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Acclimation to fluctuating light impacts the rapidity of response and 1
diurnal rhythm of stomatal conductance 2
Jack S.A. Matthews, Silvere Vialet-Chabrand, and Tracy Lawson* 3
School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK. 4
* Corresponding author: [email protected] 5
JSAM, SVC & TL designed the experiments; JSAM performed the measurements; all 6 authors contributed to data analyses and writing the MS. 7
JSAM is funded by a PhD NERC DTP studentship (Env-East DTP E14EE). SV-C was supported 8 through a BBSRC grant BB/1001187/1 & BB/N021061/1 awarded to TL. 9
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Short title: Stomatal acclimatory response to growth light. 11
One-sentence summary: Fluctuating light influences stomatal responses in Arabidopsis 12
thaliana independently of the growth light intensity. 13
Key words: Acclimation, Circadian, Diurnal, Kinetics, Fluctuating Light, Stomatal 14
Conductance 15
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Abstract: 17
Plant acclimation to growth light environment has been studied extensively; however, the 18
majority of these studies have focused on light intensity and photo-acclimation, with few 19
studies exploring the impact of dynamic growth light on stomatal acclimation and behavior. 20
To assess the impact of growth light regime on stomatal acclimation, we grew Arabidopsis 21
thaliana plants in three different lighting regimes (with the same average daily intensity); 22
fluctuating with a fixed pattern of light, fluctuating with a randomized pattern of light 23
(sinusoidal), and non-fluctuating (square wave), to assess the effect of light regime dynamics 24
on gas exchange. We demonstrated that gs (stomatal conductance to water vapor) 25
acclimation is influenced by both intensity and light pattern, modifying the stomatal kinetics 26
at different times of the day and resulting in differences in the rapidity and magnitude of the 27
gs response. We also describe and quantify the response to an internal signal that 28
uncouples variation in A and gs over the majority of the diurnal period, and represents 25% 29
of the total diurnal gs. This gs response can be characterized by a Gaussian element and 30
when incorporated into the widely used Ball-Berry Model greatly improved the prediction of 31
gs in a dynamic environment. From these findings, we conclude that acclimation of gs to 32
Plant Physiology Preview. Published on February 2, 2018, as DOI:10.1104/pp.17.01809
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growth light could be an important strategy for maintaining carbon fixation and overall plant 33
water status, and should be considered when inferring responses in the field from 34
laboratory-based experiments. 35
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Abbreviations 38 39
A – Net CO2 assimilation rate per unit leaf area 40
Ai – Light saturated carbon assimilation rate at 1000 µmol m-2 s-1 41
FL – Plants grown under fluctuating light 42
FLH – Plants grown under fluctuating high light 43
FLL - Plants grown under fluctuating low light 44
FLHigh – Measurements under diurnal fluctuating high light conditions 45
FLLow – Measurements under diurnal fluctuating low light conditions 46
gs – Stomatal conductance to water vapor 47
Gd – Final values of gs at 100 µmol m2 s1 PPFD for stomatal closure 48
Gi – Final values of gs at 1000 µmol m2 s1 PPFD for stomatal opening 49
Gsin – Maximum gs reached in the Gaussian element during the diurnal measurement 50
PPFD – Photosynthetic photon flux density 51
Rsin – Relative percentage of Gaussian driven gs 52
SN – Plants grown under sinusoidal light 53
SNH – Plants grown under sinusoidal high light 54
SNL – Plants grown under sinusoidal low light 55
SNHigh – Measurements under diurnal sinusoidal high light conditions 56
SNLow – Measurements under diurnal sinusoidal low light conditions 57
SQ – Plants grown under square-wave light 58
SQH – Plants grown under square-wave high light 59
SQL – Plants grown under square-wave low light 60
SQHigh – Measurements under diurnal square wave high light conditions 61
SQLow – Measurements under diurnal square wave low light conditions 62
Tmsin – Time at the centre of the peak of the Gaussian element during the diurnal measurement 63
Tssin – Parameter related to the width of the peak of the Gaussian element during the diurnal 64 measurement 65
VPD – Vapor pressure deficit 66
Wi – Intrinsic water use efficiency 67
τai – Time constant for an increase in rate of carbon assimilation at 1000 µmol m2 s1 68
τd – Time constant for stomatal closure 69
τi – Time constant for stomatal opening 70
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Introduction 73 74 Despite typically occupying only 0.3–5% of the leaf surface, stomata control ca. 95% 75
of all gas exchange between the external environment and leaf interior, and it has been 76
estimated that 60% of all precipitation that falls on terrestrial ecosystems is taken up by 77
plants and transpired through stomatal pores (Morison, 2003; Katul et al., 2012). With the 78
global population continuing to rise and the need for increased crop yields, the excessive 79
allocation of water to agriculture, currently sitting at ca. 70–90% of all globally available 80
fresh water (Morison et al., 2008), highlights the need for sustainable crops with higher 81
water use efficiency and lower inputs of water. 82
Stomatal behavior regulates CO2 uptake for photosynthesis and water loss via 83
transpiration (which is also important for regulating leaf temperature). The balance between 84
these two fluxes can be characterized by intrinsic water use efficiency (Wi), the ratio 85
between CO2 assimilation (A) and stomatal conductance to water vapor (gs). Low gs can 86
restrict CO2 uptake into the leaf, thereby reducing A (Farquhar and Sharkey, 1982; Barradas 87
et al., 1994; McAusland et al 2016), whereas high gs enables higher rates of A but at a 88
greater cost of water loss via transpiration (Kirschbaum et al., 1988; Tinoco-Ojanguren and 89
Pearcy, 1993; Jones, 1998; Lawson et al. 2010; Lawson & Blatt, 2014). To maintain an 90
optimal balance between A and gs, stomata continually adjust aperture to external 91
environmental cues (e.g., PPFD (photosynthetic photon flux density)) and internal signals, 92
which can include hormonal (e.g., ABA (abscisic acid); Mencuccini et al., 2000; Tallman, 93
2004), circadian (Gorton et al., 1989, 1993; Dodd et al., 2005; Hubbard & Webb, 2015; 94
Hassidim et al., 2017) and/or a currently unidentified ‘mesophyll signal’ (Lee and Bowling, 95
1992; Mott et al., 2008; Fujita et al., 2013; Matthews et al., 2017). Many studies have 96
reported a strong correlation between A and gs (e.g., Wong et al., 1979) and it has been 97
theorized that synchronicity exists to optimize the trade-off between photosynthesis and 98
water loss (Buckley 2017). However, this synchronicity is often constrained by the temporal 99
stomatal response (Lawson & Blatt, 2014), i.e., the speed at which stomata open and close 100
to changing environmental cues, such as those experienced in a dynamic field environment 101
(Jones, 2013; Lawson et al., 2010; McAusland et al., 2016; Vialet-Chabrand et al., 2017a). 102
Stomatal responses to changing environmental cues are often an order of magnitude slower 103
than those observed in A (Tinoco-Ojanguren and Pearcy, 1993; Lawson et al., 2010; 104
McAusland et al., 2016), resulting in lags in stomatal behavior and a temporal disconnect 105
between A and gs, with implications for water use efficiency and crop productivity (Lawson 106
et al 2010; Lawson & Blatt, 2014; McAusland et al., 2013; 2016). The close relationship 107
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between A and gs has often been reported under steady state conditions and has been used 108
by many models to predict diurnal time courses of gs (Damour et al., 2010), such as the 109
widely used Ball-Berry model (Ball et al., 1987) and its derivatives. The use of steady state 110
models under fluctuating environmental conditions can lead to inaccurate predictions of the 111
diurnal response of gs, as these models do not really take into account the slow temporal 112
response of stomata (Vialet-Chabrand et al., 2013, 2017a; Matthews et al., 2017). Moreover, 113
the lack in temporal synchronicity between A and gs that cannot be predicted by these 114
