Studies on Dark Fixation of Carbon Dioxide in Kalanchoë: I. Effect of Water Stress and Growth Retardants

1977 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. N. CHATURVEDI ◽  
G. ZABKA
1966 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 623-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudolf Kaul

A simple method of subjecting wheat seedlings to progressive water stress and of measuring the respiration rates is described. Slight water deficits increased CO2 output by about 20%, and more severe water stress decreased it by about 50%. Water stress caused significant changes in the concentrations of malate and citrate and of an unknown organic acid. Water stress strikingly decreased the level of malate in the roots and increased it in the shoots. It is suggested that the decrease in respiration caused by water stress cannot be attributed to an increased rate of dark fixation of carbon dioxide.


1954 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 436-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruble Langston ◽  
A. C. Leopold

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