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DOI:10.1016/0098-8472(96)01021-0
Web URL(s):http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0098847296010210
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Author(s):Nijs, I.; Teughels, H.; Blum, H.; Hendrey, G.; Impens, I.
Author Affiliation:Nijs, Teughels and Impens: Laboratory of Plant Ecology and Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Wilrijik, Belgium; Blum: Institute of Plant Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland; Hendrey: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York
Title:Simulation of climate change with infrared heaters reduces the productivity of Lolium perenne L. in summer
Source:Environmental and Experimental Botany. Vol. 36, No. 3, October 1996, p. 271-280.
Publishing Information:Elsevier
# of Pages:10
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Climate; Temperatures; Soil warming systems; Climatic change; Summer; Productivity; Lolium perenne; Carbon dioxide; Nitrogen; Assimilation
Abstract/Contents:"Field-grown perennial ryegrass was subjected to climate warming and elevated C2 concentration during summer in free air conditions (no enclosure of the vegetation). Increased foliage temperature (2.5°C above fluctuating ambient) was induced by heating the stand with infrared radiation sources, modulated by an electronic control device (FATI, Free Air Temperature Increase). Enhanced C2 was produced by a FACE system (Free Air C2 Enrichment). Exposure to simulated climate warming drastically reduced above-ground harvestable dry matter (52% loss). The nitrogen allocated to the leaf fraction was thus concentrated into less dry matter, which enhanced the nitrogen concentration on a mass basis (+17%) but also per unit leaf area (+47%). As a consequence, C2 assimilation rates were not affected in these slower growing plants in the +2.5°C treatment, and the photochemical efficiency of non-cyclic electron transport of photosystem II was also unaffected. Although the plants were grown in the field without root restrictions, long-term exposure to elevated C2 concentration induced noticeable acclimation of the photosynthetic apparatus (40% loss of fixation potential), which largely outweighed the direct stimulation in this summer period. Part of the reduced rates could be attributed to lower N concentration on a leaf area basis. The results are compared with responses of this species in sunlit conditioned greenhouses, which indicates that experiments in enclosures may underestimate effects in the field. This also emphasizes the need to validate other plant responses to climate warming and C2 enrichment in free air conditions."
Language:English
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Nijs, I., H. Teughels, H. Blum, G. Hendrey, and I. Impens. 1996. Simulation of climate change with infrared heaters reduces the productivity of Lolium perenne L. in summer. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 36(3):p. 271-280.
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DOI: 10.1016/0098-8472(96)01021-0
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