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Interactive Effects of Carbon Dioxide and Water Stress on Potato Canopy Growth and Development
- Abstract::
- Reductions in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) canopy growth are observed with mild water stress. Potato growth is enhanced by elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide ([CO2]), but interactions of [CO2] and water stress on canopy formation and dry matter partitioning have not been studied. Two soil-plant-atmosphere research (SPAR) experiments were conducted at 370 or 740 μmol mol-1 [CO2] and six different irrigations from 10 to 100% of the daily water uptake of the control. Increases in plant length from 23 to 111 cm at 60 d after emergence (DAE), leaf appearance duration from 38 to 71 d, leaf appearance rate from 0.5 to 0.93 leaves d-1, individual leaf area from 50 to 175 cm2, and lateral branch elongation were observed as irrigation increased. Values were generally smaller for elevated [CO2] plants under water stress. Biomass increased with irrigation from 73 to 346 g plant-2. The percentage allocated to the canopy increased with irrigation from 50 to 80% in ambient and 30 to 80% in elevated [CO2]. Despite decreased canopy size, elevated [CO2] plants produced similar total biomass, but higher yield, at most irrigations. Reduced canopy mass in elevated [CO2] plants was attributed to suppressed lateral branch development due to an interactive effect of [CO2] and water stress on tuber sink strength. These results indicate that water stress predicted by climate change models will be mediated somewhat under [CO2] enrichment.
- Author(s):
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Fleisher, D.H. , Timlin, D.J. , Reddy, V.R.
- Subject(s):
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Solanum tuberosum , potatoes , plant growth , plant development , carbon dioxide , elevated atmospheric gases , water stress , drought , dry matter accumulation , soil-plant-atmosphere interactions , irrigation rates , evapotranspiration , leaves , leaf area , dry matter partitioning , crop yield , tubers
- Description:
- Includes references
- Source:
- Agronomy journal 2008 May-June, v. 100, no. 3
- Language:
- English
- Year:
- 2008
- Collection:
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Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
- File:
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- Rights:
- Works produced by employees of the U.S. Government as part of their official duties are not copyrighted within the U.S. The content of this document is not copyrighted.
