Evidence contrary to the existence of storage lipid in leaves of plants inhabiting cold climates
Abstract In a study of the lipid composition of the upland Empetrum nigrum subspp. hermaphroditum and Empetrum nigrum subspp. nigrum with a lowland distribution, no evidence was found to support the suggestion that lipids (triacylglycerols) play a major energy storage role in the leaves of alpine sp...
| Published in: | Plant, Cell & Environment |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1984
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-3040.ep11614677 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1365-3040.ep11614677 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-3040.ep11614677 |
| Summary: | Abstract In a study of the lipid composition of the upland Empetrum nigrum subspp. hermaphroditum and Empetrum nigrum subspp. nigrum with a lowland distribution, no evidence was found to support the suggestion that lipids (triacylglycerols) play a major energy storage role in the leaves of alpine species. On a quantitative basis the triacylglycerols constituted less than 5% of the total lipid in both species and the lowland species possessed the higher levels of total lipid, neutral lipid and triacylglycerols. It is suggested that the presence of a well‐developed waxy cuticle might account for the high total lipid levels encountered in dwarf evergreen shrubs. |
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