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News Technology Trends 11 Jan 2019
Re-engineering photorespiratory pathway increases crop yields by 40% [Registered]
Photorespiration is complex, energy-expensive operation that many plants must perform during photosynthesis and which drastically suppresses their yield potential. Researchers from the University of Illinois and US Department of Agriculture ARS (Agriculture Research Service) report in the journal Science that crops engineered with a photorespiratory shortcut are 40% more productive in real-world agronomic conditions.… Login to continue
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Tagged: crop yield, engineering, metabolic pathway, photorespiration
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