Plant Species Intermediate for C3, C4 Photosynthesis
Abstract
Mollugo verticillata is the first plant species reported which has characteristics of both C3 (Calvin-Benson pathway) and C4 (Hatch-Slack pathway) plants. This plant species is intermediate between C3 and C4 plants in at least four features generally used to separate those two plant groups: leaf anatomy, cell ultrastructure, photorespiration, and primary photosynthetic products.
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Volume 184 | Issue 4141
7 June 1974
7 June 1974
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