models, has important implications for carbon gain and water use when integrated over the 115
diurnal period and/or entire growing season. Furthermore, as measurements of gs in the 116
field are highly variable they, correlate poorly with those measured under steady state 117
conditions in the laboratory (Poorter et al., 2016; Vialet-Chabrand et al., 2017a), which are 118
often taken in the middle of the day to maximize A and gs. In addition to the temporal 119
responses outlined above, diurnal variation in sensitivity and temporal kinetics to various 120
stimuli have been reported for both stomatal behavior and photosynthesis. For example, 121
there is evidence to suggest that the rapidity of stomatal responses may change at different 122
times of day (Mencuccini et al., 2000; Tallman, 2004). Additionally, changes in gs to 123
fluctuations in water status have been shown to restrict A depending on the time of day and 124
stomata have been reported to be more responsive to ABA in the morning compared with 125
the afternoon (Mencuccini et al., 2000). It has been recognized that the circadian clock at 126
least in part controls these diurnal modifications in A and gs responses over the diurnal 127
period (e.g. Dodd et al., 2005; Hassidim et al., 2017), through regulating the temporal 128
patterns of transcription in photosynthesis, stomatal opening and other physiological 129
processes (Gorton et al., 1989, 1993; Hubbard & Webb, 2015). Phase adjustment of the 130
circadian clock to environmental cues such as light or temperature is fundamental for 131
synchronizing plant biological processes with growth environment (Yin and Johnson, 2000; 132
Resco de Dios et al., 2016), which is important for photosynthesis and plant growth (Dodd et 133
al., 2005; Caldeira et al., 2014). However, there is also evidence, in Arabidopsis, that 134
endogenous signals such as accumulated photosynthates provide feedback mechanisms that 135
regulate the clock phase, and that these are essential for regulating carbon metabolism in 136
dynamic light environments (Seki et al., 2017; Resco de Dios et al., 2016; Ohara & Satake, 137
2017; Haydon et al., 2017). Although the mechanism(s) behind diurnal regulation of A and 138
gs and the impact on water use efficiency is (are) not fully understood, these studies 139
highlight the need for a greater understanding of the impact of temporal stomatal response 140
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over the entire diurnal period, as these will have important implications for cumulative A 141
and water loss as well as model predictions. 142
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The speed and magnitude of the temporal response of gs is known to vary between species 144
(McAusland et al., 2016), although little is known about how growth light conditions may 145
affect stomatal responses at different times of the day. In the natural environment, the 146
response of A and gs is dominated by PPFD (Pearcy, 1990; Way & Pearcy, 2012), which varies 147
temporally over the course of seconds, minutes, days and seasons (Assmann and Wang, 148
2001), due to changes in cloud cover, sun angle, and shading from neighboring leaves and 149
plants (Pearcy, 1990; Chazdon and Pearcy, 1991; Way and Pearcy, 2012). Leaves therefore 150
experience short- and long-term fluctuations in light (sun/shade flecks) to which gs and A 151
respond. Although it is well established that photosynthesis and to some extent stomatal 152
behavior (including gs kinetics) acclimate to growth PPFD intensity, we have recently 153
demonstrated that photosynthesis acclimates to the pattern of growth irradiance as well as 154
intensity (Vialet-Chabrand et al., 2017b), with fluctuating light having a large impact on 155
photosynthetic performance (Kulheim et al., 2002; Alter et al., 2012; Suorsa et al., 2012; 156
Kromdijk et al., 2016; Yamori 2016; Kaiser et al., 2016, 2017a; Vialet-Chabrand et al., 2017b). 157
Additionally, a recent study by Kaiser et al. (2017b) demonstrated that leaf gas exchange 158
acclimates to light flecks; however, as growth light was kept constant this study focused on 159
dynamic acclimation of photosynthesis. It is not currently known if fluctuations in light 160
impact stomatal acclimation (as well as A) and potentially influence the magnitude and 161
temporal dynamics of gs and A over the diurnal period. To assess the influence of dynamic 162
light on temporal kinetics and diurnal responses of gs and A, we compared gas exchange in 163
Arabidopsis thaliana plants (Col-0) grown under dynamic light that mimics the ‘field’ 164
environment, with plants grown under square wave light regimes, representative of 165
‘laboratory’ growth conditions. We used controlled growth light environments to acclimate 166
plants to different light regimes, whilst maintaining the same time integrated daily light 167
intensity. Plants were grown under three light regimes; fluctuating with a fixed pattern of 168
light, fluctuating with a randomized pattern of light (sinusoidal), and non-fluctuating (square 169
wave), to assess the effect of light pattern on gas exchange. Two different average light 170
intensities (high and low) were used, to separate the effect of light intensity from light 171
pattern on stomatal acclimation and response. 172
To evaluate the impact of gs acclimation to growth light conditions, we assessed the 173
response of gs to a step change in light as well as the diurnal response of gs under constant 174
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light. This allowed us to quantify the periodicity, magnitude and rapidity of the response of 175
gs, and determine if these processes significantly impact stomatal behavior over the course 176
of the day. To separate the response of gs from environmental/external and non-177
environmental/internal signals, gas exchange measurements of A and gs were captured over 178
a 12-h period under a constant square wave light regime. As a result, any variation in the 179
response of gs will be due to the acclimatory response of internal signals to the pattern of 180
growth light. When used in conjunction with current steady state models of gs, a better 181
understanding of the gs response to internal signals could greatly improve their predictive 182
power. Our approach for quantifying the diurnal response of gs could prove useful for 183
rapidly quantifying the influence of circadian or diurnal elements relative to external signals 184
in a dynamic environment. 185
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Results 187
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Diurnal responses of gs, A, and Wi to a square wave pattern of light 189
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To investigate the acclimation of diurnal stomatal responses in plants grown under the six 191
light treatments (FLH, fluctuating high light; SNH, sinusoidal high light; SQH, square high 192
light; FLL, fluctuating low light; SNL, sinusoidal low light; SQL, square low light), all 193
treatments were subjected to the square wave light regime corresponding to their growth 194
light intensity (SQHigh: high light treatments; SQLow: low light treatments), with net CO2 195
assimilation (A; Fig. 1A), stomatal conductance (gs; Fig. 1B), and intrinsic water use efficiency 196
(Wi; Fig. 1C) measured continuously over the diurnal period. When integrated over the 197
entire diurnal period, A was higher in SQH grown plants compared to FLH and significantly 198
higher (post hoc Tukey, P<0.05) in SQH compared to SNH grown plants (Fig. 1A), although 199
there was no difference between plants under low light treatments. After approx. 5 h into 200
the light regime, A started to decrease in all high light grown plants and this decrease 201
continued to the end of the light period (Fig. 1A). In all low light treatments a continuous 202
slow decrease in A was observed throughout the entire diurnal light period. In all growth 203
light treatments, gs responses were not coordinated with A, and displayed a Gaussian 204
pattern of response (Fig. 1B), whilst A displayed a more square wave response (Fig. 1A). FLH, 205
SQH and SNH grown plants displayed similar patterns of gs but differed in the maximum gs 206
achieved, and the time at which peak gs occurred over the diurnal period. Initial levels of gs 207
ca. 1 h after the light was turned on were comparable between all treatments dependent 208
