Assessing Structural Traits in Triticum aestivum and Zea mays for C3 and C4 Photosynthetic Differentiation Using Free-hand and Semi-thin SectionsJesamine Jöneva Rikisahedew 1, Ülo Niinemets 1,2, Riccardo Scodeller 1, Tiina Tosens 1
1Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, 2Estonian Academy of Sciences
Assessing the anatomical differences between C3 and C4 leaf cross sections helps understand photosynthesis efficiency. This paper describes free-hand and semi-thin leaf cross sections preparation and examination, along with the caveats in the preparation for the crop species Triticum aestivum and Zea mays.
