Accurate photosynthetic parameter estimation at low stomatal conductance: effects of cuticular conductance and instrumental noise
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Abstract
Abstract Accurate estimation of photosynthetic parameters is essential for understanding plant physiological limitations and responses to environmental factors from the leaf to the global scale. Gas exchange is a useful tool to measure responses of net CO 2 assimilation ( A ) to internal CO 2 concentration ( C i ), a necessary step in estimating photosynthetic parameters including the maximum rate of carboxylation ( V cmax ) and the electron transport rate ( J max ). However, species and environmental conditions of low stomatal conductance ( g sw ) reduce the signal-to-noise ratio of gas exchange, challenging estimations of C i . Previous works showed that not considering cuticular conductance to water ( g cw ) can lead to significant errors in estimating C i , because it has a different effect on total conductance to CO 2 ( g tc ) than does g sw . Here we present a systematic assessment of the need for incorporating g cw into C i estimates. In this study we modeled the effect of g cw and of instrumental noise and quantified these effects on photosynthetic parameters in the cases of four species with varying g sw and g cw , measured using steady-state and constant ramping techniques, like the rapid A / C i response method. We show that not accounting for g cw quantitatively influences C i and the resulting V cmax and J max , particularly when g cw exceeds 7% of the total conductance to water. The influence of g cw was not limited to low g sw species, highlighting the importance of species-specific knowledge before assessing A / C i curves. Furthermore, at low g sw instrumental noise can affect C i estimation, but the effect of instrumental noise can be minimized using constant-ramping rather than steady-state techniques. By incorporating these considerations, more precise measurements and interpretations of photosynthetic parameters can be obtained in a broader range of species and environmental conditions.
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