on light intensity, whilst maximum values of gs in all treatments were reached approx. 4.5–209
6h into the diurnal period (Fig. 1B). In the evening (6–8pm) gs decreased to a value 210
approximately 0.06 mol m2 s1 lower than the initial value observed in the morning in SQH 211
and FLH treatments (ca. 0.3 to 0.24 mol m2 s1, morning and evening, respectively), 212
although this was not the case in SNH (0.27 to 0.26 mol m2 s1) grown plants. The maximum 213
value of gs reached during the diurnal period was higher in FLH (0.38 mol m2 s1) and SNH 214
(0.375 mol m2 s1) compared to SQH (0.32 mol m2 s1) grown plants (Fig. 1B). FLL and SNL 215
showed higher levels of gs than SQL grown plants throughout the day, with the maximum gs 216
reached significantly higher (post hoc Tukey, P<0.05) in FLL (0.27 mol m2 s1) and SNL (0.275 217
mol m2 s1) compared to SQL (0.19 mol m2 s1) grown plants (Fig. 1B). Intrinsic water use 218
efficiency (Wi) was greater in SQ grown plants compared to FL and SN treatments across the 219
entire diurnal light period, in both high and low light grown plants measured under their 220
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respective light intensities (Fig. 1C). When integrated over the entire diurnal period, Wi was 221
significantly higher (P<0.05) in SQH compared to SNH grown plants (data not shown). In high 222
light treatments, Wi remained relatively constant between morning and evening, assisted by 223
the fact that the decrease in A toward the end of the day was accompanied by a decrease in 224
gs. In low light treatments Wi decreased through the day driven by the continuous slow 225
decrease in A. All six treatments experienced a drop in Wi at midday due to the increase of gs 226
at this time with little or no change in A (Fig. 1C). The temporal response of gs to external 227
and internal cues was modeled using an exponential equation (Eq. 2; Materials and 228
Methods). Figures 1D-F display examples of the model fit on individuals of each high light 229
treatment (FLH, SNH, and SQH respectively). R2 and rmse of the relationship between 230
observed and predicted data were as follows for all treatments (R2, rmse respectively): FLH 231
(0.99, 0.008), SNH (0.99, 0.008), SQH (0.99, 0.005), FLL (0.99, 0.006), SNL (0.99, 0.006), SQL 232
(0.99, 0.002). 233
To further characterize the importance of the Gaussian response of gs relative to the diurnal 234
variation, we used a descriptive model to dissect the data into parameters that relate to 235
variation of the leaf internal signals. Using this model, we separated the Gaussian element of 236
the diurnal response of gs from the response to change in light intensity (Fig. 2A), and 237
determined the percentage of Gaussian driven gs (Rsin, Fig. 2B), the time at which peak gs 238
occurs (Tmsin, Fig. 2C), the width of the peak (Tssin, Fig. 2D), and magnitude (Gsin, Fig. 2E). 239
Significant differences in Rsin (Fig. 2B) were observed between plants grown under different 240
light regimes (post hoc Tukey, P<0.05), with the lowest values ca. 16% observed in SQL 241
grown plants, and the highest ca. 30% in SNL. When the results were grouped according to 242
light regime (not divided into intensity), a significant difference in the proportion of the 243
Gaussian driven gs response was observed between SQ and SN grown plants (post hoc 244
Tukey, P<0.05), with SQ (ca. 17%) lower than both FL (ca. 21%) and SN (25%) treatments 245
(Fig. 2B). There was no significant difference in the time at which peak gs occurred (Tmsin) 246
between treatments irrespective of light intensity and treatment (Fig. 2C), except for SNH 247
that took ca. 1 h longer to reach a maximum value of gs than all other treatments. Although 248
there was a noticeable trend of FL treatments having lower values of Tssin than SN 249
(irrespective of light intensity; Fig. 2D), no significant differences were observed; however, 250
Tssin was significantly lower in FL (ca. 2.1 h) than SN (ca. 2.35 h) when grouped by light 251
regime (post hoc Tukey, P<0.05; Fig. 2D). Large variation in the magnitude of the Gaussian 252
element (Gsin; Fig. 2E) was observed between and within treatments, with values ranging 253
from ca. 0.06 mol m2 s1 in SQL to ca. 0.15 mol m2 s1 in FLH. SQ grown plants exhibited 254
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lower values of Gsin than FL and SN under both light intensities, with SQL significantly lower 255
(post hoc Tukey, P<0.05) than all other treatments. When light intensities were grouped 256
together, SQ (ca. 0.08) grown plants were significantly lower (P<0.05) than FL (ca. 0.125) and 257
SN (ca. 0.13) treatments (Fig. 2E). 258
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Response of gs and A to a step change in PPFD as a function of time of day 261
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To assess the impact of growth light regimes on stomatal responses, leaves were subjected 263
to a step increase in PPFD (100-1000 μmol m2 s1) followed by a step decrease (1000–100 264
μmol m2 s1), and the effect on A and gs measured using gas exchange. In the morning 265
period (8–10am) both high and low intensity fluctuating light treatments (FLH; Fig 3A and 266
FLL; Suppl Fig. 1A) and sinusoidal light treatments (SNH; Fig. 3A and SNL; Suppl Fig. 1A) 267
reached a new plateau of gs within 90 min after the light increase, whilst both the square 268
wave treatments, SQH (Fig. 3A) and SQL (Suppl. Fig. 1A), failed to reach a new plateau of gs 269
within this timeframe. In the midday (1–3pm) and evening (6–8pm) measurements, gs 270
reached a plateau in all light treatments (High; Fig. 3A and Low; Suppl. Fig. A), within 90 271
minutes. Following the increase in PPFD to 1000 μmol m2 s1 a near instantaneous increase 272
in A was observed in contrast with the slow initial increase in gs in all treatments, and at all 273
times of day (Fig. 3B and Suppl. Fig. 1B). In all treatments and three measurement times, gs 274
continued to increase during the measurement period despite the fact that A had reached 275
near steady state levels. Although all treatments displayed a predominantly uncoordinated A 276
and gs temporal response, final values of A and gs were strongly correlated, especially in the 277
morning where FLH exhibited the highest levels of operational maximum gs and A, whilst 278
SQH displayed the lowest values in each category (Fig. 3A and 3B). Intrinsic water use 279
efficiency (Wi), measured as A/gs, increased over the day in FL grown plants (Fig. 3C), 280
predominantly driven by the decrease in gs values over this period (Fig. 3A). Wi measured in 281
SQ and SN grown plants changed little between morning and evening, although SQ grown 282
plants always exhibited higher values than SN plants. Wi values were higher in the morning 283
for SQ and SN grown plants compared to FL treatments irrespective of light intensity (Fig. 3C 284
and Suppl. Fig. 1C), driven largely by the lower gs values (Fig. 3A). In the evening, the inverse 285
was evident with FL treatments displaying higher levels of Wi, driven by the higher A values 286
in FLH grown plants (Fig. 3B) and the lower final gs values in FLL grown plants (Suppl. Fig. 287
1A). In all treatments, final values of gs decreased through the day (morning to evening) 288
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when subjected to a step decrease in PPFD from 1000 to 100 μmol m2 s1 (Suppl. Fig. 2). In 289
the morning period, the highest final values of gs at 100 μmol m2 s1 were shown by FLH (ca. 290
0.26 mol m2 s1) grown plants, whilst SNH (0.14 mol m2 s1) displayed the lowest values 291
(Suppl. Fig. 2), which correlated strongly with the final values of gs at 1000 PPFD (Fig. 3A). In 292
the evening period final values of gs were comparable between all treatments (Suppl. Fig. 2). 293
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Speed of gs response to a step change in PPFD 296
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Stomatal responses to a step increase in PPFD were used to determine the influence of 298
acclimation to growth light regime and intensity on the speed of gs response at different 299
times of the day. Time constants for stomatal opening (τi, Fig. 4A) in response to a step 300
increase in light were significantly lower (post hoc Tukey, P<0.05) in SNH grown plants 301
compared with FLH and SQH grown plants when measured in the morning. The slower 302
