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Influence of elevated CO(2) on the sensitivity of two soybean cultivars to sulphur dioxide
1Ecology Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, 221-005, Varanasi, India
Abstract:
Two cultivars of soybean (Glycine max cv. Bragg and PK 472) were subjected to elevated concentrations of CO(2) (600 &mgr;l l(-1)) and/or SO(2) (0.06 &mgr;l l(-1)), for 8 h from germination to grain maturity in open top chambers under field conditions to assess the modification in response to SO(2) exposure resulting form CO(2) enrichment. Exposure to SO(2) alone resulted in reductions in plant growth, biomass and yield, as well as declines in foliar starch and protein content in both the cultivars of soybean. Elevated CO(2) stimulated plant growth, yield and enhanced foliar starch content, photosynthesis and WUE in both the cultivars. In plants exposed to the combination of elevated CO(2)+SO(2), the adverse influence of SO(2) was mitigated by CO(2) enrichment. This effect was considered to result from the provision of extra carbon sources required for repair and detoxification processes and a reduction in SO(2) uptake through reduction in stomatal conductance. PK 472 exhibited greater sensitivity to SO(2) than Bragg. PK 472 also showed greater stimulation of yield under CO(2)+SO(2) treatment than Bragg.
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