Experimental evidence for diel variations of the carbon isotope composition in leaf, stem and phloem sap organic matter in Ricinus communis

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 941-953

  Gessler, Arthur ^a,d   Tcherkez, Guillaume ^a,c   Peuke, Andreas D ^b   Ghashghaie, Jaleh ^c   Farquhar, Graham D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Isotope modelling; Post carboxylation fractionation; Starch; Transport

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DICOTYLEDON; DIEL VARIATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LEAF; METABOLISM; ORGANIC MATTER; PHLOEM; STARCH; STEM; SUGAR; WATER AVAILABILITY;

INSECTIVORA; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 44949120739     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01806.x     Document Type: Article

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