RuBP carboxylase activity in wheat following ear emergence and evaluation of the role of ear

Khanna-Chopra, R. ; Sinha, S. K. (1981) RuBP carboxylase activity in wheat following ear emergence and evaluation of the role of ear Photosynthesis Research , 2 (3). pp. 145-152. ISSN 0166-8595

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Abstract

Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase activity and chlorophyll content were measured in the leaves and reproductive parts of two wheat cultivars after ear emergence. The chlorophyll content of the flag leaf was mostly higher than that of the awns and glumes. Awns had the highest chlorophyll content among reproductive parts. Light transmission to the lower leaves was higher in the dwarf cultivar Moti than in the medium tall cultivar Kalyansona. RuBP carboxylase activity in Kalyansona leaves was higher than in Moti leaves. In postanthesis stages there was no difference in RuBP carboxylase activity in the flag leaf and lower leaves between cultivars. Awns had the maximum activity of RuBP carboxylase followed by glumes and grains among ear parts. The relative capacity for photosynthesis in the ear parts was several times higher than in the flag leaf on a unit chlorophyll basis. It is suggested that in a crop canopy in the field, the spike(ear) may have a greater importance in grain development than has been previously estimated.

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Keywords:Awns; Chlorophyll; Flag Leaf; Glumes; RuBP Carboxylase; Wheat
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