Carbon Dioxide Exchange in Saguaro Seedlings
- 1 September 1970
- Vol. 51 (5) , 912-914
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1933988
Abstract
Two—year—old saguaro seedlings possess crassipes acid metabolism (CAM). Carbon dioxide uptake occurs at night with release during the light period. With a rise in temperature dark CO2 uptake is significantly reduced. The combination of water—storage tissue and CAM may contribute to the success of these large succulents in the Sonoran Desert.Keywords
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