responses observed in the FLH and SQH grown plants remained at the midday measurement 303
period; however, τi dropped significantly (P<0.05) in the evening measurements in both FLH 304
and SQH indicating a faster response similar to that observed for SNH throughout the day. In 305
low light treatments τi was significantly faster in SNL grown plants (P<0.05) compared to FLL 306
and SQL at all times of day (Suppl. Fig. 3A), with time constants decreasing at midday in all 307
treatments before returning in the evening to levels comparable to the morning. In contrast 308
to stomatal opening, time constants for stomatal closure (τd) significantly increased (post 309
hoc Tukey, P<0.05) through the day (morning to evening) in all FL and SN treatments 310
irrespective of light intensity (Fig. 4B and Suppl. Fig. 3B), although stomata of SN grown 311
plants closed in a significantly shorter time (post hoc Tukey, P<0.05) than FL at all times of 312
day. The time constant for stomatal closure (τd) was maintained at all times of day in SQ 313
grown plants irrespective of light intensity, whilst in both FL and SN treatments τd 314
significantly increased (P<0.05) from morning to evening. In general stomatal closure was 315
much slower in plants grown under FL than in SN and SQ, with SN gs responses slower than 316
SQ in the evening. 317
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The time constant for light saturated rate of carbon assimilation at 1000 μmol m2 s1 PPFD 319
(τai, Fig. 4C and Suppl. Fig. 3C) was determined from the temporal response data (Fig. 3), 320
along with final values of gs at 1000 PPFD for stomatal opening (Gi, Fig. 4D and Suppl. Fig. 321
3D), stomatal closure (Gd, Fig. 4E and Suppl. Fig. 3E), and saturated rates of A at 1000 PPFD 322
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(Ai, Fig. 4F and Suppl. Fig. 3F). Net CO2 assimilation was deemed saturated at 1000 PPFD 323
from analysis of light response curves on the same plants (see Vialet-Chabrand et al., 324
2017b). Time constants for light saturated A (τai, Fig. 4C) were significantly higher (post hoc 325
Tukey, P<0.05) in SNH compared to SQH and FLH at morning and midday, whilst in the 326
evening τai was significantly higher (P<0.05) in FLH. In low light treatments (Suppl. Fig. 3C) τai 327
significantly decreased (P<0.05) from morning to midday in SQL and SNL, and significantly 328
decreased (P<0.05) in all low light treatments from midday to evening. The final gs at 1000 329
μmol m2 s1 (Gi, Fig. 4D and Suppl. Fig. 3D), and following closure when light was reduced 330
from 1000 to 100 μmol m2 s1 (Gd, Fig. 4E and Suppl. Fig. 3E) differed significantly through 331
the day. Final gs at 1000 PPFD (Gi) decreased significantly (P<0.05) from morning to evening 332
in FLH grown plants (ca. 0.46 to 0.25 mol m2 s1, respectively; Fig. 4D), whereas SQH and 333
SNH treatments remained constant throughout the day displaying a trend of increased Gi at 334
midday. All low light treatments (FLL, SQL, SNL) displayed similar trends in Gi throughout the 335
day, with a significant decrease (P<0.05) from morning to evening; ca. 0.35 to 0.21 mol m2 336
s1 in FLL; ca. 0.34 to 0.23 mol m2 s1 in SQL; and ca. 0.33 to 0.23 mol m2 s1 in SNL 337
(morning and evening respectively, Suppl Fig. 3D). Final values of gs at 100 PPFD (Gd; Fig. 4E 338
and Suppl. Fig. 3E) displayed similar trends to that of Gi in all treatments, irrespective of light 339
intensity. Gd significantly decreased (P<0.05) from morning to evening in FLH grown plants 340
(ca. 0.27 to 0.11 mol m2 s1; Fig. 4E), though remained constant in SQH and SNH treatments 341
at all times of day. In all low light treatments, Gd significantly decreased (P<0.05) from 342
morning to evening (Suppl. Fig. 3E); ca. 0.17 to 0.1 mol m2 s1 in FLL; ca. 0.19 to 0.13 mol 343
m2 s1 in SQL; and ca. 0.15 to 0.1 mol m2 s1 in SNL (morning and evening respectively, 344
Suppl Fig. 3E). Saturated rates of A at 1000 PPFD (Ai; Fig. 4F and Suppl Fig. 3F) remained 345
constant from morning to midday in all treatments, irrespective of light intensity. In all light 346
treatments there was a decrease in Ai from midday to evening, although this was only 347
significant in SNH and SQL treatments (post hoc Tukey, P<0.05). A strong correlation was 348
observed in all treatments between the final value of gs (Gi) and A (Ai) under 1000 µmol m2 349
s1 PPFD. With regard to stomatal anatomy, significant differences in stomatal density (SD) 350
were observed between plants grown under high and low light intensity, though no 351
difference was observed between plants grown under the different patterns of growth light 352
of the same average intensity (data not shown). 353
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Impact of diurnal stomatal behavior on predictive models of gs in a dynamic environment 355
356
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The Ball-Berry model (Ball et al. 1987) is widely used in the literature as a basis for predicting 357
gs across leaf and global scales (Damour et al. 2010). Based on our findings and having 358
quantified and established the significance of gs response over the diurnal period, we 359
investigated whether adding a time of day effect (Gaussian element) to the Ball-Berry model 360
would improve predictive power and model fit when endeavoring to predict gs under 361
different light regimes and intensities. To exemplify the improvements in predictive power, 362
and display an example of the fit of the two models (with and without the Gaussian 363
element), we used a completely independent data set (Fig. 5A), measured under a dynamic 364
light environment previously described in Vialet-Chabrand et al. (2017b). By adding a 365
Gaussian element into the Ball-Berry model, our model exhibited improvements in the 366
prediction of gs at all times of day, especially at periods of high and low light where the 367
original Ball-Berry model failed to accurately predict the full range of variation in the data 368
(Fig. 5A). Figure 5 shows the difference between measured and predicted gs values using the 369
Ball-Berry model without (Fig. 5B) and with (Fig. 5C) a Gaussian element. We observed that 370
under all light conditions the best model fit was always that with the addition of the 371
Gaussian element. R2 of the relationship between observed and predicted data increased by 372
over 10% (0.837 to 0.941, respectively), and rmse was improved by ca. 40% (0.0527 to 373
0.0317, respectively), indicating a significant improvement in predictive power. This 374
indicates that although the Ball-Berry model and its derivatives have the ability to predict gs 375
under different light regimes, the addition of a Gaussian element significantly improves 376
performance, especially under a dynamic light environment. 377
378
379
Discussion 380 381
It is well-established that plants acclimate to growth light intensity by altering leaf anatomy 382
and biochemistry as well as physiology (Givnish, 1988; Walters and Horton, 1994; Weston et 383
al., 2000; Bailey et al., 2001; 2004). However, few studies have focused on stomatal 384
acclimation to the pattern of growth light. Although in a recent study we reported 385
photosynthesis and to some extent stomatal conductance, acclimate to the pattern and 386
intensity of growth irradiance (Vialet-Chabrand et al., 2017b), this study did not examine 387
how acclimation to fluctuating growth light influences the magnitude and temporal 388
dynamics of gs over the diurnal period. Here we demonstrate the impact of fluctuating 389
growth lighting regimes on stomatal behavior and show an acclimation of the rapidity and 390
magnitude of stomatal responses over the day. Additionally we report a previously 391
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undescribed internally driven diurnal signal (referred to as the ‘internal signal’) that 392
uncouples gs from A, the magnitude and shape of which were modified by both light 393
intensity and light pattern. 394
395
Effect of acclimation to growth light on stomatal kinetics 396
397
Similar to previously published work (Gay & Hurd, 1975; Lake et al., 2001), our results 398
showed anatomical stomatal acclimation to light intensity, with significantly higher stomatal 399
density (SD) under high light. However, as we found no change in SD between growth 400
treatments of the same intensity, the physiological differences observed and reported here 401
