Starch Accumulation Associated with Growth Reduction at Low Temperatures in a Tropical Plant
- 24 April 1970
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 168 (3930), 494-496
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.168.3930.494
Abstract
Growth of Digitaria decumbens is severely reduced by night temperatures of 10°C or below. Ultra-structure of leaves and chemical analyses show a high starch content in chloroplasts of plants illuminated and kept at a temperature of 30°C. This starch disappears after a period in the dark at 30°C, but it remains if the temperature during the dark period is 10°C. The inhibition or slowing of starch translocation out of chloroplasts appears to account for reduced photo-synthesis and growth at low night temperatures.Keywords
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