CAM induction in Clusia minor L. during the transition from wet to dry season in Trinidad: The role of organic acid speciation and decarboxylation

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 655-664

  Borland, A M ^a   Griffiths, H ^a   Maxwell, C ^a   Fordham, M C ^a   Broadmeadow, M S J ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAM; Citrate; Clusia minor; Decarboxylation; Malate; Xylem tension

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001157650     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00400.x     Document Type: Article

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