Photosynthesis (Net CO2 Exchange Rate) References
Lycopersicon esculentum P. Mill. [Garden Tomato]


Besford, R.T., Ludwig, L.J. and Withers, A.C. 1990. The greenhouse effect: Acclimation of tomato plants growing in high CO2, photosynthesis and ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase protein. Journal of Experimental Botany 41: 925-931.

Galtier, N., Foyer, C.H., Murchie, E., Alred, R., Quick, P., Voelker, T.A., Thepenier, C., Lasceve, G. and Betsche, T. 1995. Effects of light and atmospheric carbon dioxide enrichment on photosynthesis and carbon partitioning in the leaves of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) plants over-expressing sucrose phosphate synthase. Journal of Experimental Botany 46: 1335-1344.

Hao, X., Hale, B.A., Ormrod, D.P. and Papadopoulos, A.P. 2000. Effects of pre-exposure to ultraviolet-B radiation on responses of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum cv. New Yorker) to ozone in ambient and elevated carbon dioxide. Environmental Pollution 110: 217-224.

Khavari-Nejad, R.A. 1984. Correlations between environmental CO2 and O2 concentrations on photosynthesis and growth of tomato plants under controlled environments. Acta Horticulturae 162: 159-169.

Khavari-Nejad, R.A. 1996. Growth of tomato plants under carbon dioxide enrichment. Photosynthetica 32: 471-474.

Li, J., Zhou, J.-m. and Duan, Z.-q. 2007. Effects of elevated CO2 concentration on growth and water usage of tomato seedlings under different ammonium/nitrate ratios. Journal of Environmental Sciences 19: 1100-1107.

Mamatha, H., Rao, N.K.S., Laxman, R.H., Shivashankara, K.S., Bhatt, R.M. and Pavithra, K.C. 2014. Impact of elevated CO2 on growth, physiology, yield, and quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) cv. Arka Ashis. Photosynthetica 52: 519-528.

Nilsen, S., Hovland, K., Dons, C. and Sletten, S.P. 1983. Effect of CO2 enrichment on photosynthesis, growth and yield of tomato. Scientia Horticulturae 20: 1-14.

Sage, R.F. and Sharkey, T.D. 1987. The effect of temperature on the occurrence of O2 and CO2 insensitive photosynthesis in field grown plants. Plant Physiology 84: 658-664.

Valerio, M., Tomecek, M.B., Lovelli, S. and Ziska, L.H. 2011. Quantifying the effect of drought on carbon dioxide-induced changes in competition between a C3 crop (tomato) and a C4 weed (Amaranthus retroflexus). Weed Research 51: 591-600.

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.

Yelle, S., Beeson, R.C., Jr., Trudel, M.J and Gosselin, A. 1989. Acclimation of two tomato species to high atmospheric CO2. I. Sugar and starch concentrations. Plant Physiology 90: 1465-1472.

Yelle, S., Beeson, R.C., Jr., Trudel, M.J. and Gosselin, A. 1990. Duration of CO2 enrichment influences growth, yield, and gas exchange of two tomato species. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 115: 52-57.


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