys and perhaps also result in less inter‐study variation in the calculated degree of light inhibition of leaf respiration.

Source: Plant Cell & Environment

DOI: 10.1111/pce.15335

Authors: Dan Bruhn, Kevin L. Griffin, Ian M. Møller

Institutions: Aalborg University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Aarhus University

Language: English

Topic: Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Science Foundation

Awards: LTER: The Role of Biogeochemical and Community Openness in Governing Ecological Change in Arctic Ecosystems, LTER: The Role of Climate Variability in Controlling Arctic Ecosystem Function, LTER: The Role of Biogeochemical and Community Openness in Governing Ecological Change in Arctic Ecosystems