Paper · 2026 · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Elevated CO 2 Modulates Hormonal Signaling and Galactose Metabolism to Improve Photosynthetic Performance and Water Use Efficiency in Peanut ( Arachis hypogaea L.)

Chunyu Zhang; Jian Jin; Yansheng Li; et al.

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Abstract

Atmospheric CO 2 elevation promotes peanut biomass accumulation, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. This study investigated the physiological and molecular responses of two peanut cultivars (JH2 and JH54) to elevated CO 2 (EC, 700 μmol·mol –1 ) versus ambient CO 2 (CK, 400 μmol·mol –1 ) in open-top chambers, by analyzing photosynthetic traits, aboveground biomass, and leaf transcriptomic/metabolomic profiles. The results showed that EC significantly increased net photosynthetic rate, intercellular CO 2 concentration, water use efficiency and biomass, but reduced stomatal conductance and pigment contents, with upregulated photosynthesis-related genes. Integrated multiomics revealed reprogrammed salicylic acid/abscisic acid signaling (lowering stomatal conductance and improving water use efficiency) and galactose metabolism (facilitating EC acclimation). Collectively, peanuts adapt to EC via coordinated transcriptomic-metabolomic adjustments in photosynthesis, hormone signaling and carbon metabolic reprogramming (especially galactose metabolism), providing a multilevel mechanistic insight into peanut’s responses to rising atmospheric CO 2 .

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Elevated CO 2 significantly increased peanut net photosynthetic rate.

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elevated CO 2 (EC, 700 μmol·mol –1 )e1
Outcome
net photosynthetic ratee0
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increasede0
Comparator
ambient CO 2 (CK, 400 μmol·mol –1 )e1

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Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“EC significantly increased net photosynthetic rate, intercellular CO 2 concentration, water use efficiency and biomass”

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“elevated CO 2 (EC, 700 μmol·mol –1 ) versus ambient CO 2 (CK, 400 μmol·mol –1 )”

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“peanut cultivars”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Elevated CO 2 significantly increased peanut intercellular CO 2 concentration.

Treatment
elevated CO 2 (EC, 700 μmol·mol –1 )e1
Outcome
intercellular CO 2 concentratione0
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increasede0
Comparator
ambient CO 2 (CK, 400 μmol·mol –1 )e1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“EC significantly increased net photosynthetic rate, intercellular CO 2 concentration, water use efficiency and biomass”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 458–576 · show in text ↑
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“elevated CO 2 (EC, 700 μmol·mol –1 ) versus ambient CO 2 (CK, 400 μmol·mol –1 )”

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“peanut cultivars”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Elevated CO 2 significantly increased peanut water use efficiency.

Treatment
elevated CO 2 (EC, 700 μmol·mol –1 )e1
Outcome
water use efficiencye0
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increasede0
Comparator
ambient CO 2 (CK, 400 μmol·mol –1 )e1

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Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“EC significantly increased net photosynthetic rate, intercellular CO 2 concentration, water use efficiency and biomass”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 458–576 · show in text ↑
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“elevated CO 2 (EC, 700 μmol·mol –1 ) versus ambient CO 2 (CK, 400 μmol·mol –1 )”

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“peanut cultivars”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Elevated CO 2 significantly increased peanut biomass.

Treatment
elevated CO 2 (EC, 700 μmol·mol –1 )e1
Outcome
biomasse0
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increasede0
Comparator
ambient CO 2 (CK, 400 μmol·mol –1 )e1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“EC significantly increased net photosynthetic rate, intercellular CO 2 concentration, water use efficiency and biomass”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 458–576 · show in text ↑
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“elevated CO 2 (EC, 700 μmol·mol –1 ) versus ambient CO 2 (CK, 400 μmol·mol –1 )”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 229–308 · show in text ↑
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“peanut cultivars”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Elevated CO 2 reduced peanut stomatal conductance.

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elevated CO 2 (EC, 700 μmol·mol –1 )e1
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stomatal conductancee0
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reducede0
Comparator
ambient CO 2 (CK, 400 μmol·mol –1 )e1

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Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“but reduced stomatal conductance and pigment contents”

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“elevated CO 2 (EC, 700 μmol·mol –1 ) versus ambient CO 2 (CK, 400 μmol·mol –1 )”

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“peanut cultivars”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Elevated CO 2 reduced peanut pigment contents.

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elevated CO 2 (EC, 700 μmol·mol –1 )e1
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pigment contentse0
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reducede0
Comparator
ambient CO 2 (CK, 400 μmol·mol –1 )e1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“but reduced stomatal conductance and pigment contents”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 578–631 · show in text ↑
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“elevated CO 2 (EC, 700 μmol·mol –1 ) versus ambient CO 2 (CK, 400 μmol·mol –1 )”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 229–308 · show in text ↑
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“peanut cultivars”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Elevated CO 2 upregulated peanut photosynthesis-related genes.

Treatment
elevated CO 2 (EC, 700 μmol·mol –1 )e1
Outcome
photosynthesis-related genese0
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upregulatede0
Comparator
ambient CO 2 (CK, 400 μmol·mol –1 )e1

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Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“with upregulated photosynthesis-related genes”

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“elevated CO 2 (EC, 700 μmol·mol –1 ) versus ambient CO 2 (CK, 400 μmol·mol –1 )”

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“peanut cultivars”

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Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Elevated CO 2 reprogrammed salicylic acid and abscisic acid signaling, interpreted as lowering stomatal conductance and improving water use efficiency.

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salicylic acid/abscisic acide0
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stomatal conductance and improving water use efficiencye0

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Arachis hypogaea
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“reprogrammed salicylic acid/abscisic acid signaling (lowering stomatal conductance and improving water use efficiency)”

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“peanut cultivars”

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Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Elevated CO 2 reprogrammed galactose metabolism, interpreted as facilitating acclimation.

Outcome
EC acclimatione0
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galactose metabolisme0

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Arachis hypogaea
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“galactose metabolism (facilitating EC acclimation)”

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“peanut cultivars”

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co2 · physiology: photosynthesis · Arachis hypogaea (peanut)Positive and negative results

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co2 · growth · Arachis hypogaea (peanut)Positive and negative results

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