title: [Effects of soil moisture and shading levels on photosynthetic characteristics of cotton leaves].
abstract: The effects of different soil moistures and shading levels on stomatal conductance(Gs), net photosynthetic rates(Pn), transpiration and leaf water potential(LWP) of cotton (variety Zhongmian No. 23) grown in pots from the seedling to flower bud stages in summer noon were evaluated. We designed three shading levels: no-shading(CK), 75% shading (DN), 40% shading(SN); and three soil moistures; 85%-100% (high water, HW), 65%-85% (medium water, MW) and 45%-65% (low water, LW) of field water-bolding capacity. The Gs of DN and SN increased by 16.69% and 28.01% compared with CK at HW, respectively, while the Pn of DN and SN declined by 45.74% and 20.54%, respectively. The Gs of DN and SN enhanced by 28.86% and 23.28% compareds with CK at MW, respectively, while the Pn of DN and SN decreased by 31.97% and 1.64%, respectively. The Gs of CK, DN and Sn did not exhibit significant differences at LW, while Pn of DN and SN reduced by 46.22% and 13.45%, respectively. Significant difference in Gs did not exist between DN and SN at the same soil moisture, but there was significant difference in Pa between them (except at LW). It was suggested that Gs declined with the increasing of leaf-to-air vapor pressure difference (VPD) and showed weak correlation with Pn by regression. The combined effects of soil moistures and shading levels on LWP and transpiration rate were not significant. There was no significant difference in LWP and transpiration rate among three shading treatments. Contrasted to treatment CK, intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci) in DN and SN at HW, MW and LW increased significantly, except no apparent change of Ci in SN at MW.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling 712100.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D003368:Gossypium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D008027:Light; D010788:Photosynthesis / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D014867:Water; D002245:Carbon Dioxide