Sources of carbon supporting the fast growth of developing immature moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) culms: inference from carbon isotopes and anatomy
Abstract:Phyllostachys edulis is a spectacularly fast-growing species that completes its height growth within two months after the shoot emerges without producing leaves (fast-growing period, FGP). This phase was considered heterotrophic, the carbon necessary for the growth being transferred from the mature culms via the rhizomes, although previous studies observed key enzymes and anatomical features related to C4-carbon fixation in developing culms. We tested whether C4-photosynthesis or dark-CO2 fixation through anap… Show more
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