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Association of chlorophyll content, phyllotaxy, photosynthesis and B group vitamins in someC 3 andC 4 plants

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The photosynthetically efficientC 4 plantsviz Amaranthus viridis, Euphorbia hirta and aC 3 plant,Acalypha indica with mosaic leaf pattern showed the maximum amount ofB vitamins when compared to the otherC 3 plants. It is observed that photosynthesis and vitamin synthesis go hand-in-hand showing close correlation. The results also indicate that there is a close relation between chlorophyll content and vitamin content. However, there appears to be no relation between phyllotaxy and photosynthesis. Between the twoC 3 plants,viz., Acalypha andCarica, the photosynthetic inefficiency of the latter might be due to more of chlorophyllb and less of chlorophylla as seen from chlorophylla/chlorophyllb ratios.

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  1. Department of Botany, Sri Venkateswara University, 517 502, Tirupati, India

    P Gopala Rao & J Kodandaramaiah

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Rao, P.G., Kodandaramaiah, J. Association of chlorophyll content, phyllotaxy, photosynthesis and B group vitamins in someC 3 andC 4 plants. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 91, 495–500 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03052969

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