Gas exchange characteristics and Leaf Chlorophyll content of two local hosts infected by Jarum Mas (Striga asiatica).

• Main Authors: Ramlan, Mohd Fauzi, Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud, Hassan, Siti Aishah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 1998
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23608/1/Gas%20exchange%20characteristics%20and%20Leaf%20Chlorophyll%20content%20of%20two%20local%20hosts%20infected%20by%20Jarum%20Mas.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23608/; http://mabjournal.com/‎

The effect of Jarum Mas (Striga asiatica), a parasite, on the gas exchange capacity and leaf chlorophyll content of two local grasses was studied. Infection by S. asiatica reduced the host photosynthetic capacity by reducing the apparenl quantum yield used for CO, fixation. In Ischaemum indicum, low...