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  • Plant Physiology
  • Photosynthesis Research
  • Environmental Plant Science

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  • Light intensity fluctuations (FL) are coupled with leaf temperature (Tleaf) changes in nature.
  • The short-term physiological impacts of these concurrent drivers on plant gas exchange are not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To disentangle the effects of leaf temperature and light intensity on stomatal conductance (gs) and net CO2 assimilation (A).
  • To investigate the interaction between rapid Tleaf fluctuations and light intensity changes.
  • To compare responses in plants acclimated to constant light versus fluctuating light.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized rapid infrared heating for controlled Tleaf fluctuations.
  • Implemented controlled step changes in light intensity.
  • Measured leaf gas exchange (gs and A) in cucumber plants.

Main Results:

  • Rapid Tleaf increases alone induced a wrong-way stomatal response and a transient decrease in A, linked to photorespiration.
  • Simultaneous increases in Tleaf and light led to faster and stronger responses in gs and A compared to light alone.
  • Plants acclimated to FL showed enhanced transient A and higher integrated carbon gain.

Conclusions:

  • Dynamic Tleaf changes have significant biomechanical and biochemical effects on gas exchange, distinct from steady-state responses.
  • Realistic Tleaf dynamics must be incorporated into experimental designs and dynamic photosynthesis models.
  • Fluctuating light acclimation enhances plant response to combined light and temperature fluctuations.