Interaction among species, time-of-day, and soil water potential on biochemical and physiological characteristics of cladodes of Opuntia

• Published in: Plant physiology and biochemistry Vol. 162; pp. 185 - 195
• Main Authors: López Navarrete, María Consepsión, Peña-Valdivia, Cecilia Beatriz, Trejo, Carlos, Padilla Chacón, Daniel, García N, Rodolfo, Martínez B, Eleazar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France Elsevier Masson SAS 01.05.2021
• Subjects: Biochemistry; Free amino acids; Invertase activity; Opuntia; Phenols; Physiology; Plant Extracts; Soil; Soluble proteins; Soluble sugars; Starch; Water; Soluble proteins; Free amino acids; Invertase activity; Starch; Biochemistry; Physiology; CAM; Soluble sugars; ΨW

The physiology and biochemistry of young Opuntia spp. cladodes relate with their Crassulacean acid metabolism, which extends over the day-night cycle in four phases, is species-dependent and is affected by water availability. This study aimed to assess the interaction among species, time-of-day, and...