Modeling of CO2 response of plant functions

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project Area: Comprehensive studies of plant responses to high CO2 world by an innovative consortium of ecologists and molecular biologists
• Project/Area Number: 21114009
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Review Section: Biological Sciences
• Research Institution: Tohoku University (2013); Tokyo University of Agriculture (2009-2012)
• Principal Investigator: HIROSE Tadaki 東北大学, 生命科学研究科, 名誉教授 (90092311)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HIKOSAKA Kouki 東北大学, 大学院生命科学研究科, 教授 (10272006) ; KINUGASA Toshihiko 鳥取大学, 農学部, 助教 (80403377)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): FUJII Nobuharu 東北大学, 大学院生命科学研究科, 准教授 (70272002)
• Project Period (FY): 2009-07-23 – 2014-03-31
• Keywords: 地球環境変化 / 植物 / CO2上昇 / モデル化

Research Abstract

44 ecotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana were grown at two CO2 levels. We found that there was a large variation in CO2 response of growth rates among the ecotypes. The variation in photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency was the main cause of the variation in the growth rates. 5 pairs of deciduous and evergreen woody species were grown at two CO2 levels. We found that CO2 responses of growth and photosynthesis were not significantly different among deciduous and evergreen plants. We studied leaf and nitrogen dynamics in rice canopy grown under the field CO2 enrichment experiment. We found that nitrogen availability significantly affected leaf and nitrogen dynamics whereas elevated CO2 did not. We constructed a new model of leaf dynamics in a leaf canopy introducing a game theory. The model successfully predicted environmental response of canopy structure, including CO2 responses.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Colonization and expansion of grassland species after abandonment of dirt roads in the Mongolian steppe (2014)
  • Author(s): Kinugasa T, Suzuyama Y, Tsuchihashi N, Nachinshonhor G.U.
  • Journal Title: Landscape and Ecological Engineering Volume: (in press)
  • DOI: 10.1007/s11355-013-0230-y
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Stem extension and mechanical stability of Xanthium canadense grown in an open or in a dense stand (2014)
  • Author(s): Watari R, Nagashima H, Hirose T
  • Journal Title: Annals of Botany Volume: (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Optimal nitrogen distribution within a leaf canopy under direct and diffuse light (2014)
  • Author(s): Hikosaka K
  • Journal Title: Plant, Cell and Environment Volume: (in press)
  • DOI: 10.1111/pce.12291
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The effect of vehicle track formation on soil seed banks in grasslands with different vegetation in the Mongolian steppe (2014)
  • Author(s): Kinugasa T, Oda S.
  • Journal Title: Ecological Engineering Volume: 67 Pages: 112-118
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.03.078
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Global dependence of field-observed leaf area index on climate in woody species : a systematic review (2014)
  • Author(s): Iio A, Hikosaka K, Anten NPR, Nakagawa Y, Ito A
  • Journal Title: Global Ecology and Biogeography Volume: 23 Pages: 274-285
  • DOI: 10.1111/geb.12133
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effects of elevated CO2 on leaf area dynamics in nodulating and non-nodulating soybean stands (2013)
  • Author(s): Oikawa S, Okada M, Hikosaka K
  • Journal Title: Plant and Soil Volume: 373 Pages: 627-639
  • DOI: 10.1007/s11104-013-1826-6
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Mean residence time of leaf number, area, mass and nitrogen in canopy photosynthesis (2012)
  • Author(s): Hirose T, Oikawa S
  • Journal Title: Oecologia Volume: 169 Pages: 927-937
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2266-3
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Leaf-level nitrogen use efficiency : definition and importance (2012)
  • Author(s): Hirose T
  • Journal Title: Oecologia Volume: 169 Pages: 591-597
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2223-6
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] An evolutionary game of leaf dynamics and its consequences for canopy structure (2012)
  • Author(s): Hikosaka K, Anten NPR
  • Journal Title: Functional Ecology Volume: 26 Pages: 1024-1032
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.02042.x
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Not only light quality but also mechanical stimuli are involved in height convergence in crowded Chenopodium album stand (2012)
  • Author(s): Nagashima H, Hikosaka K
  • Journal Title: New Phytologist Volume: 195 Pages: 803-811
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04218.x
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Polygonum sachalinense alters the balance between capacities of regeneration and carboxylation of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate in response to growth CO2 increment but not the nitrogen allocation within the photosynthetic apparatus (2012)
  • Author(s): Akita R, Kamiyama C, Hikosaka K
  • Journal Title: Physiologia Plantarum Volume: 146 Pages: 404-412
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2012.01631.x
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Demand and supply of N in seed production of soybean (Glycine max) at different N fertilization levels after flowering (2012)
  • Author(s): Kinugasa T, Sato T, Oikawa S, Hirose T
  • Journal Title: Journal of Plant Research Volume: 125 Pages: 275-281
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10265-011-0439-5
