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Sugar cane has a special leaf anatomy which make the plant photosynthetically more efficient.1. Name the leaf anatomy 2. Write a note on carbon dioxide fixation in sugarcane. |
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Answer» 1. Kranz anatomy 2. In sugarcane CO2 fixation take place in mesophyll chloroplast. Initially CO2 is accepted by PEP and by using Pepco it is converted into OAA. It is then transported to bundle sheath chloroplast. After the transport, decarboxylation occurs and forms pyruvic acid which is transported to mesophyll chloroplast and converted into PEP. The CO2 released during decarboxylation enters into calvin cycle for the synthesis of Glucose. |
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