Table 1.
Values of the Fv/Fm ratio in C3, C3-C4, and C4 species determined in different experimental conditions.
| Species | Fv/Fm ratio | Experimental conditions | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Spartina maritima (Curtis) Fernand and S. densiflora Brong Arthrocnemum perenne (Miller) Moss and A. fruticosum (L). Moq |
C4 C3 |
0.74–0.72 0.65–0.71 |
Midday condition: 31 ± 0.3°C, photosynthetic flux density (PFD) of 1370 ± 10 μmol m-2s-1 (12/12, light/dark) 41 ± 1% RH |
Nieva et al., 1999 |
|
Cleome spinosa L. C. gynandra L. |
C3 C4 |
0.859 ± 0.001 0.805 ± 0.005 |
Seedlings were grown for 3 weeks under controlled conditions (light/dark regime of 16/8 h at 25°C, RH of 70%, PFD of 350 μmol m-2 s-1) | Uzilday et al., 2012 |
| Zea mays L. ‘Golden Bantam’ | C4 | 0.80 | The growth room was controlled at 30/25°C (light/dark), relative humidity of about 70%, a 12-h photoperiod (6:00–18:00) and light intensity of 600 μm m-2 s-1 | Hasan et al., 2006 |
| Sorghum bicolor L. ‘Liaoza 10’ | C4 | 0.80 | Water culture in a greenhouse with a maximum irradiance of 1217 ± 26 mmol m-2 s-1 and a day/night temperature of 35/22°C. RH was 40–60%. | Jiang et al., 2011 |
| Eragrostis minor Host | C4 | 0.79 ± 0.006 | Maintained under a 14 h photoperiod with a PFD of 600 μmol m-2 s-1 measured at plant height, day/night temperature of 25/15°C, and RH of 60/80% for 12 weeks | Liu and Osborne, 2008 |
|
Z. mays hybrid Zhengdan958 Nicotiana tabacum K236 |
C4 C3 |
0.771 0.832 |
Maintained in pots at a PFD of 1000 μmol m-2 s-1 with 14/10 h of light/dark cycle at 24/22°C (day/night) | Ruan et al., 2017 |
|
Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin. Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv. |
C4 C3 |
0.77 ± 0.01 0.77 ± 0.01 |
Maintained In pots at a PFD of 800 μmol m-2 s-1 with 14/10 h of light/dark cycle at 26/22°C (day/night) and 70/80% RH | Kubien and Sage, 2004 |
|
Miscanthus x giganteus (Greef & Deuter ex Hodkinson & Renvoize) Z. mays genotype FR1064 |
C4 C4 |
0.76 ± 0.01 0.79 ± 0.01 |
Maintained In pots at a PFD of 500 μmol m-2 s-1 at 25/20°C (day/night) and 70% RH | Naidu and Long, 2004 |
|
Z. mays Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. |
C4 C4 C4 |
0.79 ± 0.004 0.80 ± 0.010 0.81 ± 0.007 |
Grown in hydroponic at a PFD of 200 μmol m-2 s-1 at 14 h of photoperiod, 24/21°C (day/night) | Romanowska et al., 2017 |
|
Z. mays cultivar Ardiles Banguy Fjord Magister |
C4 | 0.808 0.808 0.803 0.791 |
Maintained In pots at a PFD of 500 μmol m-2 s-1 at 20°C | Lootens et al., 2004 |
|
Panicum coloratum L. Cenchrus ciliaris L. Flaveria bidentis L. (Kuntze) |
C4 C4 C4 |
0.779 ± 0.004 0.790 ± 0.002 0.790 ± 0.002 |
Maintained at a PFD of 550 μmol m-2 s-1 at 10 h of photoperiod, 25/20°C (day/night) and 70% RH | Dwyer et al., 2007 |
|
Flaveria cronquistii A.M. Powell F. cronquistii x brownii F. pringlei Gand. F. brownii x F. cronquistii F. linearis Lag. F. chloraefolia A. Gray F. anomala B.L. Rob F. pubescens Rydb. F. floridana J.R. Johnst F. brownii A.M.Powell F. australica Hook F. bidentis F. palmeri J.R. Johnst F. trinervia (Spreng.) C.Mohr Z. mays |
C3 C3 C3 C3 C3–C4 C3–C4 C3–C4 C3–C4 C3–C4 C4-like C4 C4 C4-like C4 C4 |
0.840 ± 0.008 0.837 ± 0.001 0.833 ± 0.006 0.835 ± 0.006 0.820 ± 0.008 0.818 ± 0.015 0.815 ± 0.019 0.813 ± 0.006 0.826 ± 0.007 0.805 ± 0.006 0.768 ± 0.002 0.768 ± 0.002 0.773 ± 0.006 0.767 ± 0.005 0.789 ± 0.007 |
Not reported | Pfündel, 1998 |
|
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. Z. mays |
C3 C4 |
0.84 ± 0.003 0.80 ± 0.012 |
Plants were grown on vermiculite in a growth chamber under a 14-h photoperiod and a day/night regime of 24/22°C, at an irradiance of 200 μmol photons m-2 s-1. | Zienkiewicz et al., 2015 |