摘要
在全球变化条件下,温度的升高和降水格局的变化,导致淡水资源更加匮乏。环境因子胁迫,如干旱和高温等,它们单独或联合的作用将导致作物大幅度减产,引发自然生态系统退化。植物的碳氮代谢及其分配相互联系、不可分割,其生物过程及外界环境调节共同决定着植物的净生产力和营养水平。该文试图从分子、组织、器官、个体和生态系统等层面上,就植物的碳氮关系及其环境调节(温度、水分和CO2浓度等)进行综述,并提出了进一步展开相关研究应重点关注的几个方面。
Globally elevated temperatures and changed precipitation distributions may lead to deficits of fresh water that reduce crop yields and degrade natural ecosystems. Plant carbon （C） and nitrogen （N） metabolism and its abiotic environmental regulation are responsible for net primary productivity and plant nutrient status. We review the relationship between C and N and regulation by environmental factors such as temperature, water moisture and CO2 enrichment at multiple levels of plant organization, including molecule, tissue, organ, whole plant and ecosystem. For cereal crops including wheat and rice, grain N mainly includes： 1） N reallocated in vegetative organs before anthesis, and 2） N absorbed from soil after anthesis. Their proportions depend on the activity and size of grains as an N sink and species and cuhivars, affecting the grain yield and quality. Leaf N level can explain 45% - 75% of leaf photosynthesis, and 71% - 88% of leaf N can be allocated into protein, with Rubisco, the key enzyme for photosynthesis, accounting for 30% - 50% of total leaf soluble protein, making it the protein using most N. Furthermore, the N proportions among the photosynthetic organs and the ratio between soluble sugar and starch may be associated with the Rubisco gene. Therefore, plant N level may be assessed by photosynthetic capacity. Many studies have demonstrated that drought can promote C allocation to below-ground parts of plants, increasing root： shoot biomass ratio. There is, however, evidence that this enhancement of roots due to moderate drought can be negated by severe drought. On the other hand, drought also increases N concentration in sink organs, such as wheat grains, and decreases mature leaf N concentration, decreasing leaf net photosynthetic rate. However, high temperature does not significantly increase C allocation to roots, but may decrease leaf N concentration and affect Rubisco level. Thus, a decline of photosynthetic capacity induced by above optimal temperature, particularly at night, ma
出处
《植物生态学报》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2007年第4期738-747,共10页
Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology
基金
国家重点基础研究发展计划(2006CB400502)
国家杰出青年科学基金(40625015)
中国科学院知识创新工程交叉型重要方向项目(KSCX2-SW-133)
关键词
全球变化
CO2浓度增加
干旱
高温
碳氮代谢
global change, elevated carbon dioxide （CO2）, drought, high temperature, carbon and nitrogen metabolism
