Correlations between calcium oxalate crystals and photosynthetic activities in palisade cells of shade-adapted Peperomia glabella

Botanical Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-164

  Kuo Huang, Ling Long ^a   Ku, Maurice S B ^b,c   Franceschi, Vincent R ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate; Crystals; Peperomia; Photosynthesis; Shade plants

Indexed keywords

PEPEROMIA; PEPEROMIA GLABELLA;

EID: 34250002267     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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