What is the role of large bundle shealth cells found around the vascular bundles in C 4 plants?

What is the role of large bundle shealth cells found around the vascular bundles in C4 plants?
  1. To increase the number of chloroplast for the operation of Calvin cycle
  2. To enable the plant to tolerate high temperature
  3. To protect the vascular tissue from high light intensity
  4. To provide the site for photorespiratory pathway

Solution

C4 plants show:

  • Chloroplast dimorphism.
  • Presence of Kranz anatomy.
  • Two times carboxylation process.
  • No photorespiration.

    • The large bundle sheath cells around the vascular bundles in the C4 plants have numerous chloroplasts for the operation of calvin cycle.

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