Biochemical and mesophyll diffusional limits to photosynthesis are determined by prey and root nutrient uptake in the carnivorous pitcher plant Nepenthes x ventrata.
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DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa041
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS Carnivorous plants can enhance photosynthetic efficiency in response to prey nutrient uptake but the underlying mechanisms of increased photosynthesis are largely unknown. Here we investigated photosynthesis in the pitcher plant Nepenthes x… read more here.
Keywords: photosynthesis; pitcher plant; biochemical mesophyll; nepenthes ventrata ... See more keywords