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Assimilation of carbon dioxide in the dark and on inverted stomatal rhythm are important adaptations of xerophytes.
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NEALES, T., PATTERSON, A. & HARTNEY, V. Physiological Adaptation to Drought in the Carbon Assimilation and Water Loss of Xerophytes. Nature 219, 469–472 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219469a0
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