Table I.
Average (±se) stomatal conductances to water vapor (gw, mmol m−2 s−1), net assimilation rates (A, μmol m−2 s−1), intercellular CO2 concentrations (Ci, μmol mol−1), the capacities for photosynthetic electron transport (Jmax, μmol m−2 s−1), and the optimum temperatures of Jmax (Topt, °C) in nontreated (control) and fumigated and nonfumigated fosmidomycin-fed Q. ilex leaves: maximum values observed during temperature response curves, and the values measured at 25°C and at 45°C
| Characteristic
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Nontreated Control
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Fosmidomycin Fed
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonfumigated | α-Pinene Fumigated | α-Terpineol Fumigated | ||
| Max gw | 142 ± 26aa | 175 ± 44a | 182 ± 67a | 107 ± 5b |
| gw at 25°C | 127 ± 32a | 175 ± 44a | 93 ± 24a | 53 ± 4b |
| gw at 45°C | 56 ± 18a | 29 ± 11a | 30 ± 8a | 6.4 ± 0.5bb |
| Max A and A at 25°Cc | 11.3 ± 2.2a | 15.1 ± 1.9b | 8.7 ± 1.2a | 4.5 ± 0.3c |
| A at 45°C | 4.2 ± 1.3a | −0.6 ± 1.1b | 1.8 ± 0.4b | −2.7 ± 0.5cb |
| Ci at 25°C | 261 ± 16a | 250 ± 21a | 263 ± 22a | 271 ± 10a |
| Ci at 45°C | 300 ± 37a | 400 ± 35b | 319 ± 17a | 1,060 ± 30cb |
| Max Jmaxd | 101 ± 11ab | 141 ± 11ab | 72 ± 8a | 44 ± 5c |
| Jmax at 25°C | 76 ± 16ab | 107 ± 10b | 59 ± 10a | 36 ± 5c |
| Jmax at 45°C | 73 ± 15a | 15 ± 8b | 40 ± 8a | 2.2 ± 2bb |
| Topt | 38.8 ± 1.1a | 29.5 ± 0.8b | 37.0 ± 1.1a | 29.6 ± 1.5b |
Means with the same letter are not statistically different (one-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni test).
Measurements at 40°C.
Maximum A was always observed at 25°C.
Jmax at Topt derived from fitted Jmax versus leaf temperature responses (Eq. 6).