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. 2015 Oct 3;7:plv116. doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plv116

Table A1.

Equations for the photosynthesis and stomatal conductance models.

Equation Description No.
Photosynthesis model
A=Vc0.5VoRd=Vc[1(Γ/Ci)]Rd Net photosynthetic rate (µmol CO2 m−2 s−1) (A1)
Vc=min{Ac,Aj,Ap} Carboxylation rate (µmol CO2 m−2 s−1) (A2)
Ac=(VcmaxCi)/[Ci+Kc(1+(O/Ko))] RUBISCO-limited photosynthetic rate (A3)
Aj=(JCi)/(4Ci+8Γ) RuBP regeneration-limited photosynthetic rate (A4)
Ap=(3TPU)/[1(Γ/Ci)] TPU-limited photosynthetic rate (A5)
J=(αPPFD)/1+[(α2PPFD2)/Jmax2] Electron transport rate, dependence on the radiance level (A6)
P=e(c(ΔHa/RTk)) Arrhenius function, temperature dependence for Kc, Ko, Γ* and Rd (A7)
P=e(c(ΔHa/RTk))/(1+e(ΔSTk(ΔHd/RTk))) Arrhenius function, temperature dependence for Vcmax, Jmax and TPU (A8)
P25=SNaNab Nitrogen dependence function for Vcmax, Jmax, TPU and Rd at 25 °C (A9)
Stomatal conductance model
gs=go+(a1A)/([1+(VPD/Do)](CsΓ)) Stomatal conductance (A10)
Cs=CaA(1.37/gb) CO2 partial pressure at the leaf surface (A11)
Ci=CaA[(1.6/gs)+(1.37/gb)] Ci value by coupling A and gs (A12)