... patterns of plant photosynthetic capacity and their thresholds to a soil moisture gradient in a perennial rhizome grass, Leymuschinensis, and a perennial bunchgrass, Stipa grandis, both dominant in ... 11:21http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/11/21Page 2 of 11RESEARC H ARTIC L E Open Access Responses of photosynthetic capacity to soil moisture gradient in perennial rhizome grass and perennial bunchgrassZhenzhu Xu1, Guangsheng ... areas.However, responses of the potential photosynthetic capacity to soil water status in a wide range of soil moisture levels, and determination of their thresholds are poorly understood. This study examined...