Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
Justin Findinier, Arthur R. Grossman
Summary: The CO2-concentrating mechanism is an inorganic carbon pump used by eukaryotic algae to promote carbon fixation. It has the potential to be transferred to crop species, enhancing agricultural yields and supporting a growing world population.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kevin M. Hines, Vishalsingh Chaudhari, Kristen N. Edgeworth, Thomas G. Owens, Maureen R. Hanson
Summary: The stromal CAs 13-CA1 and 13-CA5 in tobacco play significant roles in leaf development and CO2 fixation, but they are not necessary for maximal photosynthetic rates in C3 plant tobacco.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lian Zhou, Xiaoqin Xiang, Dongpu Ji, Qiulan Chen, Tengfei Ma, Jiuguang Wang, Chaoxian Liu
Summary: The study shows that ZmCA4 plays a critical role in photosynthesis in maize by modulating CO2 signaling regulation through its interaction with ZmPIP2;6. This provides insights into the potential genetic value of ZmCA4 for improving maize yield.
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Pengpeng Li, Zuying Liao, Jingzhe Zhou, Liyan Yin, Hong Sheng Jiang, Wei Li
Summary: Submerged macrophytes have developed the ability to use bicarbonate to mitigate the effects of photorespiration, leading to increased oxygen production. Experiments have shown that inhibiting bicarbonate use with a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor significantly reduces oxygen production rate in three out of four studied submerged macrophytes, while the species that solely use CO2 are not affected.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ivan G. Tarakanov, Daria A. Tovstyko, Maxim P. Lomakin, Alexander S. Shmakov, Nikolay N. Sleptsov, Alexander N. Shmarev, Vladimir A. Litvinskiy, Alexander A. Ivlev
Summary: The optimization of LED lighting protocols for indoor plant growing systems requires both basic and applied research. This study investigated the plant responses to different wavelengths of light, showing that red light promoted photorespiration while blue light accelerated carboxylation. Observations of light environments missing specific spectral regions supported these findings.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Li Sun, Chunzhi Zhao, Shiqing Sun, Changwei Hu, Yongjun Zhao, Juan Liu
Summary: The study showed that 1 mg L-1 MWCNTs can effectively enhance the growth and photosynthesis of Chlorella vulgaris, leading to increased removal rates of tetracycline and nutrients. Moderate concentrations of MWCNTs are found to promote the activity of Chlorella vulgaris photosynthesis, aiding in tetracycline and nutrient removal.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Ellen K. Olsen, James M. Watkins, Laurent S. Devriendt
Summary: Background electrolytes can affect the precipitation and dissolution rates of calcite, potentially impacting the kinetic isotope fractionation between calcite and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC). In this study, inorganic calcite was grown from NaCl-CaCl2 solutions to examine the effects of ionic strength on the oxygen isotope fractionation. The results showed no significant ionic strength effect on the fractionation. However, at NaCl concentrations above 0.35M, the isotopic equilibrium between DIC and water could not be maintained due to the inhibitory effect of NaCl on the enzyme carbonic anhydrase. The efficacy of the enzyme decreased exponentially with increasing NaCl concentration. The findings provide insights into oxygen isotope vital effects in marine organisms.
GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Paulina A. Rajewicz, Chao Zhang, Jon Atherton, Shari Van Wittenberghe, Anu Riikonen, Troy Magney, Beatriz Fernandez-Marin, Jose Ignacio Garcia Plazaola, Albert Porcar-Castell
Summary: Chlorophyll fluorescence can be used as a proxy for photosynthesis in boreal forests. This study measured the spectral chlorophyll fluorescence in leaves of three dominant evergreen species in the boreal ecosystem and analyzed the correlations with other traits to understand the spatial and temporal variation in chlorophyll fluorescence. The findings suggest that the diversity of species and light environments within an ecosystem generate baseline variation in leaf spectral chlorophyll fluorescence and contrasting seasonal photosynthetic acclimation patterns.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Susana Constenla-Villoslada, Yanyan Liu, Jiaming Wen, Ying Sun, Shun Chonabayashi
Summary: Anthropogenic land degradation and climate change-induced weather shocks pose a threat to rural livelihoods in developing economies. The Sustainable Land Management Project in Ethiopia has shown positive impacts in restoring land productivity and increasing resilience to weather shocks. Remote sensing technologies can be used to assess the effectiveness of ecosystem restoration programs.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Lamin Saidykhan, Joao Correia, Andrey Romanyuk, Anna F. A. Peacock, Guillaume E. Desanti, Leanne Taylor-Smith, Maria Makarova, Elizabeth R. Ballou, Robin C. May
Summary: This study discovered a simple and effective method to induce titan cells in C. gattii under in vitro conditions, explored the titanisation ability in immunocompetent individuals, and characterized the differences among strains. The study also found that genes associated with cell cycle progression played a crucial role in titanisation, and identified exogenous p-Aminobenzoic acid as a key inducer of titanisation.
Article
Plant Sciences
Jin Guan, Ke Teng, Yuesen Yue, Yidi Guo, Lingyun Liu, Shuxia Yin, Liebao Han
Summary: The ZjNOL gene in the warm-season turfgrass Zoysia japonica was found to be highly expressed in senescent leaves. ZjNOL accelerates leaf senescence by promoting the accumulation of abscisic acid and carbohydrates, as well as causing excessive accumulation of reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress. Additionally, ZjNOL inhibits photosynthetic efficiency by damaging the oxygen-evolving complex. These findings highlight the important role of ZjNOL in chlorophyll degradation and senescence, making it a valuable candidate gene for genome editing to enhance the green period and photosynthesis efficiency of Z. japonica germplasm.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Spectroscopy
Xiaojuan Wang, Zhixiong Zhang, Zhenzhen Liu, Xiqi Ma, Qi Dai, Xiaoqiang Wang, Baosheng Ge, Hua He, Fang Huang
Summary: This study systematically investigated the interactions between ultrasmall graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and biomacromolecules using carbonic anhydrase (CA) as a model protein. The results showed that GQDs could quench the intrinsic fluorescence of CA in a static binding mode driven by van der Waal interactions and hydrogen bonding. Additionally, the binding of GQDs induced slight conformational changes of CA and resulted in the reduction of its biological functions.
SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Britta Forster, Loraine M. Rourke, Hiruni N. Weerasooriya, Isaiah C. M. Pabuayon, Vivien Rolland, Eng Kee Au, Soumi Bala, Joanna Bajsa-Hirschel, Sarah Kaines, Remmy W. Kasili, Lillian M. LaPlace, Marylou C. Machingura, Baxter Massey, Viviana C. Rosati, Hilary Stuart-Williams, Murray R. Badger, G. Dean Price, James Moroney
Summary: LCIA is a chloroplast envelope protein associated with the CO2-concentrating mechanism in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. In this study, LCIA was found to actively transport bicarbonate in both bacteria and plants, providing direct evidence of its role as an HCO3- transporter. The study also introduces a new plant bioassay for testing HCO3- transport activity, which will be valuable for future research on improving crop photosynthetic efficiency using algal CO2-concentrating mechanisms.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Feng Wang, Tao Xu, Gennady Meerovich, Zhi-Long Chen, Yi-Jia Yan
Summary: This article reports a method to improve the selectivity of photosensitizers to target pathological tissue by designing and synthesizing chlorophyll derivatives. These compounds showed intense absorption and fluorescence emission characteristics, as well as excellent singlet oxygen generation ability. One of the compounds, AZ-Ppa-2, demonstrated the ability to preferentially accumulate in cells overexpressing CAIX and showed outstanding photodynamic therapy anti-tumor effects.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xingfan Li, Jiyu Du, Baiquan Song, Xi Zhang, Muhammad Riaz
Summary: This study simulated the effects of Fomesafen drift deposition on sugar beet and found that a high dose of Fomesafen inhibited sugar beet growth and damaged the photosynthetic system, increasing malondialdehyde content and affecting the activity of peroxidase in leaves.
Article
Plant Sciences
Antong Xia, Yanyou Wu
Summary: Karst habitats have negative effects on the growth and biodiversity of plants. This study compared the joint effects of carbon and nitrogen metabolism in karst-adaptable Orychophragmus violaceus and non-karst-adaptable Brassica napus under simulated karst habitats. The results showed that factors such as bicarbonate and nitrate had a significant impact on the carbon and nitrogen metabolism and growth of Orychophragmus violaceus, while their effects on Brassica napus were insignificant. The carbon and nitrogen metabolism in Orychophragmus violaceus played a vital role in its adaptation to karst habitats.
Article
Horticulture
Rongrong Duan, Deke Xing, Tian Chen, Yanyou Wu
Summary: The cellular metabolic energy of Iris pseudacorus and Iris japonica was found to be associated with the absorption of NO3- and NH4+. Under specific treatment conditions, a NO3-:NH4+ = 27:3 ratio was determined to be the most suitable for both plant species.
Article
Plant Sciences
Lei Fang, Yanyou Wu
Summary: This study provides direct evidence of the transformation of karst carbon sinks into carbon sequestrations by terrestrial higher plants, and explores the adaptive differences of plants in karst environments and their regulation of the entire carbon cycle.
JOURNAL OF PLANT INTERACTIONS
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Deke Xing, Renlong Mao, Zhenyi Li, Yanyou Wu, Xiaojie Qin, Weiguo Fu
Summary: This study investigates the response of plants to different water supplies by measuring the leaf intracellular water transport rate. The results show that the transport of leaf intracellular water plays an important role in plant growth and dry matter accumulation.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Kaiyan Zhang, Yanyou Wu, Yue Su, Haitao Li
Summary: The proportions of assimilated nitrate and ammonium in Brassica napus plantlets grown at different ammonium/nitrate ratios were quantified using stable nitrogen isotope tracer technique. The utilization proportions of sucrose and CO2 were quantified by a two end-member isotope mixing model. Increasing the nitrate concentration promoted the ammonium assimilation and enhanced the ammonium utilization coefficient. The amount of nitrogen derived from nitrate assimilation increased with increasing nitrate concentration, while the nitrate utilization coefficient showed no significant change.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Tengxiang Xie, Lihua Zhao, Yanyou Wu
Summary: Enhanced silicate dissolution by green microalgae, such as Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Chlorella pyrenoedosa, has been found to effectively remove CO2 from the atmosphere. The presence of these microalgae significantly enhances the dissolution rate of peridotite, with a higher effect observed in the early stage of interaction. It is estimated that one milligram of chlorophyll-a biomass from these microalgae can remove 0.44 and 0.24 mg CO2 per day, respectively, through accelerated dissolution. However, the issue of decelerated dissolution rate over time needs to be addressed to improve CO2 sequestration efficiency.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Yanyou Wu
Summary: Carbon neutrality is a widely concerned and highly valued issue for many countries. The biosphere provides a good example for human beings to achieve carbon neutrality by balancing oxygen and CO2. Photosystem II acts as a carbonic anhydrase in the process of photosynthetic oxygen evolution, initiating the carbon and water neutrality. The study also found that bicarbonate can promote photosynthetic oxygen evolution, and that photosynthetic oxygen evolution can come from both bicarbonate and water. This research sheds light on the understanding of photosynthesis and its role in achieving carbon neutrality in nature.
