Drought responses of C3 and C4 (NADP-ME) Panicoid grasses
The success of C₄ plants lies in their ability to concentrate CO₂ at the site of Rubisco thereby conferring greater efficiencies of light, water and nitrogen. Such characteristics should advantage C₄ plants in arid, hot environments. However, not all C₄ subtypes are drought tolerant. The relative ab...
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Rhodes University
2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003762 |