Extending the 'one-point method' for estimations of leaf photosynthetic capacity to a broader temperature range

Tony César de Sousa Oliveira; Maquelle Neves Garcia; Elmar Veenendaal; Tomas Ferreira Domingues

doi:10.1093/jxb/erac466

Extending the 'one-point method' for estimations of leaf photosynthetic capacity to a broader temperature range

J Exp Bot. 2023 Feb 5;74(3):684-687. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erac466.

Authors

Tony César de Sousa Oliveira^{1

2}, Maquelle Neves Garcia³, Elmar Veenendaal², Tomas Ferreira Domingues¹

Affiliations

¹ FFCLRP, Department of Biology, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
² Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), Wageningen, The Netherlands.
³ National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA), Manaus, Brazil.

Abstract

We propose a temperature-dependent scaling factor for the ‘one-point method’ to mitigate the overestimation of the maximum carboxylation capacity of photosynthesis at high temperatures.

Keywords: V cmax; Global vegetation models; global warming; photosynthesis; temperature response.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Photosynthesis*
Plant Leaves*
Temperature

Substances

Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen