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A comparative study of dark respiration and effects of high and low temperature on dark respiration in five greenhouse cultivated tropical and sub-tropical species was made. The respiration rates determined manometrically were low in all species. Respiration rates increased with increasing temperature. Low temperature treatment accelerated the rate of respiration at 25 °G except in two species. An attempt has been made to determine the critical and optimum temperature for these species. The respiratory behaviour of these species has been discussed with respect to their original habitats and prevailing environmental conditions.
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Todaria, N.P. Respiration rates of some greenhouse cultivated tropical and subtropical species. Biol Plant 28, 280–287 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02902294
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