ArticlePlant physiology2019
The Spatial Distribution of Chlorophyll in Leaves.
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Abstract
Measuring and modeling the spatial distribution of chlorophyll within the leaf is critical for understanding the relationship between leaf structure and carbon assimilation, for defining the relative investments in leaf tissues from the perspective of leaf economics theory, and for the emerging application of in silico carbon assimilation models. Yet, spatially resolved leaf chlorophyll distribution data are limited. Here, we used epi-illumination fluorescence microscopy to estimate relative chlorophyll concentration as a function of mesophyll depth for 57 plant taxa. Despite interspecific variation due to differences in leaf thickness, mesophyll palisade fraction, and presence of large intercellular airspaces, the spatial distribution of chlorophyll in laminar leaves was remarkably well conserved across diverse lineages (ferns, cycads, conifers, ginkgo, basal angiosperms, magnoliids, monocots, and eudicots) and growth habits (tree, shrub, herbaceous, annual, perennial, evergreen, and deciduous). In the typical leaf, chlorophyll content increased gradually as a function of depth, peaking deep within the mesophyll. This chlorophyll distribution pattern is likely coupled to adaxial and abaxial intraleaf light gradients, including the relative enrichment of green light in the lower leaf. Chlorophyll distribution for the typical leaf from our dataset was well represented by a simple mathematical model (R
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