A review on the ambit and prospects of C_3 and C_4 plants in Nigeria  

作　　者：Abdulwakeel Ayokun-nun Ajao Oludare Oladipo Agboola Sefiu Adekilekun Saheed 

机构地区：[1]Department of Botany, Obafemi Awolowo University [2]Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg [3]Department of Botany, University of Lagos

出　　处：《Research in Cold and Arid Regions》2017年第6期587-598,共12页寒旱区科学（英文版）

摘　　要：Despite the enormous applications of photosynthesis in global carbon budget and food security, photosynthesis research has not been adequately explored as a research focus in Nigeria. Previous works on C3 and C4 plants in Nigeria were mainly on the use of anatomical characteristics to delimit plant species into their respective pathways, with no attention being paid to its applications. In this review, past and present knowledge gaps in this area of study are elucidated. Information used in this review were sourced from referred research articles and books in reputable journals. The results revealed that C3 and C4 plants are distributed among 21 genera and 11 families in Nigeria. In addition there is dearth of informatio such that only three genera have been classified based on diverse photosynthetic pathways with no information found on the physiological and biochemical characterization of these genera. Moreover, further research is also suggested for tackling new challenges in the area of food productivity and climate change.Despite the enormous applications of photosynthesis in global carbon budget and food security, photosynthesis research has not been adequately explored as a research focus in Nigeria. Previous works on C3 and C4 plants in Nigeria were mainly on the use of anatomical characteristics to delimit plant species into their respective pathways, with no attention being paid to its applications. In this review, past and present knowledge gaps in this area of study are elucidated. Information used in this review were sourced from referred research articles and books in reputable journals. The results revealed that C3 and C4 plants are distributed among 21 genera and 11 families in Nigeria. In addition there is dearth of informatio such that only three genera have been classified based on diverse photosynthetic pathways with no information found on the physiological and biochemical characterization of these genera. Moreover, further research is also suggested for tackling new challenges in the area of food productivity and climate change.

关 键 词：BIOFUEL BUNDLE shealth CLIMATE change Kranz tissue MESOPHYLL 

分 类 号：Q945.11[生物学—植物学]