Using an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system, we have introduced the intact gene
of maize phospho enol pyruvate carboxylase (PEPC), which catalyzes the initial fixation of …

… Maurice Ku pointed out that it will be very important to check these transgenes under stress
… Ku: The first field trial consisted of plants growing in pots, but they were maintained in the …

Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) has a high photosynthetic capacity under high humidity
and a pronounced sensitivity of photosynthesis to high water vapor pressure deficit (VPD). …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the biochemistry of C 3 –C 4 intermediates. The
reductive pentose phosphate pathway, or PCR cycle, is the means through which higher …

The genus Flaveria shows evidence of evolution in the mechanism of photosynthesis as its
21 species include C 3 , C 3 -C 4 , C 4 -like, and C 4 plants. In this study, several …

Among higher plants, C 3 species have high levels of photorespiration, which limit the rate
of net carbon dioxide assimilation. C 4 plants have evolved a mechanism that overcomes …

To study the regulatory and functional differentiation between the mesophyll ( M ) and
bundle sheath ( BS ) cells of maize (Zea mays), we isolated large quantities of highly …

Although the enucleate conducting cells of the phloem are incapable of protein synthesis,
phloem exudates characteristically contain low concentrations of soluble proteins. The role of …

The facultative halophyte, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, shifts its mode of carbon
assimilation from the C 3 pathway to Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in response to water …

The chloroplastic NADP-malic enzyme (NADP-ME) is a key enzyme of the C 4 photosynthesis
pathway in NADP-ME type C 4 plants such as maize. To express the chloroplastic NADP-…