Achieving food security and sustainable food production is a major challenge for plant
scientists. To accomplish this, the global food production needs not only to be remarkably …

Despite the declarations and collective measures taken to eradicate hunger at World Food
Summits, food security remains one of the biggest issues that we are faced with. The current …

Rising CO2 concentrations and their effects on plant productivity present challenging issues.
Effects on the photosynthesis/photorespiration balance and changes in primary metabolism …

Crops with the C4 photosynthetic pathway are vital to global food supply, particularly in the
tropical regions where human well-being and agricultural productivity are most closely …

Global climate change is a challenge for efforts to ensure food security for future
generations. It will affect crop yields through changes in temperature and precipitation, as …

Uncontrolled emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) leads to global warming and climate
change. It is progressively changing at an alarming rate in the coming future. Increasing …

Elevated atmospheric CO2 can stimulate plant growth by providing additional C (fertilization
effect), and is observed to mitigate abiotic stress impact. Although, the mechanisms …

It is well known that plant photosynthesis and respiration are two fundamental and crucial
physiological processes, while the critical role of the antioxidant system in response to …

The realization that crop yields are reaching a plateau, while population increases continue
at pace, has placed manipulation of photosynthesis in a central position to achieve …

With unfavourable climate changes and an increasing global population, there is a great
need for more productive and stress-tolerant crops. As traditional methods of crop …