Decarboxylation mechanisms of C4 photosynthesis in Saccharum spp.: increased PEPCK activity under water-limiting conditions.
Viviane CacefoAlessandra Ferreira RibasRafael Rebes ZillianiDaniel Moreira NerisDouglas Silva DominguesAdriana Lima MoroLuiz Gonzaga Esteves VieiraPublished in: BMC plant biology (2019)
The results obtained here, show that sugarcane increases the use of the PEPCK pathway as a decarboxylation mechanism, in addition to the NADP-ME pathway, under conditions of water deficit, particularly in the tolerant cultivar.
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