PHOTOSYNTHETIC ENZYME-ACTIVITIES IN VETIVERIA-ZIZANIOIDES CULTIVATED IN TEMPERATE CLIMATES

Authors
MAFFEI M SCANNERINI S BERTA G MUCCIARELLI M
Citation
M. Maffei et al., PHOTOSYNTHETIC ENZYME-ACTIVITIES IN VETIVERIA-ZIZANIOIDES CULTIVATED IN TEMPERATE CLIMATES, Biochemical systematics and ecology, 23(1), 1995, pp. 27-32
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Ecology,Biology
Journal title
Biochemical systematics and ecology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03051978
Volume
23
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
27 - 32
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-1978(1995)23:1<27:PEIVCI>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
delta-C-13 values, Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, ribulose-1,5-bisph osphate carboxylase and glycolate oxidase activities were determined i n Vetiveria zizanioides Stapf. (Vetiver) a graminaceous plant native t o tropical and subtropical areas. The results obtained allowed us to s tate that V. zizanioides possessed a C4 photosynthetic mechanism, whic h was retained at high levels even when the plant was cultivated in hu mid-temperate climates.