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Destarching occurs when part of a plant is "deprived of starch, as by translocation"[1][2].
It is also the process of eliminating starch reserves in a plant for experiments concerning photosynthesis. This is done by leaving the plant subject to experiment in a dark place with no light. Due to the lack of photosynthesis in this place, stored starch is used up, thus the plant is destarched[3].
References
- ^ Swartz, Delbert (1971). Collegiate Dictionary of Botany. New York: The Ronald Press Company. p. 146.
- ^ Jackson, Benjamin Daydon (1928). A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Derivation and Accent (fourth ed.). London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd.. p. 108. http://www.archive.org/details/glossaryofbotani1928jack.
- ^ "Identifying the conditions needed for photosynthesis". Practical Biology. The Nuffield Foundation & Society of Biology. http://www.practicalbiology.org/areas/introductory/energy/photosynthesis/identifying-the-conditions-needed-for-photosynthesis,74,EXP.html. "Preparation a Keep enough plants for the investigation in a dark place for 48 hours so that they use up their stored starch. b Test a few leaves from the de-starched plants to show that they contain no starch before the different treatments."
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