Anatomy of Succulence and CAM in 15 Species of Senecio

@article{Fioretto1988AnatomyOS,
  title={Anatomy of Succulence and CAM in 15 Species of Senecio},
  author={Antonietta Fioretto and Anna Alfani},
  journal={Botanical Gazette},
  year={1988},
  volume={149},
  pages={142 - 152}
}
The ability of some species of the genus Senecio to perform Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in plants growing both under controlled conditions and outdoors and the anatomy of their photosynthesizing organs, leaves, and/or stems were investigated. The studied species differed in leaf morphology and in degrees of leaf and stem succulence. Malate accumulation differed with environmental conditions. The carbon isotope ratio δ13C indicated that, in most of the species, the C3 carboxylation… 
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