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Physiological Aspects of Photosynthesis–Respiration Interrelations

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The review discusses up-to-date concepts of interrelations between photosynthesis and respiration. It considers the quantitative ratio of the processes in the leaf and that in the whole plant reported by Russian and other researches. Special attention is paid to performance of dark respiration in the light and to the methods of its exploration, which employ classical gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence, and carbon isotopes. Possible causes of conservatism and variability in the total respiration to gross photosynthesis ratio under stationary and stress conditions are also discussed along with prospects in further investigations.

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Abbreviations:

A—apparent photosynthesis; Ci—CO2 concentration in intracellular space; CUE—carbon use efficiency; GEC—growth efficiency coefficient; GMRP—growth respiration/maintenance respiration paradigm; Pg—gross photosynthesis; R—dark (mitochondrial) respiration; Rd—respiration in the dark; Rl—respiration in the light.

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Rakhmankulova, Z.F. Physiological Aspects of Photosynthesis–Respiration Interrelations. Russ J Plant Physiol 66, 365–374 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1021443719030117

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