Photosynthesis (Net CO2 Exchange Rate) References
Helianthus annuus L. [Sunflower]


Beerling, D.J. and Woodward, F.I. 1995. Leaf stable carbon isotope composition records increased water-use efficiency of C3 plants in response to atmospheric CO2 enrichment. Functional Ecology 9: 394-401.

Breen, P.J., Hesketh, J.D. and Peters, D.B. 1986. Field measurements of leaf photosynthesis of C3 and C4 species under high irradiance and enriched CO2. Photosynthetica 20: 281-285.

De la Mata, L., Cabello, P., de la Haba, P. and Aguera, E. 2012. Growth under elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration accelerates leaf senescence in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) plants. Journal of Plant Physiology 169: 1392-1400.

Hesketh, J.D., Woolley, J.T. and Peters, D.B. 1984. Leaf photosynthetic CO2 exchange rates in light and CO2 enriched environments. Photosynthetica 18: 536-540.

Hunt, R., Hand, D.W., Hannah, M.A. and Neal, A.M. 1991. Response to CO2 enrichment in 27 herbaceous species. Functional Ecology 5: 410-421.

Huxman, K.A., Smith, S.D. and Neuman, D.S. 1999. Root hydraulic conductivity of Larrea tridentata and Helianthus annuus under elevated CO2.

Larios, B., Aguera, E., Cabello, P., Maldonado, J.M. and de la Haba, P. 2004. The rate of CO2 assimilation controls the expression and activity of glutamine synthetase through sugar formation in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) leaves. Journal of Experimental Botany 55: 69-75.

Luo, Y., Hui, D., Cheng, W., Coleman, J.S., Johnson, D.W. and Sims, D.A. 2000. Canopy quantum yield in a mesocosm study. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 100: 35-48.

Mott, K.A., and O'Leary, J.W. 1984. Stomatal behavior and CO2 exchange characteristics in amphistomatous leaves. Plant Physiology 74: 47-51.

Pal, M., Chaturvedi, A.K., Pandey, S.K., Bahuguna, R.N., Khetarpal, S. and Anand, A. 2014. Rising atmospheric CO2 may affect oil quality and seed yield of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 36: 2853-2861.

Pandurangam, V., Sharma-Natu, P., Sreekanth, B. and Ghildiyal, M.C. 2006. Photosynthetic response of wheat and sunflower cultivars to long-term exposure of elevated carbon dioxide concentration. Photosynthetica 44: 586-590.

Sobrado, M.A. and Turner, N.C. 1986. Photosynthesis, dry matter accumulation and distribution in the wild sunflower Helianthus petiolaris and the cultivated sunflower Helianthus annuus as influenced by water deficits. Oecologia 69: 181-187.

Vanaja, M., Yadav, S.K., Archana, G., Lakshmi, N.J., Reddy, P.R.R., Vagheera, P., Razak, S.K.A., Maheswari, M. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2011. Response of C4 (maize) and C3 (sunflower) crop plants to drought stress and enhanced carbon dioxide concentration. Plant, Soil and Environment 57: 207-215.

Wang, D., Heckathorn, S.A., Barua, D., Joshi, P., Hamilton, E.W. and LaCroix, J.J. 2008. Effects of elevated CO2 on the tolerance of photosynthesis to acute heat stress in C3, C4, and CAM species. American Journal of Botany 95: 165-176.


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