are the result of alterations to guard cell biochemistry, sensitivity or signaling. 402
Both the rapidity and magnitude of gs responses to a step change in PPFD were 403
influenced by growth light regimes, and this was particularly evident at the start of the day. 404
Plants grown under dynamic (fluctuating and sinusoidal) high light showed a faster response 405
and in general a greater magnitude of change; however these differences in stomatal 406
responses diminished throughout the day. This has also been described previously by 407
Mencuccini et al. (2000), but not in the context of light acclimation. These authors used 408
detached leaves and pressurized them to simulate different levels of leaf water status, and 409
hypothesized that the magnitude of gs responses observed at different times of the day 410
were driven by changes in the osmotic regulation that altered stomatal aperture. Others 411
have also described a reduction in the magnitude of the gs response through time (Pfitsch 412
and Pearcy, 1989; Allen and Pearcy, 2000); however, faster responses towards the end of 413
the day were not reported. In contrast to opening, a slower closing response was observed 414
in plants grown under dynamic light, with slower time constants for closure in the evening 415
compared to the morning. This strategy was described previously by Ooba & Takahashi 416
(2003), and it is believed to improve light use efficiency by maintaining open stomata under 417
fluctuating light, reducing the limitation of A by gs. This may also represent a more 418
conservative strategy in energy (e.g., cost of stomatal movements; Raven, 2014) under 419
fluctuating light regimes. 420
The decrease over the course of the day in the absolute values of both A and gs 421
(observed in both the measurements following the step increase in light and over the diurnal 422
period) could be attributed to the accumulation of photosynthetic products, resulting in a 423
negative feedback on the Calvin cycle (Paul and Foyer, 2001; Paul and Pellny, 2003), or an 424
increase in apoplastic sucrose that accumulates in the guard cells, regulated by the rate of 425
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transpiration (Lu et al., 1997; Outlaw 2003; Kang et al., 2007; Kelly et al., 2013; Lawson et al., 426
2014; Daloso et al., 2016). However, no significant acclimation of the slow decrease in A and 427
gs through the day by growth light intensity and pattern was observed in this experiment. 428
The acclimation of the rapidity of gs response was sensitive to light intensity as well 429
as pattern. Previous studies in forest (e.g., Pearcy, 2007) and crop canopies (Barradas et al., 430
1994; Qu et al., 2016) have reported stomatal acclimation to different light environments 431
with leaves at different heights or positions within the canopy receiving varying degrees of 432
light intensity (Barradas et al., 1998), resulting in different anatomical and biochemical 433
features (Givnish, 1988; Pearcy, 2007). In general, under lower light maximum gs 434
throughout the day is reduced and the speed of the gs response is dependent on species and 435
growth environment (Allen & Pearcy, 2000; Ooba and Takahashi, 2003; Vico et al., 2011; 436
Drake et al., 2013; Vialet-Chabrand et al., 2013; McAusland et al., 2016; Vialet-Chabrand et 437
al., 2017a). However, to date no study has clearly identified the environmental impact on 438
the rapidity of gs response. Here we quantify for the first time the impact of growth light on 439
the acclimation of the rapidity of the gs response at different times of the day. Our results 440
reveal that estimates of the rapidity of gs will depend on the micro-environment 441
experienced by the chosen leaf and the time at which the measurement is captured. 442
As stomatal responses to changing light are an order of magnitude slower than 443
photosynthetic responses (Jones 1998, 2013; Lawson et al. 2010), slower stomata can limit 444
CO2 diffusion for A (Barradas et al., 1998; Kaiser and Kappen 2000; McAusland et al., 2016; 445
Vialet-Chabrand et al., 2017a; Vico et al., 2011), whilst higher gs can be at the expense of Wi. 446
The different growth light regimes clearly elicited different acclimation responses, with 447
plants grown under fluctuating light regimes showing the greatest variation in Wi 448
throughout the day as observed in the light step measurements. Wi was lowest in the 449
morning in plants grown under fluctuating light and increased towards the evening. A 450
possible explanation for this could be that although these plants receive the same amount of 451
light as the other treatments throughout the day, the majority of this light was delivered 452
earlier in the day. This suggests that the pattern of light distribution leads to an acclimation 453
that will determine the kinetics and magnitude of the gs response at different times of day. 454
Although the stomatal acclimation described here in plants subjected to fluctuating light 455
may show a reduction in the efficiency of water use earlier in the day, it may be important 456
for light utilization of sun/shade flecks for photosynthesis, as previously shown by Vialet-457
Chabrand et al. (2017b) when these plants were measured under their growth light regime. 458
The variation in Wi over the diurnal period may represent a more conservative strategy that 459
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potentially balances CO2 uptake and water loss over the diurnal period to optimize the 460
current needs at the whole plant level (Meinzer and Grantz, 1990). 461
462
Effect of growth light acclimation and the internal signal on diurnal responses 463
464
Diurnal gas exchange under constant light revealed an internally driven diurnal gs 465
response that was not only disconnected from A, but also strongly influenced by the 466
patterns of growth light regime and to a smaller extent the average light intensity. The 467
importance of the internal gs response over the diurnal period was unexpected with ca. 25% 468
of the total daily gs driven by this signal. This diurnal stomatal response could be considered 469
detrimental, as significant water is lost for no extra carbon gain; however, it may also play a 470
valuable role in translocation of photosynthates, nutrient uptake, and/or maintenance of 471
optimal leaf temperature through transpirational cooling (Caird et al., 2007; Hills et al., 472
2012). Although measured under constant light, all plants showed a characteristic sinusoidal 473
pattern of response of gs over the diurnal period similar to that reported by Dodd et al. 474
(2005). What is novel and intriguing about these findings is that gs was not only partially 475
uncoupled from A over a substantial part of the day, but that the characteristics (magnitude 476
and period) of this internal gs response are acclimating to the growth light intensity and the 477
pattern of the lighting regime. 478
Previous reports have suggested that such oscillations in gs are entrained by 479
circadian rhythms (Dodd et al., 2004; Hubbard & Webb, 2015; de Dios et al., 2016; Hassidim 480
et al., 2017). However, characterization of this response as circadian would require 481
continuous measurements over multiple days (3+ days) in a constant low light environment 482
to establish if the rhythm persists in each theoretical diurnal time period (e.g., Dodd et al. 483
2005). It is well established that regulation of temporal transcription patterns by the 484
circadian clock play an important role in rhythms of photosynthesis and stomatal opening 485
(Dodd et al., 2004, 2005; Hubbard & Webb, 2015; Hassidim et al., 2017), although the 486
pathways and signals that lead to this diurnal behaviour in gs are still largely unknown. Some 487
hypotheses involving ABA concentration (Mencuccini et al., 2000; Tallman et al., 2004), and 488
the level of sucrose and calcium signaling (Dodd et al., 2006; Haydon et al., 2017) have been 489
put forward to explain internally driven diurnal variations in gs. 490
Quantifying the impact of growth environment and acclimation on these patterns 491
and physiological responses under environmentally relevant conditions is extremely difficult. 492
To address this, we built a diurnal model of gs that allowed us to quantify this internal signal 493
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as well as the influence of lighting regimes on the magnitude and periodicity. This model 494
