The chlorophyll-containing orchid Corallorhiza trifida derives little carbon through photosynthesis

New Phytologist

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 358-364

  Cameron, Duncan D ^a   Preiss, Katja ^b   Gebauer, Gerhard ^b   Read, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Isotope tracers; Myco heterotrophy; Mycorrhiza; Orchid

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL;

AUTOTROPHY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLOROPHYLL; FUNGUS; HERB; HETEROTROPHY; MYCORRHIZA; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SAPLING; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACER;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE; METABOLISM; ORCHIDACEAE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PLANT;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; ORCHIDACEAE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANT SHOOTS;

CEPHALANTHERA; CEPHALANTHERA DAMASONIUM; CORALLORHIZA; CORALLORRHIZA TRIFIDA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; NEOTTIA; NEOTTIA NIDUS-AVIS; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 67649511955     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02853.x     Document Type: Article

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