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C4 plant [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Plant and Crop Production
- Morphology and General Physiology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- C4 plant
1, record 1, English, C4%20plant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the C4 plants fix more carbon dioxide then the C3 plants do for every unit of water they transpire. Thus ... when water is scarce C4 plants should give higher yields than C3 plants do. For that reason C4 crops have long been of interest to botanists and agronomists. 2, record 1, English, - C4%20plant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the source "The Sciences," the digit 4 is not written as a subscript. 3, record 1, English, - C4%20plant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
C4 plant. 4, record 1, English, - C4%20plant
Record 1, Key term(s)
- C plant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Cultures (Agriculture)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plante à C4
1, record 1, French, plante%20%C3%A0%20C4
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plante C4 2, record 1, French, plante%20C4
correct, feminine noun
- plante de type C4 3, record 1, French, plante%20de%20type%20C4
correct, feminine noun
- plante du type C4 4, record 1, French, plante%20du%20type%20C4
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pratiquement, les auteurs s'accordent sur un rendement théorique maximal de 8% dans les plantes à C4, c'est-à-dire celles où la deuxième étape de la photosynthèse met en jeu des molécules à 4 atomes de carbone. 1, record 1, French, - plante%20%C3%A0%20C4
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C4: "4" est en indice. 5, record 1, French, - plante%20%C3%A0%20C4
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plante C
- plante type C
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
- Producción vegetal
- Morfología y fisiología general
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- planta C4
1, record 1, Spanish, planta%20C4
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plantas que inicialmente incorporan CO2 en compuestos de cuatro átomos de carbono, como aspartato, malato, oxalacetato. 1, record 1, Spanish, - planta%20C4
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