was accurate (R2: 0.99) at describing the response of gs, and the parameters derived from 495
this model allowed us to quantify the relative importance of the internal signal on gs. Plants 496
grown under dynamic light regimes showed a higher magnitude of gs response under 497
constant light conditions, which highlights the importance of growth light pattern on the 498
acclimation of this internal signal. Interestingly, the duration of the gs response to the 499
internal signal was also dependent on growth light regime. These large changes in gs over 500
the course of the day represent a significant loss in water with little variation in CO2 501
assimilation over the same period, resulting in significantly reduced plant Wi. This 502
emphasizes the importance of the growth light regime as it potentially influences the 503
regulation of gs by an internal signal that may be under the control of the circadian clock and 504
alters gs over the course of the day. 505
506
Implications of the internal signal on the Ball-Berry model 507
508
Our results revealed that diurnal stomatal behavior is influenced by the pattern and 509
intensity of growth light, but this is often ignored in current steady-state models of gs 510
(Damour et al., 2010). Here we demonstrate that the addition of an equation describing the 511
‘internal’ signal to the widely used Ball-Berry model (Ball et al., 1987) greatly improves the 512
predictive power of the model. Using this new model and an independent data set (Vialet-513
Chabrand et al., 2017b) measured under a dynamic environment, we showed improvements 514
in both the R2 (ca. 10%) and a reduction in the error (rmse; ca. 40%) between observed and 515
predicted data, highlighting the importance of this process under dynamic fluctuating light. 516
Although integration of a diurnal signal to the Ball-Berry model was first attempted by de 517
Dios et al. (2016) and also showed an improvement in the prediction of gs, here, we provide 518
a more precise validation of our model with higher time resolution which enables us to 519
capture rapid variations under fluctuating light regimes. The unexplained variance by the 520
new model may be due to changes in the rapidity and magnitude of stomatal response at 521
different times of the day, as we have shown experimentally here, but could not be 522
integrated due to the steady state nature of the Ball-Berry model. To further improve model 523
predictions, a dynamic model that can integrate our findings will be required, that not only 524
includes the diurnal/circadian regulation of gs but altered gs kinetics at different times of 525
day. 526
527
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CONCLUSION 528
In this study, we directly examined the impact of dynamic growth light regimes on 529
stomatal acclimation and diurnal behavior. We have demonstrated that growth light 530
environment modifies stomatal kinetics at different times of the day resulting in differences 531
in the rapidity and magnitude of this response. Importantly we also describe and quantify 532
the response to an internal signal that uncouples A and gs over the majority of the diurnal 533
period, with characteristics that are modified by growth light environment. The importance 534
of this signal on diurnal gs kinetics is demonstrated by the inclusion of the Gaussian element 535
describing the internal signal, which greatly improves the prediction of gs from the widely 536
used Ball-Berry Model. 537
Our quantification of the components of the diurnal kinetic of gs (response to light, 538
gradual temporal decrease, Gaussian element) provides an invaluable tool for assessing 539
diurnal patterns of stomatal behavior, as well as the effect of the circadian clock. A dynamic 540
model of gs that includes these components will be able to describe the contribution of each 541
element to the diurnal response of gs, even under a dynamic environment such as that 542
experienced by plants in the field. This has been illustrated by the improvement in predicted 543
gs from plants acclimated to different light environments and measured under dynamic 544
regimes. 545
Acclimation of the rapidity and response of gs to the internal signal, appears to be 546
determined by both the intensity and pattern of growth light, and is an important strategy 547
for maintaining carbon fixation and overall plant water status by conditioning the plant to 548
respond appropriately to future diurnal variations in light. 549
550
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Material and Methods 551
552
Plant material and growth conditions 553
Fluctuating and square wave light growth conditions were delivered via a Heliospectra LED 554
light source (Heliospectra AB, Göteborg, Sweden). Fluctuating light regime (FLHigh) was 555
recreated from a natural light regime recorded at the University of Essex during a relatively 556
clear day in July (Fig. 1) (with the assumption of a constant spectral distribution). The 557
average light intensity over the 12 h fluctuating regime was calculated as 460 µmol m2 s1 558
and was used as the light intensity for the square wave high light treatment (SQHigh). This 559
value was then halved to 230 µmol m2 s1 for the fluctuating (FLLow) and square wave (SQLow) 560
low light conditions. Plants (Arabidopsis thaliana, Col-0) were grown in peat-based compost 561
(Levingtons F2S, Everris, Ipswich, UK) and were maintained under well-watered conditions in 562
a controlled environment, with growth conditions maintained at a relative humidity of 55–563
65%, air temperature of 21–22°C, and a CO2 concentration of 400 µmol mol–1. The position 564
of the plants under the light source was changed daily at random to remove any effect of 565
potential heterogeneity in the light quality and quantity. 566
567
Simulating daily light fluctuations for sinusoidal growth light regime 568
The sinusoidal light regime was simulated using a specific algorithm including a sinusoidal 569
variation with random alterations constrained to maintain the daily amount of light intensity 570
(PPFD) constant during the growth. The sinusoidal variation as a function of time (t) was 571
obtained by: 572
𝑃𝑃𝐹𝐷 = 𝑎𝑒−(𝑡−𝑏)2
2𝑐2 − 𝑎𝑒−(𝑡1−𝑏)2
2𝑐2 (1)
573
where a is the maximum PPFD reached during the peak, b is the time at which the peak is 574
reached and c a parameter related to the width of the peak. The value of a was arbitrarily 575
set to 1000 for convenience as the whole curve is rescaled at the final step of the algorithm. 576
Values of b and c where set to 7 and 13 respectively. 577
A random number of decreases in light intensity at different times throughout the diurnal 578
period were then added, and ranged between 0 and 80% of the original light level. This 579
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guaranteed a minimum light intensity that mimics the daily variation of diffuse light 580
intensity. 581
The final step was to scale the curve to obtain an average light intensity of 460 µmol m2 s1 582
for the sinusoidal high light treatment (SNHigh) and 230 µmol m2 s1 for the sinusoidal low 583
light treatment (SNLow) as used in the other growth light regimes described previously. The 584
same process was repeated for the number of days required and was then programmed into 585
the Heliospectra lights. The five first days simulated are shown in Fig. S4, highlighting that 586
each day had a unique pattern of light intensity, mimicking a natural light environment. 587
588
Leaf gas exchange 589
All gas exchange (A and gs) parameters were recorded using a Li-Cor 6400XT portable gas 590
exchange system, with light delivered via a Li-Cor 6400-40 fluorometer head unit (Li-Cor, 591
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA). For all gas exchange measurements, a constant flow rate was set at 592
300 µmol s1, with cuvette conditions maintained at a CO2 concentration of 400 µmol mol1, 593
a leaf temperature of 25°C (unless otherwise stated), and to maintain a leaf to air water 594
vapor pressure deficit of 1 (±0.2) kPa, the system was connected to a Li-Cor 610 portable 595
dew point generator. All measurements were taken using the youngest, fully expanded leaf. 596
Intrinsic water use efficiency was calculated as Wi = A/gs. 597
598
Measurements and modelling of diurnal stomatal conductance under constant light 599
environment 600
On the day of measurement, plants were removed from the growth chamber prior to the 601
