期刊
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
卷 52, 期 360, 页码 1465-1472出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jexbot/52.360.1465
关键词
gas diffusion; flower; stomata; thermogenesis; respiration; Araceae
Thermogenic inflorescences of some arum lilies have the highest rates of respiration known among plants. Peak rates of oxygen consumption in the sterile male florets of Philodendron selloum Koch exceed 0.3 mu mol s(-1) g(-1) when the inflorescence warms to 38 degreesC. This study describes the morphology of the oxygen diffusion pathway between the atmosphere and the parenchymal cells of the florets. Dimensions of the florets, stomata, interstitial gas network, and cells provide data for diffusion models of the P-O2 profiles at each level of the 'oxygen cascade'. The lowest calculated P-O2 of 4.7 kPa (35 mmHg) at the axis of the thickest part of the floret indicates that maximum respiration does not reach the point of diffusion-limitation, confirming earlier physiological measurements of the dependence of oxygen consumption rate on environmental Po.. Adequate aeration of all cells is achieved by appropriate floret size, despite a stomatal density less than 5%, and interstitial gas fraction less than 2%, of values commonly found in leaves.
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