Using a reaction-diffusion model to estimate day respiration and reassimilation of (photo)respired CO₂ in leaves.

ABSTRACT: Methods using gas exchange measurements to estimate respiration in the light (day respiration R d ) make implicit assumptions about reassimilation of (photo)respired CO₂ ; however, this reassimilation depends on the positions of mitochondria. We used a reaction-diffusion model without making these assumptions to analyse datasets on gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence and anatomy for tomato leaves. We investigated how R d values obtained by the Kok and the Yin methods are affected by these assumptions and how those by the Laisk method are affected by the positions of mitochondria. The Kok method always underestimated R d . Estimates of R d by the Yin method and by the reaction-diffusion model agreed only for nonphotorespiratory conditions. Both the Yin and Kok methods igno

SUBMITTER: Berghuijs HNC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6618012 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature