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Photosynthesis and yield in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Var. Vikram after exclusion of ambient solar UV-B/A

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The impact of ambient solar UV was studied on the photosynthesis and yield of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) var. Vikram in a field experiment by excluding either UV-B (<315 nm) or UV-B/A (<400 nm) components of solar spectrum. Cotton plants were grown in cages covered with polyester filters that could specifically cut off UV-B or UV-B/A part of the solar spectrum. The control plants were grown under a filter transmissible to UV. Exclusion of UV enhanced plant height, leaf area, total biomass, and the yield parameters (number and weight of bolls, length of fiber and number of seeds) of cotton. Enhancement in the vegetative growth and yield of the plants could be related to enhanced rate of photosynthesis in the leaves. Polyphasic chlorophyll a fluorescence (OJIP) transients from UV excluded plants gave a higher fluorescence yield at I–P phase. Fluorescence measurements indicated enhanced F v/F m ratio and reduction capacity after exclusion of solar UV. Exclusion also enhanced stomatal conductance and intercellular CO2 concentration and reduced the stomatal resistance. Total soluble proteins were higher after UV exclusion, and in SDS–PAGE analysis, bands corresponding to smaller subunits (14 kDa) of Rubisco were more intensely stained. Experiments indicated suppressive action of ambient UV on carbon fixation and yield of cotton plants. Exclusion of solar UV proved to be beneficial in enhancing the yield of cotton plants.

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Abbreviations

Ci:

Intercellular CO2 concentration

CS:

Cross section

FC:

Filter control

F o, F v, and F m :

Minimal, variable and maximum chlorophyll fluorescence

F W :

Fresh weight

mV:

Milli volt

ms:

Milli second

PIABS :

Performance index

gs:

Stomatal conductance

OC:

Open control

Pn:

Net photosynthesis

rs:

Stomatal resistance

-UV-B:

UV-B excluded plant

UV-B/A:

UV-B and UV-A excluded plant

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Award of UGC Research Fellowship (F.4-1/2006 (BSR) to P. Dehariya and Department of Science Technology (WOS-A Scheme SR/WOS-A/LS101/2009) to S. Kataria are thankfully acknowledged. Thanks to Professor Gaikwad, Agriculture College, Indore and Dr. V. S. Bhatia D.R.S. Indore for their help.

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    Priti Dehariya, Sunita Kataria, K. N. Guruprasad & G. P. Pandey

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Dehariya, P., Kataria, S., Guruprasad, K.N. et al. Photosynthesis and yield in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Var. Vikram after exclusion of ambient solar UV-B/A. Acta Physiol Plant 34, 1133–1144 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-011-0910-x

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