Sinks - Integral parts of a whole plant

被引:67
作者
Farrar, JF
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关键词
sink; phloem; sucrose; turgor; metabolic control analysis;
D O I
10.1093/jxb/47.Special_Issue.1273
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
It is argued that it is not possible to predict the flux of assimilate into a sink by making a measurement on that sink alone. Rather carbon flux is a whole-plant property and can only be predicted from measurements made simultaneously in source leaves and sinks, and the transport system itself.
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页码:1273 / 1279
页数:7
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