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Carbohydrates play a central role in the metabolism of the plant as energy carriers, as reserves and, above all, as building materials. Plants can in fact be considered as carbohydrate organisms: more than 60% of the dry weight of higher plants consists of carbohydrates.
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Pisek, A., Larcher, W., Vegis, A., Napp-Zinn, K. (1973). The Normal Temperature Range. In: Temperature and Life. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65708-5_4
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