Leaf temperature and photosynthetic performance in chickpea

• Author(s): Pinheiro, C ; Simões, N ; Costa, M ; Toureiro, A ; Ribeiro, IC ; Lourenço, ME ; Silva, LL ; Duarte, I ; Chaves, MM
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/5381
• Origin: Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
• Subject(s): photosynthetic rate; leaf conductance; leaf temperature
• Document Type: Lecture
• Language: English

Description

The responses of photosynthetic rate and leaf conductance to leaf temperature were evaluated in two contrasting chickpea genotypes (Elixir and FLIP03-46C) grown under field conditions (Elvas, Portugal). Photosynthetic performance was assayed with leaf temperatures ranging from 24ºC to 40º C under controlled VPD. Technical constraints and physiological implications are discussed.