Influence of the acetolactate synthase inhibitor metsulfuron-methyl on the operation, regulation and organisation of photosynthesis in Solanum nigrum
2006
Riethmuller-Haage, Ingrid | Bastiaans, Lammert | Harbinson, Jeremy | Kempenaar, Corné | Kropff, Martin J.
The influence of the acetolactate synthase inhibitor metsulfuron-methyl on the operation of the photosynthetic apparatus was examined on 4-weeks-old climate chamber-grown Solanum nigrum plant. To have an indication on the relative performance of the photosynthetic apparatus of ALS-treated plants, the level of carbon dioxide (CO₂) fixation, the relative quantum efficiency of photosystem I (ΦPSI) or photosystem II (ΦPSII) electron transport and leaf chlorophyll content were assessed for both control and treated plants at 2, 4 and 7 days after application of the herbicide. Results indicated a progressive inhibition of the level of CO₂ fixation, the relative quantum efficiency of photosystem I (ФPSI) and II (ФPSII) electron transport and the leaf chlorophyll content already 2 days after application of the herbicide. The linear relationship between the photosystem I and II was unaltered by herbicidal treatment and was sustained under conditions where large changes in pigment composition of the leaves occurred. It appears that the stress-induced loss of leaf chlorophyll is not a catastrophic process but rather is the consequence of a well-organised breakdown of components. Under photorespiratory and non-photorespiratory conditions, the relationship between the index of electron transport flow through photosystem I and II and the rate of CO₂ fixation is altered so that electron transport becomes less efficient at driving CO₂ fixation.
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