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- Title
C<sub>3</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> Intermediate Photosynthesis in Plants.
- Authors
Monson, Russell K.; Edwards, Gerald E.; Ku, Maurice S. B.
- Abstract
Among higher plants, C[sub 3] species have high levels of photorespiration, which limit the rate of net carbon dioxide assimilation. C[sub 4] plants have evolved a mechanism that overcomes photorespiration. Some species have photorespiration levels intermediate to C[sub 3] and C[sub 4] species, as well as other intermediate anatomical, physiological, and biochemical characteristics. These C[sub 3]-C[sub 4], intermediates provide excellent opportunities for studying how photorespiration is reduced, as well as the genetics and evolution of C[sub 4] photosynthesis. (Accepted for publication 11 April 1984)
- Subjects
PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOBIOLOGY; CARBON; PLANTS
- Publication
BioScience, 1984, Vol 34, Issue 9, p563
- ISSN
0006-3568
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1309599