EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -C4 plants-including maize, sugarcane, and sorghum-avoid photorespiration by using another enzyme called PEP during the first step of carbon fixation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Corn, sorghum, and sugarcane belong to a special group of plants known as C4, so-called because they first fix CO2 into a four-carbon carbohydrate during photosynthesis. On average, C4 crops are 60 percent more productive than C3 crops.

Detailed explanation-3: -The advantage of C4 plants is that the carbon dioxide fixation and Calvin cycle take place in different parts of the leaf which minimizes photorespiration and efficiently fixes carbon dioxide. C4 plants are usually found in hot regions. Examples of C4 plants are corn, sorghum, and sugarcane.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some of the worlds most productive crops and pasture, such as maize, sugar cane, sorghum, amaranth, paspalus, bermuda grass are C4 plants.

Detailed explanation-5: -Abstract. Tomato (C3-plants) and maize (C4-plants) were grown in a nutrient solution to which triacontanol was added twice a week.