Genetic variation in photosynthesis: many variants make light work

J Exp Bot. 2022 May 23;73(10):3053-3056. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erac129.

Authors

Johannes Kromdijk^{1

2}, Alistair J McCormick³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK.
² Carl R Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 W Gregory drive, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
³ SynthSys & Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: C4 photosynthesis; CO2 assimilation; biotechnology; genetic variation; plant breeding; C3 photosynthesis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carbon Dioxide
Genetic Variation
Light
Photosynthesis* / genetics
Plant Leaves / metabolism
Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase* / metabolism

Substances

Carbon Dioxide
Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase

Grants and funding