Volume of a C3 plant leaf (with area of 1m^2)
|
Plants |
3e-4 |
m^3 |
105589 |
Lawlor, D. W, Photo... |
Content of chloroplast in C3 plant leaf (% dry mass of chloroplast)
|
Plants |
60% protein:20% lipid:7.5%photosynthesis products:4% chlorophyll:2.5% nucleic acids:0.9% carotenoids |
N/A |
105599 |
Lawlor, D. W, Photosynthesis:... |
Number of chlorophyll molecules in chloroplast of a C3 plant leaf
|
Plants |
6.7e+8 |
unitless |
105595 |
Lawlor, D. W, Photosynthesis:... |
Number of chloroplasts in a C3 plant leaf (of 1m^2 surface area)
|
Plants |
5.5e+11 |
unitless |
105591 |
Lawlor, D. W, Photo... |
Fraction of terrestrial plant species that are C3 plants
|
Biosphere |
>90 |
% |
116883 |
Arrivault S et al., ... |
Average content of chlorophyll in a C3 plant leaf (of 1m^2 surface area)
|
Plants |
0.5 |
g |
105594 |
Lawlor, D. W, Photosynthesis:... |
A semi quantitative analysis of the photosynthetic system in an 'average' C3 plant leaf
|
Plants |
Table - link |
N/A |
105624 |
Lawlor, D. W, Photo... |
Photon yield of Oxygen evolution on basis of incident light in C3 plants
|
Various |
0.0891 (±0.0009) |
Oxygen molecules/photon |
104657 |
Björkman O. & Demmig... |
Percent of the carbohydrate formed in C3 photosynthesis that is lost through photorespiration
|
Plants |
~30 |
% |
109857 |
Long SP, Zhu XG, Naidu SL... |
Ratio between the substomatal or intercellular and ambient air CO2 concentrations in C3 species
|
Plants |
0.65 to 0.80 |
unitless |
101760 |
Alistair M. Hetherington1... |
Percent of total leaf nitrogen contained in Rubisco in C4 plants
|
Plants |
5-9 |
% |
101770 |
Feller, Urs et al. R... |
P:N ratio by mass in terrestrial plants at their natural field sites
|
Plants |
0.07 to 0.08 |
Unitless |
107192 |
Karpinets TV, Greenwood DJ... |
percent of total soluble protein that is Rubisco in C4 plants
|
Plants |
8-23 |
% |
101763 |
Ku MSB, Schmitt MR, Edwards... |
Leaf dry mass per unit projected area for several plants
|
Plants |
115 (±90 11.8 to 560 Table - link) |
g/m^2 |
107154 |
Ulo Niinemets, Components... |
Number of cells in parallel section (of the one layer of palisade mesophyll cells in transverse section) in a C3 plant leaf
|
Plants |
4e+9 |
Cells/m^2 leaf |
105590 |
Lawlor, D. W, Photo... |
Fraction of all angiosperms (flowering plants) that are asterids and rosids
|
Plants |
asterids 41% rosids 24 |
% |
116900 |
Arrivault S et al., ... |
Size of chloroplasts of selected plants
|
Plants |
Table - link |
N/A |
104982 |
Amazing numbers in biology... |
Fraction of CO2 assimilated through photosynthesis that is typically lost via photorespiration in C3 crops like rice and wheat
|
Plants |
25 |
% |
114625 |
Wilson, R.H. & Whitney... |
Size of photosystem 1 (PSI) in plants
|
Plants |
12-19 |
nm |
100904 |
The structure of a plant... |
Water use efficency (WUE) in C4 plants
|
Biosphere |
2-5 |
g CO2 per kg H2O |
100672 |
Nobel, P. S. "Plant ... |