Abstract
Net photosynthetic rates, sucrose levels, fructose 2,6-biphosphate content and the related enzyme activities were investigated in control and water stressed leaves of Triticum aestivum L. var sonalica. Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate accumulated in water stressed plants and reduced leaf photosynthesis, sucrose content and the activities of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase and sucrose phosphate synthase. 14C-distribution into starch was more with increasing water stress while 14C-incorporation into sucrose was drastically reduced in stressed plants. Fructose-6-phosphate-2-kinase activity was extremely high in stressed plants while the activity of fructose 2,6-bisphosphatase was low. The results provide a clear evidence that low leaf water potentials result in fructose-2,6-bisphosphate accumulation, which modulates photosynthetic sucrose formation and carbon partitioning in wheat leaves.
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