期刊
PLANT SCIENCE
卷 227, 期 -, 页码 165-180出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.08.006
关键词
Rice; Water use efficiency; Relative water content; Gas exchange; Aquaporin expression; Root clipping
资金
- Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF), Egypt [3871]
This study aimed at specifying the reasons of unbalanced water relations of rice in the field at midday which results in slowing down photosynthesis and reducing water use efficiency (WUE) in japonica and indica rice under well-watered and droughted conditions. Leaf relative water content (RWC) decreased in the well-watered plants at midday in the field, but more dramatically in the droughted indica (75.6 and 71.4%) than japonica cultivars (85.5 and 80.8%). Gas exchange was measured at three points during the day (9:00, 13:00 and 17:00). Leaf internal CO2 (C-i) was not depleted when midday stomatal depression was highest indicating that C-i was not limiting to photosynthesis. Most aquaporins were predominantly expressed in leaves suggesting higher water permeability in leaves than in roots. The expression of leaf aquaporins was further induced by drought at 9:00 without comparable responses in roots. The data suggest that aquaporin expression in the root endodermis was limiting to water uptake. Upon removal of the radial barriers to water flow in roots, transpiration increased instantly and photosynthesis increased after 4 h resulting in increasing WUE after 4 h, demonstrating that WUE in rice is largely limited by the inadequate aquaporin expression profiles in roots. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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