initiation of the diurnal regime of light. Leaves were placed in the Li-Cor cuvette (for 602
conditions see above) in darkness and both A and gs were allowed to stabilize for a minimum 603
of 15–30 minutes. After A and gs were at steady state for at least 5 minutes (<2% change 604
over this time period), the automatic 12 h light programs (SQHigh and SQLow) were started, 605
with A and gs recorded every 2 minutes. 606
The temporal response of gs to external and internal cues was modelled using an 607
exponential equation: 608
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𝑑𝑔𝑠
𝑑𝑡=
(𝐺 − 𝑔𝑠)
𝜏
(2)
609
where G represent the steady state target of gs and 𝜏 the time constant to reach 63% of G. 610
Due to the asymmetry of response during a step increase or decrease in light intensity, a 611
different value of 𝜏 was used in each condition (𝜏𝑖 and 𝜏𝑑). 612
The steady state target (G) was calculated as the sum of three processes: the decrease of gs 613
through the diurnal period (D), the bell shape variation of gs through the diurnal period (S), 614
the response of gs to light intensity variation (G1, G2, G3). 615
Before and after the lighted period, G was set to G1 and G3 respectively, two values 616
representing the steady state gs at the end and beginning of the dark period (grey area in 617
Fig. 1). During the lighted period, 𝐺 was set to 𝐺2 + 𝐷 + 𝑆 assuming that the internal cues 618
were activated by light. 619
The decrease of gs (D) as a function of time (t) was modelled using an exponential function 620
constrained over the lighted portion of the diurnal period (between ton and toff): 621
𝐷 = {𝐺𝑠𝑙 (1 − 𝑒
−𝑡−𝑡𝑜𝑛
𝜏𝑠𝑙 ) , 𝑖𝑓 𝑡 > 𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡 < 𝑡𝑜𝑓𝑓
0, 𝑖𝑓 𝑡 < 𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡 > 𝑡𝑜𝑓𝑓
(3)
622
where Gsl is the steady state target of the decrease in gs and 𝜏𝑠𝑙 the time constant to reach 623
63% of Gsl. 624
The bell shape variation of gs (S) as a function of time (t) was modelled using a Gaussian 625
function: 626
𝑆 = 𝐺𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒
−(𝑡−𝑇𝑚𝑠𝑖𝑛)2
(2𝑇𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛2)
(4)
627
where Gsin is the maximum gs reached during the peak, Tmsin the time at the centre of the 628
peak and Tssin a parameter related to the width of the peak. On each parameter, a one-way 629
ANOVA with light treatment as factor was applied with a Tukey’s posthoc test for comparing 630
group means. Statistics were conducted using R statistical software (version 3.2.4). 631
632
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This model was implemented using the stan language and adjusted on the observation using 633
R (www.r-project.org) and the RStan package (http://mc-stan.org/users/interfaces/rstan). 634
For each diurnal curve of gs measured, the model was adjusted using 3 chains starting with 635
different parameter sets. No divergent transitions were observed, meaning that the 636
simulations can be trusted, and Rhat values were all c.a. 1, meaning that all three chains 637
converged (Carpenter et al., 2016). 638
639
Temporal response of A and gs 640
For the step change in light, leaves were placed in the Li-Cor cuvette (for conditions see 641
above) and equilibrated at a PPFD of 100 µmol m2 s1 until both A and gs were at steady 642
state. Steady state in this case was defined as less than a 2% change of the given parameter 643
over a 10-minute period (this would take ca. 20–60 min). Once at steady state, PPFD was 644
increased to 1000 µmol m2 s1 for 1.5 h before returning to 100 µmol m2 s1 for a further 1 645
h. A and gs were recorded every 20 s. For measurements at the different times of day 646
(morning, midday, evening), plants were removed from the growth chamber at 8am, 1pm, 647
and 6pm, and the increase in PPFD from 100 to 1000 µmol m2 s1 was initiated at 648
approximately 9am, 2pm, and 7pm respectively. To prevent previous step changes in light 649
(e.g., morning) having an effect on the response to step changes later in the day (e.g., 650
midday), individual leaves that were subjected to a step change in light were not subjected 651
to another measurement until the following day. 652
653
Modelling rapidity of the stomatal conductance response 654
The rapidity of the stomatal response following a step change in light intensity was assessed 655
as a function of time (t) using a custom exponential equation including a slow linear increase 656
of the steady state target (G): 657
𝑔𝑠 = (𝐺 + 𝑆𝑙𝑡) + (𝑔0 − (𝐺 + 𝑆𝑙𝑡))𝑒−𝑡 𝜏⁄ (5)
658
where Sl is the slope of the slow linear increase of G observed during the response, g0 the 659
initial value of gs, and 𝜏 the time constant to reach 63% of G (when τ = t, gs−g0
((G+Slt)−g0)=660
1 − e−1~0.63). Due to the asymmetry of response during a step increase or decrease in 661
light intensity, a different value of 𝜏 was used in each condition (𝜏𝑖 and 𝜏𝑑). Even if gs did not 662
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reach a plateau within the given timeframe, the model was able to predict the final 663
asymptotic response and therefore the time constant (𝜏𝑖 and 𝜏𝑑). This equation was 664
adjusted on response curves of each treatment at different times of the day using a 665
nonlinear mixed effect model. Parameter G, g0 and Sl were assumed to vary at individual 666
level (random effects) and 𝜏 was assumed to vary only at treatment level (fixed effect). R 667
and the nlme package were used to perform the analysis. On each parameter, a one-way 668
ANOVA with light treatment as factor was applied with a Tukey’s posthoc test for comparing 669
group means. Confidence intervals at 95% were reported at the treatment level. 670
671
Modelling rapidity of the net CO2 assimilation response 672
The rapidity of the photosynthesis response following a step change in light intensity was 673
assessed as a function of time (t) using an updated version of equation 5: 674
𝐴𝑡 = (𝐴𝑠 + 𝑆𝑙𝑡) + (𝐴0 − (𝐴𝑠 + 𝑆𝑙𝑡))𝑒−𝑡 𝜏⁄ (6)
675
where At is the net CO2 assimilation (A) at time t, As is the plateau of A reached in steady 676
state, Sl is the slope of the slow linear increase of A, A0 the initial value of A, and 𝜏 the time 677
constant to reach 63% of As. This equation was adjusted on response curves using the same 678
method described above for gs. 679
680
Including variation in diurnal stomatal behaviour in the Ball-Berry model for predicting gs 681
An addition was made to the original Ball-Berry model (Ball et al., 1987) to take into 682
consideration the time of the day (t) effect on gs: 683
𝑔𝑠 = 𝑔0 + (𝑔1
𝐴𝐻𝑠
𝐶𝑠) + (𝑔2𝑒
−(𝑡−𝑇𝑚)2
2𝑇𝑠2
) (7)
684
Where g0 is the minimal conductance or intercept, g1 the slope of the relationship between 685
gs and the Ball index (AHs/Cs), g2 the amplitude of the Gaussian function, Tm the time to 686
reach the peak of the Gaussian, Ts a parameter related to the width of the peak, and A the 687
net CO2 assimilation. The conditions imposed at the surface of the leaf are represented by 688
Hs, the relative humidity, and Cs, the CO2 concentration in the chamber. 689
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Using R and the nls function, two versions (with and without the third term in equation 6) 690
were adjusted on an independent dataset described previously in Vialet-Chabrand et al. 691
(2017b). The fluctuating light regime and different light intensities applied on plants grown 692
in different conditions give a large range of variation to test the performance of the Ball-693
Berry model against our modified version. 694
The difference between observation (Obs.) and predictions (Mod.) of both models were 695
assessed using the root mean square error (rmse): 696
𝑟𝑚𝑠𝑒 = √∑(𝑂𝑏𝑠. −𝑀𝑜𝑑. )
𝑛
2
(8)
697
where n represents the number of recorded data. 698
699
Supplemental Data 700
The following supplemental materials are available. 701
Supplemental Figure 1. Temporal response of stomatal conductance (gs), net CO2 702 assimilation (A), and intrinsic water use efficiency (Wi), to a step increase in light intensity 703 (from 100 to 1000 µmol m-2 s-1), at different times of the day for the three low light 704 treatments. 705 706 Supplemental Figure 2. Temporal response of stomatal conductance (gs), to a step decrease 707 in light intensity (from 1000 to 100 µmol m-2 s-1), at different times of the day for all six light 708 treatments. 709 710 Supplemental Figure 3. Time constants for stomatal opening (τi), stomatal closure (τd), and 711 the light saturated rate of carbon assimilation (τai) following a step change in light intensity, 712 at different times of the day for the three low light treatments. 713 714 Supplemental Figure 4. First five days of the simulated sinusoidal high light regime (SNHigh), 715 highlighting the random fluctuations in light intensity unique to each day. 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 References 726 727 728
