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Vertical profile of photosynthetic light response within rice canopy

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Measured leaf photosynthetic light response (PLR) curves at different positions were fitted by non-rectangular hyperbola (NRH) equation to characterize vertical profile of parameters in NRH equation, namely maximum net photosynthetic rate Pnmax, initial quantum yield of assimilation φ, dark respiration rate Rd, and convexity of the curve k, at both jointing and heading stages within rice canopy. And leaf-position-specific and canopy average NRH equations were constructed respectively based on measured PLR curves at each specific leaf position and all measured PLR curves within rice canopy. The results showed that the Pnmax, φ, and Rd reached the maximum at the top second leaf and then decreased at jointing stage and decreased in downward leaves at heading stage. The k increased with lowering leaf position at both stages. The leaf-position-specific NRH equation performed well in estimating net photosynthetic rate Pn for all leaves at different positions and stages, while the canopy average NRH equation underestimated leaf Pn at upper canopy and overestimated Pn at lower canopy. The top fourth leaf was suitable for estimating photosynthetic parameters at canopy scale, as the Pnmax, φ, Rd, and k of the top fourth leaf were near to these parameters of rice canopy, and the canopy average NRH equation performed well in estimating leaf Pn for the top fourth leaf. The results will provide basic information for upscaling leaf photosynthesis to canopy scale.

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This work was supported by the National Key Technology R&D Program (2016YFC0400103), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2018B40614), National Natural Science Foundation of China (51809075), and Postgraduate Research and Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (KYZZ16_0290).

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  1. College of Hydraulic Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China

    Yuping Lv

  2. State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, Jiangsu, China

    Junzeng Xu, Xiaoyin Liu & Haiyu Wang

  3. College of Agricultural Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, Jiangsu, China

    Junzeng Xu, Xiaoyin Liu & Haiyu Wang

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Lv, Y., Xu, J., Liu, X. et al. Vertical profile of photosynthetic light response within rice canopy. Int J Biometeorol 64, 1699–1708 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-020-01950-9

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