Article
Agronomy
Kaiyan Zhang, Furong Zhang, Haitao Li, Yue Su, Yanyou Wu
Summary: Insufficient inorganic nitrogen in karst soils often leads to poor growth in artificial young forests. However, little is known about the assimilatory demand of nitrate for the whole plant and the partitioning of nitrate assimilation in roots and leaves of woody plants in karst habitats. This study used the isotope mass balance approach to quantify the δ^15N values of N assimilates in different plant organs and in whole plants of Broussonetia papyrifera seedlings grown under different nitrate concentrations. The δ^15N values of N assimilates in the whole seedlings showed an increasing trend with higher nitrate concentration. Increasing the nitrate supply decreased the leaf-root difference in δ^15N values of N assimilates. Quantifying the δ^15N values of N assimilates in B. papyrifera seedlings grown under different nitrate concentrations contributes to estimating their assimilatory demand for nitrate, while the leaf-root difference in δ^15N values can be used to estimate the partitioning of nitrate assimilation between roots and leaves.
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiaopan Zhao, Yanyou Wu, Deke Xing, Haitao Li, Furong Zhang
Summary: The karst carbon sink caused by rock outcrops affects the physiological processes of plants by enriching bicarbonate in the soil. This study compared the water use efficiency of Lonicera japonica and Parthenocissus quinquefolia under different rock outcrop habitats, and found that Lonicera japonica was more adaptable to karst environments.
Editorial Material
Horticulture
Yanyou Wu
Summary: Abiotic stress factors have a significant impact on various aspects of plant physiology. The research in this Special Issue explores the deeper meaning of plant physiology, such as plant electrophysiology, under abiotic stress and expands the definition of abiotic stress factors to include environmental pollutants. The selected papers published in this Special Issue also demonstrate their potential value in the production of horticultural plants.
Article
Agronomy
Yanyou Wu, Yansheng Wu
Article
Agronomy
Haitao Li, Jiamei Lv, Yue Su, Yanyou Wu
Summary: This study investigated the effects of varying concentrations of sodium bicarbonate on the growth, electrophysiological properties, intracellular water metabolism, nutrient transport, photosynthesis, and chlorophyll fluorescence of Coix lacryma-jobi L. It was found that a concentration of 2.0 mmol L-1 sodium bicarbonate effectively improved the biomass formation and various physiological parameters of Coix lacryma-jobi L., while concentrations of 7.0 and 12.0 mmol L-1 had inhibitory effects on photosynthesis and plant growth. The study highlights the importance of appropriate bicarbonate levels in enhancing plant physiological functions and suggests that electrophysiological measurement is superior to photosynthesis measurement for monitoring these responses.
Article
Plant Sciences
Antong Xia, Yanyou Wu, Jiqian Xiang, Hongqing Yin, Jiajia Ming, Zhanghui Qin
Summary: The study found that in karst habitats, bicarbonate and ammonium have varying effects on different plants, with some plants shifting towards PPP to promote ammonium utilization. Quantifying the relationships between EMP, PPP, NO3-, and NH4+ utilization can help improve carbon and nitrogen use efficiency in plants.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Yanyou Wu, Shaogang Guo
Summary: Photosynthesis is the most important biochemical reaction on Earth, which converts light energy into chemical energy. Recent studies suggest that bicarbonate plays a crucial role in photosynthesis, working together with water in a 1:1 stoichiometric relationship. This finding provides a logical explanation for the coordination between light and dark reactions during photosynthesis.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kashif Ali Solangi, Yanyou Wu, Deke Xing, Waqar Ahmed Qureshi, Mazhar Hussain Tunio, Sher Ali Sheikh, Abdul Shabbir
Summary: This study reveals the relationship between the changes in plant life behaviors and water status and electrophysiological activities. By analyzing theoretical models and mechanical equations, key parameters for mangrove species are determined, and the effects of Sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and rewatering (R-W) on their salt-resistant capacities are discovered. The results indicate that electrophysiological parameters can be used to determine the salt-resistant capacities of mangroves, providing more reliable and detailed information about their life activities.
PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR
(2022)
