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@ARTICLE{Pieruschka:10542,
author = {Pieruschka, R. and Huber, G. and Berry, J.A.},
title = {{C}ontrol of transpiration by radiation},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the
United States of America},
volume = {107},
issn = {0027-8424},
address = {Washington, DC},
publisher = {Academy},
reportid = {PreJuSER-10542},
pages = {13372 - 13377},
year = {2010},
note = {We acknowledge Keith Mott for suggesting the use of near
infrared light, Keith Mott, Bernard Genty, and Peter Franks
for many discussions that helped us form our ideas, and two
reviewers who helped us better express them. We thank Denis
Klimov for help with light sources and Larry Giles for
technical assistance. R. P. was supported by a Marie Curie
fellowship (LIFT 041060) during this work.},
abstract = {The terrestrial hydrological cycle is strongly influenced
by transpiration--water loss through the stomatal pores of
leaves. In this report we present studies showing that the
energy content of radiation absorbed by the leaf influences
stomatal control of transpiration. This observation is at
odds with current concepts of how stomata sense and control
transpiration, and we suggest an alternative model.
Specifically, we argue that the steady-state water potential
of the epidermis in the intact leaf is controlled by the
difference between the radiation-controlled rate of water
vapor production in the leaf interior and the rate of
transpiration. Any difference between these two potentially
large fluxes is made up by evaporation from (or condensation
on) the epidermis, causing its water potential to pivot
around this balance point. Previous work established that
stomata in isolated epidermal strips respond by opening with
increasing (and closing with decreasing) water potential.
Thus, stomatal conductance and transpiration rate should
increase when there is condensation on (and decrease when
there is evaporation from) the epidermis, thus tending to
maintain homeostasis of epidermal water potential. We use a
model to show that such a mechanism would have control
properties similar to those observed with leaves. This
hypothesis provides a plausible explanation for the
regulation of leaf and canopy transpiration by the radiation
load and provides a unique framework for studies of the
regulation of stomatal conductance by CO(2) and other
factors.},
keywords = {Carbon Dioxide: metabolism / Helianthus: metabolism /
Helianthus: physiology / Light / Models, Biological /
Nerium: metabolism / Nerium: physiology / Photosynthesis:
physiology / Photosynthesis: radiation effects / Plant
Leaves: physiology / Plant Stomata: metabolism / Plant
Stomata: physiology / Plant Transpiration: physiology /
Trees: metabolism / Trees: physiology / Water: metabolism /
Xanthium: metabolism / Xanthium: physiology / Carbon Dioxide
(NLM Chemicals) / Water (NLM Chemicals) / J (WoSType)},
cin = {ICG-3},
ddc = {000},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)ICG-3-20090406},
pnm = {Terrestrische Umwelt},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK407},
shelfmark = {Multidisciplinary Sciences},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:20624981},
pmc = {pmc:PMC2922126},
UT = {WOS:000280602800035},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.0913177107},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/10542},
}