dc.contributor.author | Martin, Craig E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Zee, Aaron Klaas | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-06T18:07:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-06-06T18:07:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1983 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Martin, C.E. and A.K. Zee. 1983. C3 photosynthesis and Crassulacean acid metabolism in a Kansas rock outcrop succulent, Talinum calycinum Engelm. (Portulacaceae). Plant Physiol. 73: 718-723. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/9871 | |
dc.description | This is the publisher's official version, also available electronically from: http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/73/3/718.full.pdf+html. | |
dc.description.abstract | The potential for Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) was investigated
in the sandstone outcrop succulent Talinum calycinum in central
Kansas. Field studies revealed CAM-Iike diurnal acid fluctuations in
these plants. These fluctuations persisted under all moisture and temperature
regimes in the laboratory. Despite this CAM-Iike acid metabolism,
simultaneous gravimetric determinations of day- and nighttime transpiration
rates indicated the presence of a d gas exchange pattern. Subsequent
analyses of diurnal CO; and H2O exchange patterns under wellwatered
conditions and after 3, 5, and 7 days of drought confirmed these
findings, though low rates of nocturnal CO, uptake were observed on the
fifth night after continuous drought. Finally, the 6 I 3 C / "C value of this
succulent, - 27.8%c, emphasizes the insignificance of any nocturnal CO..
uptake in the lifelong accumulation of carbon in this species. Thus, it is
proposed that T. calycinum is a ( \ plant with some C AM characteristics,
including the ability to re-fix respiratory COj at night under all moisture
regimes, potentially resulting in a conservation of carbon, and occasionally
to fix atmospheric CO. at night. These findings may prove to be
common among rock outcrop succulents. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | American Society of Plant Biologists | |
dc.relation.isversionof | http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/73/3/718.full.pdf+html | |
dc.title | C3 Photosynthesis and Crassulacean Acid Metabolism in a Kansas Rock Outcrop Succulent, Talinum calycinum Engelm. (Portulacaceae) | |
dc.type | Article | |
kusw.kuauthor | Martin, Craig E. | |
kusw.kuauthor | Zee, Aaron Klaas | |
kusw.kudepartment | Botany | |
kusw.oastatus | fullparticipation | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1104/pp.73.3.718 | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | |