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Isoetes sinensis Palmer (Isoetaceae) is an aquatic or amphibious plant that is critically endangered in China. Previous studies have revealed
the crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM)-like photosynthetic pathway occurs commonly in submerged leaves in genus
Isoetes. Water chemistry parameters and the titratable acidity content of the plant extract were measured from samples obtained in
the early morning (7∶00) and late afternoon (15∶00) from two
I. sinensis populations in China. One population occurs in the eulittoral zone of a freshwater tidal river at low elevation (134 m) and
another occurs in a densely vegetated, high elevation (1 100 m) alpine shallow pool. Significant differences in pH and titratable
acidity of the plant extract were detected between the morning and afternoon samples. These changes are associated with diurnal
changes in water chemistry. Our results provide the first evidence for the existence of the CAM pathway in the East Asian
endemic
Isoetes sinensis Palmer. The magnitude of fluctuations in the titratable acidity of the plant extract may be correlated with the severe carbon
limitation imposed on the plants by its aquatic habitat.
Foundation item: Supported by the State Key Basic Research and Development Plan (G2000046805)
Biography:
Pang Xin-an (1974-), male, Master candidate, research direction: conservation biology.
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