Photosynthesis solutions to enhance productivity
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Author(s)
Foyer, Christine H
Ruban, Alexander V
Nixon, Peter J
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The concept that photosynthesis is a highly inefficient process in terms of
conversion of light energy into biomass is embedded in the literature. It is
only in the past decade that the processes limiting photosynthetic efficiency
have been understood to an extent that allows a step change in our ability to
manipulate light energy assimilation into carbon gain. We can therefore
envisage that future increases in the grain yield potential of our major
crops may depend largely on increasing the efficiency of photosynthesis.
The papers in this issue provide new insights into the nature of current limitations
on photosynthesis and identify new targets that can be used for crop
improvement, together with information on the impacts of a changing
environment on the productivity of photosynthesis on land and in our
oceans.
This article is part of the themed issue ‘Enhancing photosynthesis in crop
plants: targets for improvement’.
conversion of light energy into biomass is embedded in the literature. It is
only in the past decade that the processes limiting photosynthetic efficiency
have been understood to an extent that allows a step change in our ability to
manipulate light energy assimilation into carbon gain. We can therefore
envisage that future increases in the grain yield potential of our major
crops may depend largely on increasing the efficiency of photosynthesis.
The papers in this issue provide new insights into the nature of current limitations
on photosynthesis and identify new targets that can be used for crop
improvement, together with information on the impacts of a changing
environment on the productivity of photosynthesis on land and in our
oceans.
This article is part of the themed issue ‘Enhancing photosynthesis in crop
plants: targets for improvement’.
Date Issued
2017-08-14
Date Acceptance
2017-06-29
Citation
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences, 2017, 372 (1730)
ISSN
0962-8436
Publisher
Royal Society, The
Journal / Book Title
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences
Volume
372
Issue
1730
Copyright Statement
© 2017 The Author(s)
Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved.
Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved.
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Biology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics
Calvin-Benson cycle
crop improvement
non-photochemical quenching
phytoplankton
photosynthetic efficiency
photosystem II
CROPS
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
20160374