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Feb. 17 th , 2011 B4730/5730 Plant Physiological Ecology. Whole Plant Carbon Balance II. Fagus sylvatica; Ferrio et al PCE 2009. Phloem Properties. Sieve elements retain minimal metabolic function to facilitate transport Increasing loss of metabolic function with evolution No nucleus
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Feb. 17th, 2011B4730/5730Plant Physiological Ecology Whole Plant Carbon Balance II
Phloem Properties • Sieve elements retain minimal metabolic function to facilitate transport • Increasing loss of metabolic function with evolution • No nucleus • Surrounding parenchyma have increased metabolic function • Companion cells in angiosperms • Rapid plugging of wounded sieve elements precluded functional studies until recently • Phloem specific protein
Sources and Sinks • Munch hypothesis that osmotic forces drive sugar transport • Active loading of phloem at sources • Moves water from xylem to phloem • Active unloading of phloem at sinks • Moves water from phloem to xylem • Pressure gradient maintained between sources and sinks • Environmental controls largely unknown • Sugar signals • mRNA transport • Girdling studies • pressure waves and osmotica
Münch Pressure Flow Sevanto et al. PCE 2003
Signaling and Phloem Flow • Carbohydrate source/sinks control photosynthesis • Lack of sink causes buildup and feedback inhibition of A; starch granules • symplastic vs apoplastic phloem loading • Hormones and RNA provide direct signals • Type of RNA and exact mechanisms not fully understood • Many studies document time lags between photosynthesis and respiration -isotopic vs time lag evidence
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grassland; Bahn et al New Phyt 2009