Table 2. Effects of different N supplies on the steady-state photosynthetic rate under saturating irradiance (A sat), day respiration (R d), light compensation point (Q lcp), apparent quantum yield (Φ), maximum Rubisco carboxylation capacity (V cmax), maximum electron transport capacity (J max), and carboxylation efficiency (CE).
Treatments | Asat (μmol m−2 s−1) | Rd (μmol m−2 s−1) | Qlcp (μmol m−2 s−1) | Φ | Vcmax (μmol m−2 s−1) | Jmax (μmol m−2 s−1) | CE |
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High N | 33.35 ± 1.06 a | 0.422 ± 0.075 a | 7.81 ± 0.99 a | 0.054 ± 0.003 a | 110 ± 4 a | 218 ± 6 a | 0.159 ± 0.018 a |
Low N | 22.68 ± 0.45 b | 0.201 ± 0.089 b | 4.42 ± 1.92 b | 0.045 ± 0.002 b | 77 ± 6 b | 147 ± 12 b | 0.102 ± 0.004 b |
Note: Data are presented as means ± SD with three replications; data followed by different letters are significant at the P < 0.05 level.