Table 1.
Photosynthetic parameters used in the model: when available, values for Setaria viridis have been chosen.
| Parameter | Value at 25 °C | Definition | Activation energy E (kJmol–1) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V cmax | 40 µmol m–2 s–1 or variable | Maximum Rubisco activity | 78a | Boyd et al. (2015) |
| K c | 1210 µbar | Michaelis constant of Rubisco for CO2 | 64.2 | Boyd et al. (2015) |
| K o | 292 mbar | Michaelis constant of Rubisco for O2 | 10.5 | Boyd et al. (2015) |
| γ * | =0.0003817 (0.5/1310) | 0.5/(Sc/o) half the reciprocal of Rubisco specificity | 31.1 | Boyd et al. (2015) |
| V pmax | 200 µmol m–2 s–1 or variable | Maximum PEPC activity | 50.1b | Boyd et al. (2015) |
| V pr | 80 µmol m–2 s–1 or variable | PEP regeneration rate | ||
| K p | 82 µbar | Michaelis constant of PEPC for CO2 | 38.3b | DiMario and Cousins (2019) |
| g bs | 0.003 mol m–2 s–1 bar–1 | Bundle sheath conductance to CO2 | Constant with temperature | Alonso-Cantabrana et al. (2018) |
| a o | 0.047 | Ratio of solubility and diffusivity of O2 to CO2 | 1.63 | Farquhar (1983); Yin et al. (2016) |
| g o | aogbs | Bundle sheath conductance to O2 | Farquhar (1983) | |
| R d | 0.01×Vcmax | Leaf mitochondrial respiration | 66.4 | Farquhar et al. (1980) |
| R m | 0.5 Rd | Mesophyll mitochondrial respiration | ||
| α | 0<α>1 | Fraction of PSII activity in the bundle sheath | ||
| x | 0.4 | Partitioning factor of electron transport rate | ||
| J max | 248 µmol electrons m–2 s–1 or variable | Maximal linear electron transport rate | ||
| T o | 43 °C | T optimum | June et al. (2004); Yamori et al. (2010) | |
| Ω | 26 | Ω is the difference in temperature from To at which J falls to e–1 (0.37) | Yamori et al. (2010) | |
| Jmax@ To | 400 µmol electrons m–2 s–1 or variable | |||
| h | 4 | Number of protons per ATP | ||
| f cyc | 0.3 or variable | Fraction of cyclic electron transport | Yin and Struik (2012) | |
| z | Ratio of the rate of ATP production to linear electron transport (JATP/J) | Yin and Struik (2012) | ||
| g m | 1 mol m–2 s–1 bar–1 | Mesophyll conductance to CO2 | 49.8c | Ubierna et al. (2017) |
a Values of parameters where activation energies have been given can be calculated at any temperature from the following equation: , where R (8.314J K–1 mol–1) is the universal gas constant and T is temperature in °C.
b Data from Boyd et al. (2015) have been refitted with the simple Arrhenius function in a.
c Data from Ubierna et al. (2017) have been refitted with the simple Arrhenius function in a including data from 10 °C to 35 °C.