Salinity effects on leaf anatomy

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Plant Physiol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6553314

Longstreth, D J; Nobel, P S

Increasing salinity led to substantially higher ratios of mesophyll surface area to leaf area (A/sup mes//A) for Phaseolus vulgaris and Gossypium hirsutum and a smaller increase for Atriplex patula, a salt-tolerant species. The increase in internal surface for CO/sub 2/ absorption did not lead to higher CO/sub 2/ uptake rates, since the CO/sub 2/ resistance expressed on the basis of mesophyll cell wall area (r/sub cell/) increased even more with salinity. The differences among species in the sensitivity of photosynthesis to salinity in part reflect the different A/sup mes//A and r/sub cell/ responses. 14 figures, 1 table.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Los Angeles
• OSTI ID: 6553314
• Journal Information: Plant Physiol.; (United States), Journal Name: Plant Physiol.; (United States) Vol. 63; ISSN PLPHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ABSORPTION
ANATOMY
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
FOLIAR UPTAKE
LEAVES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
SALINITY
SURFACE AREA
SURFACE PROPERTIES
SYNTHESIS
UPTAKE