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Cold acclimation and BnCBF17-over-expression enhance photosynthetic performance and energy conversion efficiency during long-term growth of Brassica napus under elevated CO2 conditions

, , , , and . Planta, 236 (5): 1639--1652 (Jul 31, 2012)
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-012-1710-2

Abstract

The effects of cold acclimation and long-term elevated CO 2 on photosynthetic performance of wild-type (WT) and BnCBF17 -over-expressing line of Brassica napus cv. Westar ( BnCBF17 -OE) grown at either 20/16 °C (non-acclimated) or 5/5 °C (cold acclimated) and at either ambient (380 μmol C mol −1 ) or elevated (700 μmol C mol −1 ) CO 2 were studied. Compared with non-acclimated WT, the BnCBF17 -OE grown at 20 °C mimicked the effects of cold acclimation on WT B. napus with respect to compact dwarf phenotype and increased rates of light-saturated CO 2 assimilation and photosynthetic electron transport. This was associated with enhanced energy conversion efficiency into biomass as assessed by decreased excitation pressure coupled to decreased dependence on non-photochemical energy dissipation for a given irradiance. Growth at elevated CO 2 decreased the light and CO 2 -saturated rates of photosynthesis by 30 \% for non-acclimated WT relative to growth at ambient CO 2 . This was associated with inhibition in electron transport rates (20 \%), decrease in amount of rbcL (35 \%) and cytosolic FBPase (70 \%) and increased excitation pressure and non-photochemical quenching in elevated versus ambient CO 2 -grown non-acclimated WT. In contrast, light and CO 2 -saturated rates of photosynthesis, electron transport, excitation pressure, non-photochemical quenching and levels of rbcL, cytosolic FBPase and Lhcb1 were insensitive to growth under elevated CO 2 in BnCBF17 -OE and cold-acclimated WT. Thus, BnCBF17 -over-expression and cold acclimation maintain enhanced energy conversion efficiency and reduced sensitivity to feedback-limited photosynthesis during long-term growth of B. napus under elevated CO 2 . Our results indicated that CBFs transcription factors regulate not only freezing tolerance but also has major whole plant effects.

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