Table 2.
Amount of carbon fixed and rate of carbon fixation in leaves of WT and MSC16 cucumber after their 5- and 15-min exposure to 14CO2
| Amount of carbon fixed (nmol C cm−2) Exposure to 14CO2 |
Rates of carbon fixation (μmol C m−2 s−1) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 min | 15 min | ||
| WT | |||
| Solubles | 61.47 ± 5.03 | 201.13 ± 10.37 | 2.32 ± 0.19 |
| Starch | 90.38 ± 3.69 | 264.66 ± 23.37 | 2.90 ± 0.39 |
| Insolubles | 8.57 ± 1.10 | 19.14 ± 1.01 | 0.18 ± 0.02 |
| Total | 160.42 ± 5.97 | 484.93 ± 29.37 | 5.37 ± 0.15 |
| MSC16 | |||
| Solubles | 83.54 ± 0.38 | 250.23 ± 14.90 | 2.78 ± 0.25 |
| Starch | 100.28 ± 1.89 | 302.57 ± 13.64 | 3.37 ± 0.23 |
| Insolubles | 8.72 ± 2.47 | 16.14 ± 1.47 | 0.12 ± 0.05 |
| Total | 192.55 ± 0.96 | 568.94 ± 18.44 | 6.37 ± 0.09 |
Values are means from 3 replicates ± SD