Some Characteristics of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism in Five Nonsucculent Scrub Species Under Natural Semiarid Conditions

Summary null null Leaves of five nonsucculent scrub species, Carissa spinarum, Maba buxifolia, Gymnosporia emarginata, Flacourtia sepiaria and Dodonaea viscosa exhibited some features of Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) under natural semiarid conditions. The occurrence of some characteristics of CAM in these species was exemplified by the nocturnal stomatal conductance, dark carbon assimilation and high activity of phosphoenolpyruvate...