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Reversibility of Photosynthetic Inhibition in Cotton after Long-Term Exposure to Elevated CO₂ Concentrations ¹

Department of Botany, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. cv Stoneville 213) was grown at 350 and 1000 microliters per liter CO₂. The plants grown at elevated CO₂ concentrations contained large starch pools and showed initial symptoms of visible physical damage. Photosynthetic rates were lower than expected based on instantaneous exposure to high CO₂.

A group of plants grown at 1000 microliters per liter CO₂ was switched to 350 microliters per liter CO₂. Starch pools and photosynthetic rates were monitored in the switched plants and in the two unswitched control groups. Photosynthetic rates per unit leaf area recovered to the level of the 350 microliters per liter CO₂ grown control group within four to five days. To assess only nonstomatal limitations to photosynthesis, a measure of photosynthetic efficiencies was calculated (moles CO₂ fixed per square meter per second per mole intercellular CO₂). Photosynthetic efficiency also recovered to the levels of the 350 microliters per liter CO₂ grown controls within three to four days.

Recovery was correlated to a rapid depletion of the starch pool, indicating that the inhibition of photosynthesis is primarily a result of feedback inhibition. However, complete recovery may involve the repair of damage to the chloroplasts caused by excessive starch accumulation. The rapid and complete reversal of photosynthetic inhibition suggests that the appearance of large, strong sinks at certain developmental stages could result in reduction of the large starch accumulations and that photosynthetic rates could recover to near the theoretical capacity during periods of high photosynthate demand.

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