Effects of short-term elevated CO2 concentration on diurnal dynamics of photosynthesis of Robinia pseudoacacia on the Loess Plateau
Diurnal dynamics and daily-mean value differences of net photosynthetic rate (Pn),stomatal conductance (Gs),intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci),transpiration rate (Tr),vapor pressure deficit (VPD) and water use efficiency (WUE) of 19-year-old black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) plantations on the Loess Plateau were compared and analyzed under ambient CO2 concentration (350 μmol/mol) and elevated CO2 concentration (700 μmol/mol).Diurnal dynamics of Pn,Gs,Ci,and WUE did not change obviously under short-term elevated CO2 concentration,however diurnal variations of Tr and VPD presented "double peak" curves under ambient CO2 concentration,but "single peak" curves under elevated CO2 concentration.Short-term elevated CO2 concentration caused reduces in Gs and Tr of R.pseudoacacia by 10.01% and 8.71%,respectively,but significant increases in Pn and WUE by 107.47% and 135.40%,respectively.The results indicated that black locust plantations have strong photosynthetic potential and water utilization ability on the Loess Plateau.