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Ratios of respiratory CO2 loss as a fraction of photosynthetic CO2 uptake for major crops

Range	30 to 60 %
Organism	Plants
Reference	Zhu XG, Long SP, Ort DR. Improving photosynthetic efficiency for greater yield. Annu Rev Plant Biol. 2010 61 :235-61. doi: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-042809-112206. p.242 left column top paragraphPubMed ID20192734
Primary Source	Amthor JS. 1989. Respiration and Crop Productivity. New York: Springer-Verlag
Comments	"Ratios of respiratory CO2 loss as a fraction of photosynthetic CO2 uptake for major crops vary from 30% to 60% (primary source)."
Entered by	Uri M
ID	109831