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Figure Legends 1001 1002 Figure 1. Diurnal measurements of net CO2 assimilation (A); stomatal conductance (gs); and 1003 intrinsic water use efficiency (Wi), measured under square wave regimes of light. Fluctuating 1004 (FLH, red), sinusoidal (SNH, green) and square wave (SQH, blue) high light treatments (Full 1005 lines) were measured under square wave high light regime (SQHigh); fluctuating (FLL, red), 1006 sinusoidal (SNL, green) and square wave (SQL, blue) low light treatments (Dashed lines) were 1007 measured under square wave low light regime (SQLow). Error bars represent mean ± SE, n = 5 1008 –7. Grey shaded areas indicate when light source is off. Represented are examples of FLH 1009 (D), SNH (E) and SQH (F) to highlight fit of the temporal response exponential model (black 1010 line). Pink shaded areas illustrate growth light regimes for FLH (D), SNH (E) and SQH (F). 1011 1012 Figure 2. Quantification of the Gaussian signal of stomatal conductance (gs) during diurnal 1013 measurements. Diurnal stomatal conductance measured under square wave light (A); the 1014 relative percentage of Gaussian driven gs (Rsin, B); the time at which peak gs occurs (Tmsin, C); 1015 the width of the peak (Tssin, D); and the magnitude of the Gaussian gs response (Gsin, E). 1016 Fluctuating (FLH, red), sinusoidal (SNH, green) and square wave (SQH, blue) high light 1017 treatments (Full lines) were measured under square wave high light regime (SQHigh); 1018 fluctuating (FLL, red), sinusoidal (SNL, green) and square wave (SQL, blue) low light 1019 treatments (Dashed lines) were measured under square wave low light regime (SQLow). Bars 1020 are combined data from high and low light treatments. Error bars represent mean ± SE, n = 1021 5–7. Colored letters represent the results of Tukey’s posthoc comparisons of group means 1022 from the individual light treatments and black letters are the result from combined high and 1023 low light treatments. 1024 1025 Figure 3. Temporal response of stomatal conductance (gs), net CO2 assimilation (A), and 1026 intrinsic water use efficiency (Wi), to a step increase in light intensity (from 100 to 1000 1027 µmol m2 s1), at different times of the day. Gas exchange parameters (gs, A; A, B; and Wi, C) 1028 were recorded at 20-s intervals, leaf temperature maintained at 25°C, and leaf VPD at 1 ± 1029 0.2 kPa. Plants grown under the three high light treatments; fluctuating (FLH, red); sinusoidal 1030 (SNH, green); square wave (SQH, blue). Error ribbons represent mean ± SE. n = 5–6. 1031 1032 Figure 4. Modelled temporal response of gs and A to a step change in light. Time constants 1033 for stomatal opening (τi, A), stomatal closure (τd, B), and light saturated rate of carbon 1034 assimilation (τai, C) to a step change in light intensity (from 100 to 1000 µmol m2 s1; and 1035 from 1000 to 100 µmol m2 s1 respectively), at different times of the day. Stomatal 1036 conductance following a step increase in light intensity (from 100 to 1000 µmol m2 s1) (Gi, 1037 D); and after light intensity returned to 100 µmol m2 s1 (Gd, E); and light saturated rate of 1038 net CO2 assimilation at 1000 µmol m2 s1 (Ai, F), at different times of the day (Morning, 1039 Midday, Evening). Plants grown under the three high light treatments; fluctuating (FLH, red); 1040 sinusoidal (SNH, green); square wave (SQH, blue). Error bars represent 95% confidence 1041 intervals. n = 5–6. 1042 1043 Figure 5. Comparison of the Ball-Berry model prediction of gs with and without a Gaussian 1044 element. An example of adjustment made on an existing independent data set (black circles) 1045 measured under a dynamic light environment (A; see Vialet-Chabrand et al., 2017b), for the 1046 Ball-Berry model without (blue line) and with (red line) a Gaussian element. Shown are the 1047 comparisons between measured and predicted gs values using the Ball-Berry model without 1048 (B; Blue dots) and with (C; Red dots) a Gaussian element. Open and closed circles are the 1049 Fluctuating and Square-wave treatments, respectively, from the independent data set. 1050 1051
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Figure 1. Diurnal measurements of net CO2 assimilation (A); stomatal conductance (gs); and intrinsic water use efficiency (Wi), measured under square wave regimes of light. Fluctuating (FLH, red), sinusoidal (SNH, green) and square wave (SQH, blue) high light treatments (Full lines) were measured under square wave high light regime (SQHigh); fluctuating (FLL, red), sinusoidal (SNL, green) and square wave (SQL, blue) low light treatments (Dashed lines) were measured under square wave low light regime (SQLow). Error bars represent mean ± SE, n = 5-7. Grey shaded areas indicate when light source is off. Represented are examples of FLH (D), SNH (E) and SQH (F) to highlight fit of the temporal response exponential model (black line). Pink shaded areas illustrate growth light regimes for FLH (D), SNH (E) and SQH (F).
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Figure 2. Gaussian signal of stomatal conductance (gs) during diurnal measurements of square wave light (A). Shown is the relative percentage of Gaussian driven gs (Rsin, B); the time at which peak gs occurs (Tmsin, C); the width of the peak (Tssin , D); and magnitude (Gsin, E), during the diurnal signal of gs. Fluctuating (FLH, red), sinusoidal (SNH, green) and square wave (SQH, blue) high light treatments (Full lines) were measured under square wave high light regime (SQHigh); fluctuating (FLL, red), sinusoidal (SNL, green) and square wave (SQL, blue) low light treatments (Dashed lines) were measured under square wave low light regime (SQLow). Colored bars are combined data from high and low light treatments. Error bars represent mean ± SE, n = 5-7. Letters represent the results of Tukey’s posthoc comparisons of group means.
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Figure 3. Temporal response of stomatal conductance (gs), net CO2 assimilation (A), and intrinsic water use efficiency (Wi), to a step increase in light intensity (from 100 to 1000 µmol m-2 s-1), at different times of the day. Gas exchange parameters (gs, A; A, B; and Wi, C) were recorded at 20s intervals, leaf temperature maintained at 25°C, and leaf VPD at 1 ± 0.2
KPa. Plants grown under the three high light treatments; fluctuating (FLH, red); sinusoidal (SNH, green); square wave (SQH, blue). Error ribbons represent mean ± SE. n = 5-6.
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Figure 4. Time constants for stomatal opening (τi, A), stomatal closure (τd, B), and light saturated rate of carbon assimilation (τai, C) to a step change in light intensity (from 100 to 1000 µmol m-2 s-1; and from 1000 to 100 µmol m-2 s-1 respectively), at different times of the day. Stomatal conductance following a step increase in light intensity (from 100 to 1000 µmol m-2 s-1) (Gi, D); and after light intensity returned to 100 µmol m-2 s-1 (Gd, E); and light saturated rate of net CO2 assimilation at 1000 µmol m-2 s-1 (Ai, F), at different times of the day (Morning, Midday, Evening). Plants grown under the three high light treatments; fluctuating (FLH, red); sinusoidal (SNH, green); square wave (SQH, blue). Error bars represent 95% confidence intervals. n = 5-6.
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Figure 5. Comparison of the Ball-Berry model prediction of gs with and without a Gaussian element. An example of adjustment made on an existing independent data set (black circles) measured under a dynamic light environment (A; see Vialet-Chabrand et al., 2017b), for the Ball-Berry model without (blue line) and with (red line) a Gaussian element. Shown are the comparisons between measured and predicted gs values using the Ball-Berry model without (B; Blue dots) and with (C; Red dots) a Gaussian element. Open and closed circles are the Fluctuating and Square-wave treatments respectively, from the independent data set.
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