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Photosynthesis in C4 Plants at Low Temperatures

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Effects of Stress on Photosynthesis

Part of the book series: Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology ((AABI,volume 3))

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The possible causes of the apparently characteristic low photosynthetic capacity of C4 species at low temperatures are examined through a computer simulation of metabolite fluxes. Predictions for Zea mays are compared with measured steady-state rates of CO2 uptake and O2 evolution, and with the length of photosynthetic induction following dark-light transitions. Incorporation of the known in vitro changes in Pyruvate Pi dikinase activity into the simulation suggests temperature effects on photosynthetic gas exchange similar to those observed in vivo.

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  1. Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Research Station of Gorsem, B-3800, Sint-Truiden, Belgium

    R. Marcelle

  2. Department SBM, Limburgs Universitair Centrum, B-3610, Diepenbeek, Belgium

    H. Clijsters  & M. van Poucke  & 

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Long, S.P. (1983). Photosynthesis in C4 Plants at Low Temperatures. In: Marcelle, R., Clijsters, H., van Poucke, M. (eds) Effects of Stress on Photosynthesis. Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6813-4_26

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