Table 2 Required nitrogen re-allocation (δn, [fraction]) for different leaf nitrogen levels for various Flaveria species.

From: Modeling photosynthetic resource allocation connects physiology with evolutionary environments

 

Leaf nitrogen level

50 mmol m−2

130 mmol m−2

170 mmol m−2

250 mmol m−2

F. pringlei (C3)

0.039

0.105

0.151

0.273

F. floridana (C3-C4)

0.072

0.159

0.222

0.360

F. palmeri (C4-like)

0.100

0.263

0.325

0.415

F. bidentis (C4)

0.109

0.275

0.334

0.414

  1. The required nitrogen re-allocation represents the total fraction of nitrogen that needs to be re-allocated between photosynthetic pools to optimally adjust photosynthesis from the evolutionary scenario to a given experimental growth environment.
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