Effect of elevated CO_2 concentration on photosynthetic characteristics of hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii under cadmium stress

摘要

The combined effects of elevated CO_2 and cadmium(Cd) on photosynthetic rate,chlorophyll fluorescence and Cd accumulation in hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii Hance were investigated to predict plant growth under Cd stress with rising atmospheric CO_2 concentration.Both pot and hydroponic experiments were conducted and the plants were grown under ambient(350 μL L^(-1)) or elevated(800 μL L^(-1))CO_2.Elevated CO_2 significantly(P< 0.05) increased Pn(105%-149%),Pn_(max)(38.8%-63.0%) and AQY(20.0%-34.8%) of S.alfredii in all the Cd treatments,but reduced chlorophyll concentration,dark respiration and photorespiration.After 10 days growth in medium with 50μM Cd under elevated CO_2,PSII activities were significantly enhanced(P < 0.05) with Pm,Fv/Fm,Φ(Ⅱ) and qP increased by 66.1%,7.5%,19.5%and 16.4%,respectively,as compared with ambient-grown plants.Total Cd uptake in shoot of S.alfredii grown under elevated CO_2 was increased by 44.1%-48.5%,which was positively correlated with the increase in Pn.These results indicate that elevated CO_2 promoted the growth of 5.alfredii due to increased photosynthetic carbon uptake rate and photosynthetic lightuse efficiency,and showed great potential to improve the phytoextraction of Cd by S.alfredii.