Biochemistry and Physiology of Carbon Partitioning in Crop Plants

C.V. PIATTONI; C.M. FIGUEROA; V.E. PEROTTI; F.E. PODESTÁ; A.A. IGLESIAS

Hanbook of Plant and Crop Physiology, 3rd Edition

CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group

Lugar: Boca Raton; Año: 2014; p. 193 - 215

CONTENTS9.1 Carbon Fixation and Photosynthate Partitioning ................................................................. 1939.1.1 Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation ........................................................................ 1949.1.1.1 Carboxylation ............................................................................................. 1949.1.1.2 Reduction ................................................................................................... 1969.1.1.3 Regeneration .............................................................................................. 1969.1.1.4 Regulation of the Benson?Calvin Cycle .................................................... 1969.1.1.5 Adaptations of the Carbon Fixation Metabolism ....................................... 1979.1.2 Intra- and Intercellular Photosynthate Partitioning .................................................. 1989.2 Carbon Metabolism in Source Tissues ................................................................................. 1999.3 Carbon Metabolism in Sink Tissues ..................................................................................... 2009.4 Crops Producing Different Major Photosynthetic Products ................................................. 2019.4.1 Starch and Soluble Sugars ........................................................................................ 2019.4.1.1 Starch Metabolism ..................................................................................... 2019.4.1.2 Sucrose Metabolism ................................................................................... 2039.4.2 Oils and Fatty Acids ................................................................................................. 2059.4.3 Sugar Alcohols .......................................................................................................... 2079.4.4 Proteins and Amino Acids ........................................................................................ 2109.5 Plant Crops Ahead: Developing Strategies for a Sustainable World .................................... 210Acknowledgments .......................................................................................................................... 211References ...................................................................................................................................... 211