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CO2 and translocation
Translocation of carbohydrates from leaves at night requires energy supplied by respiration. Bunce (pp. 399-403) reports that translocation from soybean leaves, as measured by mass balance, is sensitive to carbon dioxide concentration. Low night-time concentrations of carbon dioxide stimulate translocation and respiration, and high concentrations inhibit both processes.
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