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Peanut Photosynthesis Under Drought and Re-Watering

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The photosynthetic response of three Arachis hypogaea L. cultivars (57-422, 73-30, and GC 8-35) grown for two months was measured under water available conditions, severe water stress, and 24, 72, and 93 h following re-watering. At the end of the drying cycle, all the cultivars reached dehydration, relative water content (RWC) ranging between 40 and 50 %. During dehydration, leaf stomatal conductance (g s), transpiration rate (E), and net photosynthetic rate (P N) decreased more in cvs. 57-422 and GC 8-35 than in 73-30. Instantaneous water use efficiency (WUEi) and photosynthetic capacity (P max) decreased mostly in cv. GC 8-35. Except in cv. GC 8-35, the activity of photosystem 1 (PS1) was only slightly affected. PS2 and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBPCO) were the main targets of water stress. After re-watering, cvs. 73-30 and GC 8-35 rapidly regained g s, E, and P N activities. Twenty-four hours after re-watering, the electron transport rates and RuBPCO activity strongly increased. P N and P max fully recovered later. Considering the different photosynthetic responses of the studied genotype, a general characterisation of the interaction between water stress and this metabolism is presented.

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  1. Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Agostinho Neto, P.O. Box 236, Huambo, Angola, e-mail

    J.A. Lauriano

  2. Centro de Estudos de Produção e Tecnologia Agrícolas — Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Tapada da Ajuda, Apartado, 3014, 1301 Lisboa Codex, Portugal

    J.C. Ramalho

  3. Grupo de Disciplina de Ecologia da Hidrosfera, Unidade de Biotecnologia Ambiental, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia —, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2825, Monte-da-Caparica, Portugal

    F.C. Lidon

  4. Departamento de Fisiologia Vegetal, Estação Agronómica Nacional, Avenida da República, Nova Oeiras, 2784-505, Portugal

    M. do Céu Matos

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Lauriano, J., Ramalho, J., Lidon, F. et al. Peanut Photosynthesis Under Drought and Re-Watering. Photosynthetica 42, 37–41 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:PHOT.0000040567.42444.c2

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