A Forgotten Application of the Starch Test: C4 Photosynthesis

Suzanne M. Harley

doi:10.1525/abt.2013.75.6.12

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Suzanne M. Harley¹

¹Suzanne M. Harley is Professor of Botany at Weber State University, 2504 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408. E-mail: . sharley@weber.edu

Abstract

in many labs on photosynthesis, the presence of starch in leaves is used as an indirect indicator of photosynthetic activity. Students do starch tests on leaves from plants that have been kept under a variety of conditions in order to check parameters for photosynthesis. The starch test can also be used to enable students to discover differences between plants that use C₃ or C₄ photosynthesis.

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Suzanne M. Harley "A Forgotten Application of the Starch Test: C₄ Photosynthesis," The American Biology Teacher 75(6), 421-422, (1 August 2013). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2013.75.6.12

Published: 1 August 2013