NEW METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF C 3 , C 4 AND CAM-TYPE PLANTS

Numerous methods have been elaborated for the determination of photosynthetic ability in various plants, but they are all complicated and require sophisticated equipment. In the present paper a modified version of the light microscope technique reported by Crookstonn and Moss (1974) was used to meas...

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Published in:Cereal research communications 1998-01, Vol.26 (4), p.413-418
Main Authors: Belea, A., Kiss, A.S., Galbács, Z.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
C4 plants
Deuterium
Hybridity
Magnesium
Mesophyll cells
Microscopes
Photosynthesis
Physiology
Plants
Research methods
Vascular bundles
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Summary:Numerous methods have been elaborated for the determination of photosynthetic ability in various plants, but they are all complicated and require sophisticated equipment. In the present paper a modified version of the light microscope technique reported by Crookstonn and Moss (1974) was used to measure the number of mesophyllic cell rows and the distance between the vascular bundles in leaf samples of three plants from each of 379 different plant species. In this way it was possible to distinguish plants of the C3 and C4 types extremely easily and reliably. Using the new deuterium method it also proved possible to identify plants of the CAM type and distinguish them from C3 and C4 plants in two different plant families.
ISSN:0133-3720
1788-9170