Two categories of c/c ratios for higher plants.

Plant physiology ·Vol. 47 ·No. 3 ·1971-03-00 ·Pages 380-4

Smith BN, Epstein S

Abstract

(13)C/(12)C ratios have been determined for plant tissue from 104 species representing 60 families. Higher plants fall into two categories, those with low delta(PDBI) (13)C values (-24 to -34 per thousand) and those with high delta (13)C values (-6 to -19 per thousand). Algae have delta (13)C values of -12 to -23 per thousand. Photosynthetic fractionation leading to such values is discussed.

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Smith B N

Division of Geological Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91106.

Epstein S

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Article Info

Journal

Plant physiology

Abbr.

Plant Physiol

ISSN

0032-0889

DOI

10.1104/pp.47.3.380

Published

1971-03-00

Pages

380-4

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0401224

PMCID

PMC365873

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1104/pp.47.3.380 PMC Full Text View journal details

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