Spatial patterns of photosynthesis in thin- and thick-leaved epiphytic orchids: unravelling C3–CAM plasticity in an organ-compartmented way | Zendy

Maria Aurineide Rodrigues | Zendy; Alejandra Matiz | Zendy; Aline Bertinatto Cruz | Zendy; Aline Tiemi Matsumura | Zendy; Cassia Ayumi Takahashi | Zendy; Leonardo Hamachi | Zendy; Lucas Macedo Félix | Zendy; Paula Natália Pereira | Zendy; Marcos Pereira Marinho Aidar | Zendy; Diego Demarco | Zendy; Luciano Freschi | Zendy; Helenice Mercier | Zendy; Gilberto Barbante Kerbauy | Zendy

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Spatial patterns of photosynthesis in thin- and thick-leaved epiphytic orchids: unravelling C3–CAM plasticity in an organ-compartmented way

Author(s) -

Maria Aurineide Rodrigues,

Alejandra Matiz,

Aline Bertinatto Cruz,

Aline Tiemi Matsumura,

Cassia Ayumi Takahashi,

Leonardo Hamachi,

Lucas Macedo Félix,

Paula Natália Pereira,

Marcos Pereira Marinho Aidar,

Diego Demarco,

Luciano Freschi,

Helenice Mercier,

Gilberto Barbante Kerbauy

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mct090

Subject(s) - crassulacean acid metabolism , biology , orchidaceae , phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase , aerenchyma , botany , photosynthesis , epiphyte , rubisco

A positive correlation between tissue thickness and crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) expression has been frequently suggested. Therefore, this study addressed the question of whether water availability modulates photosynthetic plasticity in different organs of two epiphytic orchids with distinct leaf thickness.

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