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1 Changes in Plant Metabolism Induced by Climate Change Lisa Ainsworth USDA ARS Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit Department of Plant Biology, Univ of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

2 Outline How is the climate changing? How do we measure crop responses to climate change? How does rising [CO 2 ] affect crops? How does rising [O 3 ] affect crops? How can we adapt crops to future climates and improve production?

3 Climate change is multifaceted CO 2 C flooding surface O 3 drought

4 Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration Carbon dioxide is the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas. The global atmospheric CO 2 concentration has increased from a pre-industrial value of ~280 parts per million (ppm) to 385 ppm in The atmospheric CO 2 concentration exceeds by far the natural range over the last 650,000 years (180 to 300 ppm). IPCC 2007

5 Carbon dioxide concentration ([CO 2 ]) is projected to surpass 550 ppm by the middle of the century and top 700 ppm by Despite initial steps taken under the Kyoto Protocol, the world appears to be on a path that is likely to lead to a [CO 2 ] that exceeds the highest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change emissions scenario.

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7 Future Surface Ozone Levels

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10 IPCC Projections of Surface Temperatures B1 A1B A2

11 % decrease in summer soil moisture at 2x CO2

12 Analysis of 61 counties in Wisconsin analyzed from There is a negative correlation between temperature and corn and soybean yields. Each additional degree ( C) of future warming during summer months could potentially decrease corn and soybean yields by 13% and 16%, respectively.

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14 Outline How is the climate changing? How do we measure crop responses to climate change? How does rising [CO 2 ] affect crops? How does rising [O 3 ] affect crops? How can we adapt crops to future climates and improve production?

15 Free Air Concentration Enrichment (FACE) Andrew Leakey

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23 FACE: Accurate and homogenous fumigation % of minute averages within 10% Fumigation Off 450 Fumigation On 350 0:00 4:51 8:57 12:38 16:44 20:50 Tim Mies Andrew Leakey

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25 Outline How is the climate changing? How do we measure crop responses to climate change? How does rising [CO 2 ] affect crops? How does rising [O 3 ] affect crops? How can we adapt crops to future climates and improve production?

26 What are the direct effects of CO 2 on C 3 crops? Current CO 2 Concentration CO 2 Concentration in 2050 CO 2 CO 2 CO 2 CO 2 Photorespiration Photosynthesis Photorespiration Photosynthesis

27 Elevated CO 2 Stimulates Photosynthesis CO 2 O 2 Increased carbon gain from increased rates of carboxylation and decreased rates of oxygenation and subsequent photorespiration Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco)

28 Elevated CO 2 Decreases Stomatal Conductance H 2 O H 2 O Ambient 385 ppm [CO 2 ] Elevated 550 ppm [CO 2 ]

29 Lower stomatal conductance at elevated [CO 2 ] reduces evaporative cooling and warms the crop canopy Andrew Leakey

30 CO 2 Photorespiration Rubisco carboxylation Leaf water status Production Leaf area

31 Crop Yield Responses to FACE

32 Photosynthesis is not directly stimulated by elevated CO 2 in C4 crops including corn. soybean corn [CO 2 ] in the bundle sheath cells is ~1000 ppm

33 Stomatal conductance is lower in C 4 crops (corn), which increases canopy temperature. Despite higher canopy temperature, total canopy evapotranspiration is lower at elevated [CO 2 ], and soil moisture is improved. Leakey et al. Plant Physiology 140:

34 Crop Yield Responses to Elevated CO2

35 Outline How is the climate changing? How do we measure crop responses to climate change? How does rising [CO 2 ] affect crops? How does rising [O 3 ] affect crops? How can we adapt crops to future climates and improve production?

36 Targets of ozone damage on the leaf surface (cuticle) and within the leaf mesophyll.

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38 USDA NCLAN study

39 Soybean seed yield response to ozone concentration y = x r 2 = 0.96 Yield (bu/ac) hr mean [O 3 ]

40 What is the cost of ozone pollution? In the Midwest U.S., current ozone concentrations are costing 1-5 metric tons/km 2 of potential corn yields and 5-20 metric tons/km 2 of potential soybean yields.

41 What is the economic cost of ozone pollution? Those yield losses translate to ~$600,000,000 in lost profit for corn and $1.7B in lost profit for soybean.

42 Cost of ozone pollution will only increase in the future without efforts to breed for ozone tolerance.

43 Outline How is the climate changing? How do we measure crop responses to climate change? How does rising [CO 2 ] affect crops? How does rising [O 3 ] affect crops? How can we adapt crops to future climates and improve production?

44 Alter the distribution of resources among photosynthetic enzymes to improve the efficiency of photosynthesis.

45 Identify cultivars with strong sink capacity. Test Cultivar Akitakomachi Wixiangjing 14 Shanyou 63 Genotype Japonica Japonica Hybrid indica % Increase +12.8% +12.8% +34.1% in Yield

46 Identify molecular signals of CO 2 responsiveness or O 3 tolerance

47 Genetic dissection of CO 2 responsiveness and O 3 tolerance

48 Global climate change will add at least three new dimensions to agriculture: (1) the production environment will be more variable and more stressful (2) climatic variation will be greater between years and locations of field trials (3) the environment for which crops are being designed will be a rapidly moving target. Research has identified a number of potential targets for improving crop performance in a future high [CO 2 ] and high [O 3 ] world.

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