Adaptation of photosynthesis in marama bean Tylosema esculentum (Burchell A. Schreiber) to a high temperature, high radiation, drought-prone environment

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 10-11, 2005, Pages 969-976

  Mitchell, R A C ^a   Keys, A J ^a   Madgwick, P J ^a   Parry, M A J ^a   Lawlor, D W ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Morama bean; Photosynthetic water use efficiency; Ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase; Rubisco kinetics

Indexed keywords

RBCL PROTEIN, PLASTID; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DISASTER; HEAT; LEGUME; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION DOSE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; FABACEAE; HEAT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NATURAL DISASTERS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RIBULOSE-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TYLOSEMA ESCULENTUM;

EID: 28944453823     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2005.08.009     Document Type: Article

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