Modeling Leaf Photosynthesis and Photorespiration in Current and Future Environments
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This Demonstration uses the leaf model of photosynthesis to predict the response of photosynthesis (
in 
; top panel) and the percentage of carbon-fixed 
via photosynthesis lost through photorespiration (bottom panel) throughout the day. The inset in the bottom panel is the total daily integral carbon uptake (
; 
). Select the "free" tab to vary the growth environment, allowing for changes in the atmospheric 
, concentration surrounding the leaf (Ca), increases in temperature above ambient, and choosing between a representative sunny or overcast day. Selecting "control", you can also select predefined conditions representing initial settings as well as two scenarios presented by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) of for Low Emissions (RCP 2.6) and High Emissions (RCP 8.5).
Contributed by: Carl J. Bernacchi, Andy VanLoocke, Berkley Walker, and Donald Ort (December 2015)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
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This Demonstration uses the leaf model of photosynthesis [1] coupled with temperature corrections [2–6] to model the diurnal response of photosynthesis. The loss of carbon associated with photorespiration is modeled by assuming oxygen is absent in the leaf chloroplast. This Demonstration was created as a supplement to a review article on the costs of photorespiration [7].
The leaf model is parameterized with 
of 100, 
of 180, rate of 
of 10.5, and an 
of 1.5. Details of these parameters can be found in [2, 3].
References
[1] G. D. Farquhar, S. von Caemmerer, and J. A. Berry, "A Biochemical Model of Photosynthetic Assimilation in Leaves of 
Species," Planta, 149(1), 1980 pp. 78–90. doi:10.1007/BF00386231.
[2] C. J. Bernacchi, C. Pimentel, and S. P. Long, "In Vivo Temperature Response Functions of Parameters Required to Model RuBP-Limited Photosynthesis," Plant, Cell & Environment, 26(9), 2003 pp. 1419–1430. doi:10.1046/j.0016-8025.2003.01050.x.
[3] C. J. Bernacchi, E. L. Singsaas, C. Pimentel, A. R. Portis Jr, and S. P. Long, "Improved Temperature Response Functions for Models of Rubisco-Limited Photosynthesis," Plant, Cell & Environment, 24(2), 2001 pp. 253–259. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3040.2001.00668.x.
[4] C. J. Bernacchi, J. E. Bagley, S. P. Serbin, U. M. Ruiz-Vera, D. M. Rosenthal, and A. VanLoocke, "Modeling Photosynthesis from the Chloroplast to the Ecosystem," Plant, Cell & Environment, 36(9), 2013 pp. 1641–1657. doi:10.1111/pce.12118.
[5] P. C. Harley, R. B. Thomas, J. F. Reynolds, and B. R. Strain, "Modelling Photosynthesis of Cotton Grown in Elevated 
," Plant, Cell & Environment, 15(3), 1992 pp. 271–282. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3040.1992.tb00974.x.
[6] T. June, J. R. Evans, and G. D. Farquhar, "A Simple New Equation for the Reversible Temperature Dependence of Photosynthetic Electron Transport: A Study on Soybean Leaf," Functional Plant Biology, 31(3), 2004 pp. 275–283. doi:10.1071/FP03250.
[7] B. J. Walker, A. VanLoocke, C. J. Bernacchi, and D. R. Ort, "The Costs of Photorespiration," Annual Review of Plant Biology, forthcoming.
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