The C4 pathway: An efficient CO2 pump

von Caemmerer, Susanne; Furbank, Robert Thomas

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The C4 pathway: An efficient CO2 pump

Date

2003

Authors

von Caemmerer, Susanne

Furbank, Robert Thomas

Publisher

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Abstract

The C4 pathway is a complex combination of both biochemical and morphological specialisation, which provides an elevation of the CO2 concentration at the site of Rubisco. We review the key parameters necessary to make the C4 pathway function efficiently,