BVOC emissions, photosynthetic characteristics and changes in chloroplast ultrastructure of Platanus orientalis L. exposed to elevated CO2 and high temperature

作者：Velikova Violeta^*; Tsonev Tsonko; Barta Csengele; Centritto Mauro; Koleva Dimitrina; Stefanova Miroslava; Busheva Mira; Loreto Francesco

来源：Environmental Pollution, 2009, 157(10): 2629-2637.

DOI：10.1016/j.envpol.2009.05.007

• Carbon dioxide
• Global climate change
• High temperature
• Isoprene emission
• Thermotolerance

To investigate the interactive effects of increasing [CO2] and heat wave occurrence on isoprene (IE) and methanol (ME) emissions, Platanus orientalis was grown for one month in ambient (380 mu mol mol(-1)) or elevated (800 mu mol mol(-1)) [CO2] and exposed to high temperature (HT) (38 degrees C/4 h). In pre-existing leaves, IE emissions were always higher but ME emissions lower as compared to newly-emerged leaves. They were both stimulated by HT. Elevated [CO2] significantly reduced IE in both leaf types, whereas it increased ME in newly-emerged leaves only. In newly-emerged leaves, elevated [CO2] decreased photosynthesis and altered the chloroplast ultrastructure and membrane integrity. These harmful effects were amplified by HT. HT did not cause any unfavorable effects in pre-existing leaves, which were characterized by inherently higher IE rates. We conclude that: (1) these results further prove the isoprene's putative thermo-protective role of membranes; (2) HT may likely outweigh the inhibitory effects of elevated [CO2] on IE in the future.

• 出版日期2009-10