Storage carbohydrate production and overwintering strategy in a winter-green tussock grass on South Georgia (Sub Antarctic)
Water-soluble and ethanol-soluble carbohydrates were extracted from leaves, shoots, roots, rhizomes and flowers ofParodiochloa flabellata (Lam.) Rasp. (=Poa flabellata (Lam.) Hook f.) throughout a growing season. Very high levels of soluble carbohydrates were found in the shoot, comprising up to 71%...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:523356 2023-05-15T13:41:43+02:00 Storage carbohydrate production and overwintering strategy in a winter-green tussock grass on South Georgia (Sub Antarctic) Gunn, T.C. Walton, David W.H. 1985 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523356/ https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999768 unknown Springer Gunn, T.C.; Walton, David W.H. orcid:0000-0002-7103-4043 . 1985 Storage carbohydrate production and overwintering strategy in a winter-green tussock grass on South Georgia (Sub Antarctic). Polar Biology, 4 (4). 237-242. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999768 <https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999768> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1985 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999768 2023-02-04T19:48:22Z Water-soluble and ethanol-soluble carbohydrates were extracted from leaves, shoots, roots, rhizomes and flowers ofParodiochloa flabellata (Lam.) Rasp. (=Poa flabellata (Lam.) Hook f.) throughout a growing season. Very high levels of soluble carbohydrates were found in the shoot, comprising up to 71% of the shoot dry weight. There was no significant storage in the rhizome. It is suggested that the production of storage fructans with a degree of polymerization greater than 14, rather than oligosaccharides or starch, may be related to the cold environment. Relationships between the onset of senescence and levels of fructans suggest that recovery of sugars from dying tissue is high. The sugar reserves together with preformation of the flowers should ensure production of seed however poor the summer or long the winter might be. The high levels of fructans may partly inhibit growth but may also offer some degree of freezing resistance. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Polar Biology Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Polar Biology 4 4 237 242 |
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Water-soluble and ethanol-soluble carbohydrates were extracted from leaves, shoots, roots, rhizomes and flowers ofParodiochloa flabellata (Lam.) Rasp. (=Poa flabellata (Lam.) Hook f.) throughout a growing season. Very high levels of soluble carbohydrates were found in the shoot, comprising up to 71% of the shoot dry weight. There was no significant storage in the rhizome. It is suggested that the production of storage fructans with a degree of polymerization greater than 14, rather than oligosaccharides or starch, may be related to the cold environment. Relationships between the onset of senescence and levels of fructans suggest that recovery of sugars from dying tissue is high. The sugar reserves together with preformation of the flowers should ensure production of seed however poor the summer or long the winter might be. The high levels of fructans may partly inhibit growth but may also offer some degree of freezing resistance. |
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Gunn, T.C. Walton, David W.H. Storage carbohydrate production and overwintering strategy in a winter-green tussock grass on South Georgia (Sub Antarctic) |
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Storage carbohydrate production and overwintering strategy in a winter-green tussock grass on South Georgia (Sub Antarctic) |
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Storage carbohydrate production and overwintering strategy in a winter-green tussock grass on South Georgia (Sub Antarctic) |
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Storage carbohydrate production and overwintering strategy in a winter-green tussock grass on South Georgia (Sub Antarctic) |
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Storage carbohydrate production and overwintering strategy in a winter-green tussock grass on South Georgia (Sub Antarctic) |
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Storage carbohydrate production and overwintering strategy in a winter-green tussock grass on South Georgia (Sub Antarctic) |
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storage carbohydrate production and overwintering strategy in a winter-green tussock grass on south georgia (sub antarctic) |
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Gunn, T.C.; Walton, David W.H. orcid:0000-0002-7103-4043 . 1985 Storage carbohydrate production and overwintering strategy in a winter-green tussock grass on South Georgia (Sub Antarctic). Polar Biology, 4 (4). 237-242. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999768 <https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999768> |
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