Two Categories of <sup>13</sup>C/<sup>12</sup>C Ratios for Higher Plants

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Authors

Bruce N. Smith · California Institute of Technology

Samuel Epstein · California Institute of Technology

Abstract

(13)C/(12)C ratios have been determined for plant tissue from 104 species representing 60 families. Higher plants fall into two categories, those with low delta(PDBI) (13)C values (-24 to -34 per thousand) and those with high delta (13)C values (-6 to -19 per thousand). Algae have delta (13)C values of -12 to -23 per thousand. Photosynthetic fractionation leading to such values is discussed.

Topics & Keywords

Potato Plant Research Plant Ecology and Soil Science

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Volume 47, Issue 3, pp. 380-384

DOI: 10.1104/pp.47.3.380

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