Mesophyll diffusion conductance to CO2: an unappreciated central player in photosynthesis

J Flexas, MM Barbour, O Brendel, HM Cabrera… - Plant Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Mesophyll diffusion conductance to CO2 is a key photosynthetic trait that has been studied
intensively in the past years. The intention of the present review is to update knowledge of …

Plant mineral nutrition in ancient landscapes: high plant species diversity on infertile soils is linked to functional diversity for nutritional strategies

H Lambers, MC Brundrett, JA Raven, SD Hopper - Plant and Soil, 2011 - Springer
Ancient landscapes, which have not been glaciated in recent times or disturbed by other
major catastrophic events such as volcanic eruptions, are dominated by nutrient …

Physiological and structural tradeoffs underlying the leaf economics spectrum

Y Onoda, IJ Wright, JR Evans, K Hikosaka… - New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The leaf economics spectrum (LES) represents a suite of intercorrelated leaf traits
concerning construction costs per unit leaf area, nutrient concentrations, and rates of carbon …

Photosynthetic limitations in Mediterranean plants: a review

J Flexas, A Díaz-Espejo, J Gago, A Gallé… - Environmental and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of the present work is to review the literature concerning photosynthesis of
Mediterranean plants. First, we briefly review the most important environmental constraints …

Estimating mesophyll conductance to CO2: methodology, potential errors, and recommendations

TL Pons, J Flexas, S Von Caemmerer… - Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The three most commonly used methods for estimating mesophyll conductance (gm) are
described. They are based on gas exchange measurements either (i) by themselves;(ii) in …

The Mechanistic Basis of Internal Conductance: A Theoretical Analysis of Mesophyll Cell Photosynthesis and CO2 Diffusion

D Tholen, XG Zhu - Plant physiology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Photosynthesis is limited by the conductance of carbon dioxide (CO2) from intercellular
spaces to the sites of carboxylation. Although the concept of internal conductance (gi) has …

Leaf mesophyll conductance and leaf hydraulic conductance: an introduction to their measurement and coordination

J Flexas, C Scoffoni, J Gago… - Journal of Experimental …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Two highly contrasting variables summarizing the efficiency of transport of materials within
the leaf are recognized as playing central roles in determining gas exchange and plant …

Effects of potassium supply on limitations of photosynthesis by mesophyll diffusion conductance in Carya cathayensis

SH Jin, JQ Huang, XQ Li, BS Zheng, JS Wu… - Tree …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Potassium (K) influences the photosynthesis process in a number of ways; however, the
mechanisms underlying the photosynthetic response to differences in K supply are not well …

Photosynthesis and photosynthetic efficiencies along the terrestrial plant's phylogeny: lessons for improving crop photosynthesis

J Flexas, M Carriquí - The Plant Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Photosynthesis is the basis of all life on Earth. Surprisingly, until very recently, data on
photosynthesis, photosynthetic efficiencies, and photosynthesis limitations in terrestrial land …

Phosphorus nutrition of Proteaceae in severely phosphorus-impoverished soils: are there lessons to be learned for future crops?

H Lambers, PM Finnegan, E Laliberté… - Plant …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Australia harbors some of the most nutrient-impoverished soils on Earth. Southwestern
Australian soils are especially phosphorus (P) impoverished, due to the age of this ancient …