A meta‐analysis of responses of C3 plants to atmospheric CO2: dose–response curves for 85 traits ranging from the molecular to the whole‐plant level

H Poorter, O Knopf, IJ Wright, AA Temme… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Generalised dose–response curves are essential to understand how plants acclimate to
atmospheric CO2. We carried out a meta‐analysis of 630 experiments in which C3 plants …

The evolution of C4 photosynthesis

RF Sage - New phytologist, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
C4 photosynthesis is a series of anatomical and biochemical modifications that concentrate
CO2 around the carboxylating enzyme Rubisco, thereby increasing photosynthetic efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Parameterization and sensitivity analysis of the BIOME–BGC terrestrial ecosystem model: Net primary production controls

MA White, PE Thornton, SW Running… - Earth …, 2000 - journals.ametsoc.org
Ecosystem simulation models use descriptive input parameters to establish the physiology,
biochemistry, structure, and allocation patterns of vegetation functional types, or biomes. For …

Quantifying photosynthetic capacity and its relationship to leaf nitrogen content for global‐scale terrestrial biosphere models

J Kattge, W Knorr, T Raddatz, C Wirth - Global Change Biology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Photosynthetic capacity and its relationship to leaf nitrogen content are two of the most
sensitive parameters of terrestrial biosphere models (TBM) whose representation in global …

Differential sensitivity of C3 and C4 plants to water deficit stress: association with oxidative stress and antioxidants

H Nayyar, D Gupta - Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2006 - Elsevier
The metabolic reasons associated with differential sensitivity of C3 and C4 plant species to
water stress are not well understood. In the present study, 15-day-old wheat (Triticum …

Environmental and evolutionary preconditions for the origin and diversification of the C4 photosynthetic syndrome

RF Sage - Plant Biology, 2001 - thieme-connect.com
C 4 photosynthesis is an evolutionary solution to high rates of photorespiration and low
kinetic efficiency of Rubisco in CO 2-depleted atmospheres of recent geologic time. About …

Comparative responses of model C3 and C4 plants to drought in low and elevated CO2

JYK Ward, DT Tissue, RB Thomas, And… - Global Change …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Interactive effects of CO2 and water availability have been predicted to alter the competitive
relationships between C3 and C4 species over geological and contemporary time scales …

Impacts of drought on leaf respiration in darkness and light in Eucalyptus saligna exposed to industrial‐age atmospheric CO2 and growth temperature

G Ayub, RA Smith, DT Tissue, OK Atkin - New Phytologist, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Our study assessed the impact of a wide range of industrial‐age climate scenarios on leaf
respiration (R) in Eucalyptus saligna.• Well‐watered or sustained drought‐treated plants …

Quo vadis C4? An ecophysiological perspective on global change and the future of C4 plants

RF Sage, DS Kubien - Photosynthesis research, 2003 - Springer
C 4 plants are directly affected by all major global change parameters, often in a manner that
is distinct from that of C 3 plants. Rising CO 2 generally stimulates C 3 photosynthesis more …

Plant responses to low [CO2] of the past

LM Gerhart, JK Ward - New Phytologist, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Summary During the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; 18 000–20 000 yr ago) and previous
glacial periods, atmospheric [CO2] dropped to 180–190 ppm, which is among the lowest …