Zhao, X., Li, W.-F., Wang, Y.,
Ma, Z.-H., Yang, S.-J., Zhou, Q.,
Mao, J. and Chen, B.-H.
2019
"Elevated CO2 concentration
promotes photosynthesis of grape
(Vitis vinifera L. cv. 'Pinot noir')
plantlet in vitro by regulating
RbcS and Rca revealed by
proteomic and transcriptomic
profiles."
BMC Plant Biology 19:
42, doi.org/10.1186/s12870-019-1644-y.
NOTE:
Increasing atmospheric CO2
concentrations promotes plant
development and growth,
based on thousands of
scientific experiments.
Zhao et al. investigated
the effect of elevated CO2
on a key wine grape variety,
Pinot Noir.
SUMMARY:
Elevated CO2 stimulated
total plant dry weight,
leaf area and plant height
by +125%, +96% and +31%,
respectively.
Photosynthetic parameters
revealed a CO2-induced
stimulation, and the various
physiological changes,
were related to differentially
expressed genes and proteins
among the plants growing
in the two environments.
Pinot Noir growth
and development
should benefit
in the future
if the air's
CO2 content
continues to rise.
DETAILS:
Their experiment was conducted
in controlled climate chambers
at the Fruit Tree Physiology
and Biotechnology Laboratory,
College of Horticulture,
Gansu Agricultural University,
China.
The grape plantlets
( Vitis vinifera, cv. Pinot Noir )
were propagated
and then cultured in a
2% sucrose solution
at either ambient (380 ppm)
or elevated (1,000 ppm) CO2
concentrations, for a period
of 25 days.
The authors examined the impact
of CO2 on various growth-related
parameters, and conducted
transcriptomic and proteomic
analyses.
