Table 4.
Carbon isotope composition of leaf biomass (δ 13C) and CO 2 compensation point (Г) at 25 °C and 920 PPFD in representative Salsola s.l. species
Average numbers of several measurements are presented; for δ13C individual numbers and sources, see Table 5.
Species | Carbon isotope composition (δ13C) | CO2 compensation point (Г, ppm) |
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S. genistoides | –29.7±1.00 | 46.3±0.2 (n=2) |
S. mazenderanica | –23.6±0.06 | 74.9±1.8 (n=6) |
S. montana | –22.6±0.03 | 52.8±6.1 (n=4) |
S. webbii | –24.5±0.10 | 49.7±0.1 (n=4) |
S. divaricata | –29.2±0.17 | 32.3±2.9 (n=6) |
C. orientale | –13.5±0.46 | 5.5±1.5 (n=5) |
X. richteri | –12.1±0.04 | 5.8±0.9 (n=4) |