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Nitrogen use efficiency revisited (2011)
  • Author(s): Hirose T
  • Journal Title: Oecologia Volume: 166 Pages: 863-867
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-1942-z
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Environmental dependence of population dynamics and height growth of a subalpine conifer across its vertical distribution : an approach using high-resolution aerial photographs (2011)
  • Author(s): Shimazaki M, Sasaki T, Hikosaka K, Nakashizuka T
  • Journal Title: Global Change Biology Volume: 17 Pages: 3431-3438
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02491.x
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Phenotypic and genetic differences in a perennial herb across a natural gradient of CO2 concentration (2011)
  • Author(s): Nakamura I, Onoda Y, Matsushima N, Yokoyama J, Kawata M, Hikosaka K
  • Journal Title: Oecologia Volume: 165 Pages: 809-818
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1900-1
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effects of elevated CO2 concentration on seed production in C3 annual plants (2011)
  • Author(s): Hikosaka K, Kinugasa T, Oikawa S, Onoda Y, Hirose T
  • Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Botany Volume: 62 Pages: 1523-1530
  • DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq401
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effects of atmospheric CO2 concentration, irradiance and soil nitrogen availability on leaf photosynthetic traits on Polygonum sachalinense around the natural CO2 springs in northern Japan (2010)
  • Author(s): Osada N, Onoda Y, Hikosaka K
  • Journal Title: Oecologia Volume: 164 Pages: 41-52
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1635-z
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Mechanisims underlying interspecific variation in photosynthetic capacity across wild plant species (2010)
  • Author(s): Hikosaka K
  • Journal Title: Plant Biotechnology Volume: 27 Pages: 223-229
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Interactions between elevated CO2 and N2-fixation determine soybean yield - a test using non-nodulated murant (2010)
  • Author(s): Oikawa S, Miyagi K-M, Hikosaka K, Okada M, Matsunami T, Kokubun M, Kinugasa T, Hirose T
  • Journal Title: Plant and Soil Volume: 330 Pages: 163-172
  • DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-0189-5
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Phenotypic plasticity in photosynthetic temperature acclimation among crop species with different cold tolerances (2010)
  • Author(s): Yamori W, Noguchi K, Hikosaka K, Terashima I
  • Journal Title: Plant Physiology Volume: 15 Pages: 388-399
  • DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.145862
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Carbon balance in a monospecific stand of an annual herb Chenopodium album at an elevated CO2 concentration (2009)
  • Author(s): Borjigidai A, Hikosaka K, Hirose T
  • Journal Title: Plant Ecology Volume: 203 Pages: 33-44
  • DOI: 10.1007/s11258-008-9502-2
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Does photosynthesis adapt to CO2-enriched environments? An experiment on plants originating from three natural CO2 springs (2009)
  • Author(s): Onoda Y, Hirose T, Hikosaka K
  • Journal Title: New Phytologist Volume: 182 Pages: 698-709
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02786.x
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Optimizing plant traits for maximizing plant production (2014)
  • Author(s): Kouki Hikosaka
  • Organizer: JST ・CREST International Symposium " Productivity Improvement of Plants : From Model to Crop Plants"
  • Place of Presentation: Nara
  • Year and Date: 2014-01-10
• [Presentation] Strategy to isolate and characterize Arabidopsis mutants with optimal photosynthetic efficiency under elevated CO2 conditions (2012)
  • Author(s): Soichiro Nagano, Kana Kawamura, Motoko Chiba, Hiroshi Ozaki, Nobuharu Fujii, Kouki Hikosaka, Hideyuki Takahashi
  • Organizer: Plant Biology 2012
  • Place of Presentation: Austin, USA
  • Year and Date: 20120720-24
• [Presentation] Does elevated CO2 act as a selective agent? Results of common garden experiments using Plantago asiatica from CO2 spring (2012)
  • Author(s): Miki U Ueda, Kouki Hikosaka
  • Organizer: ESA 97th annual meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Portland, USA
  • Year and Date: 2012-08-03
• [Presentation] Does Plantago asiatica adapt to elevated CO2 concentration? Results of a common garden competition experiment using plants from CO2 spring and the control (2012)
  • Author(s): Ueda, M., Hikosaka, K.
  • Organizer: EAFES
  • Place of Presentation: Ohtsu
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-20
• [Presentation] Modelling game of leaf dynamics in a leaf canopy (2012)
  • Author(s): Hikosaka, K., Anten, N.P.R.
  • Organizer: EAFES
  • Place of Presentation: Ohtsu
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-20
• [Presentation] Growth and carbon balance in Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes grown at two CO2 concentrations (2012)
  • Author(s): Ozaki, H., Oguchi, R. and Hikosaka K.
  • Organizer: EAFES
  • Place of Presentation: Ohtsu
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-20
• [Presentation] CO2 response of seed production and nitrogen use in C3 annual species (2010)
  • Author(s): Hikosaka K.
  • Organizer: 1st International Symposium on the nitrogen nutrition of plants
  • Place of Presentation: Inuyama
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-29
• [Book] 「光に対する応答」身近な雑草の生物学 (2014)
  • Author(s): 彦坂幸毅・長嶋寿江
  • Total Pages: 42-80
  • Publisher: 朝倉書店