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Developing mathematical model for diurnal variations of photosynthetic responses in Jatropha curcas L. under soil flooding

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The effect of soil flooding on diurnal variations of photosynthetic responses were analysed in leaves of Jatropha curcas L. plant under open environmental variables. Due to decrease in diurnal stomatal opening and stomatal limitation, the photosynthesis was down regulated. Decrease in carbon uptake of flooded seedlings decreased stomatal opening and limitation. A hypothesis was developed to explain the diurnal variation of photosynthetic responses. From the hypothesized differential equation and prevailing boundary conditions a model was derived to explain the diurnal variations of photosynthetic response under control as well as flooded conditions. Numerical integration of derived model gave the cumulative photosynthetic responses at any time.

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Abbreviations

E:

Transpiration

g s :

Stomatal conductance

PAR:

Photosynthetic active radiation

P N :

Net photosynthetic CO2 assimilation rate

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One of the authors, Krishan Kumar Verma is thankful to the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi, India for granting a Start-Up Research Grant Scheme-Young Scientist (F. No. SB/YS/LS-167/2013).

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    Present address: Sugarcane Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GXAAS), # 174, East Daxue Road, Nanning, 530 007, Guangxi, China

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, 226 007, India

    Krishan K. Verma & Munna Singh

  2. Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (RRS), Lucknow, 226 005, India

    Chhedi Lal Verma

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KKV—conceived, designed, conducted the experiment, collected and analyzed data, wrote the manuscript; CLV—analyzed the mathematical model and MS—reviewed and approved the final version of the MS. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Verma, K.K., Verma, C.L. & Singh, M. Developing mathematical model for diurnal variations of photosynthetic responses in Jatropha curcas L. under soil flooding. Vegetos 34, 212–219 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-021-00190-5

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