Suaeda monoica, a C(4) Plant without Typical Bundle Sheaths |
| |
| Authors: | Shomer-Ilan A Beer S Waisel Y |
| |
| Affiliation: | Department of Botany, Tel Aviv University, The Dr. George S. Wise Center for Life Sciences, Tel Aviv, Israel. |
| |
| Abstract: | Suaeda monoica Forssk. ex J. F. Gmel was found to possess the C4 pathway of photosynthesis. The succulent leaves of Suaeda lack a green bundle sheath formation but have a layer of chlorenchyma, containing large and centripetally arranged chloroplasts, which surrounds the water tissue. We suggest that the proximity of a chlorenchymatous cell layer to the vascular bundles is not necessary for the operation of the C4 pathway. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
| 本文献已被 PubMed 等数据库收录！ |
|
