C₄ plant biology

by Rowan F. Sage, Russell K. Monson

1999 596 pages eng

"Two modes of photosynthesis predominate in terrestrial plants: the C[subscript 3] mode, used by most of the estimated 250,000 higher plant species; and the C[subscript 4] mode, used by only 10,000. This work synthesizes the latest developments in C[subscript 4] biochemistry, physiology, systematic…