Traditionally, leaves were thought to be supplied with Cut leaves of The rates of assimilation and efflux of xylem‐transported The majority of xylem‐transported
Steady‐state photosynthetic Gas exchange necessarily incorporates photosynthesis and (photo)respiration. Each process was expected to respond on different timescales due to differences in metabolite compartmentation, biochemistry and diffusive pathways. We hypothesized that metabolic lags in photorespiration relative to photosynthesis/respiration and Our data show that photorespiratory delays cause offsets in predicted Multirate
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10452896
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- New Phytologist
- Volume:
- 222
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 0028-646X
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 785-792
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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