Tob. Sci., 1970, 14-20, p. 69-72, ISSN.0082-4623
Changes in the etiolated tobacco leaf during greening. IV. Carbon dioxide fixation
HARRIS J.B.; NAYLOR A.W.
Biology Department, Wisconsin State University, Stevens Point, Wisconsin USA; Botany Department, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina USA
Etiolated leaves of Nicotiana tabacum L. cv 18a were excised from the shoot and exposed to 2, 4, 8, and 24 hours of light. Within four hours chlorophyll was synthesized but, the leaves fixed carbon only by way of dark processes. Fixation was...