How do we measure the stable carbon isotopes of plants?

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J. C. Tarafdar

Dr Dash, please see the attached files.

Prosanta Kumar Dash

Great! Thanks.

Wolfram Meier-Augenstein

Which stable isotopes, what kind of plant(s) and which plan tissue(s)? While there are some common procedural aspects, actual protocols will differ. For example a protocol for measuring 13C abundance in leaf will not work for 18O analysis.