Cystoliths in Ficus leaves: increasing carbon fixation in saturating light by light scattering off a mineral substrate
M. Pierantoni, I. Paudel, B. Raphael, R. Tenne, V. Brumfeld, S. Slomka, D. Oron, L. Addadi, S. Weiner, T. Klein
The paper investigates how cystoliths in Ficus leaves enhance photosynthesis under saturating light by scattering light into the leaf center, improving CO2 assimilation.
bioRxiv · Apr 8, 2020 · PreprintPlant Biology