A rising human population and changing patterns of land use mean that world food
production rates will need to be increased by at least 50% by 2050, a massive rise in …

Transpiration is generally considered a wasteful but unavoidable consequence of
photosynthesis, occurring because water is lost when stomata open for CO 2 uptake …

Rhizobial and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbioses each may consume 4–16% of
recently photosynthetically-fixed carbon to maintain their growth, activity and reserves …

Arabidopsis was grown in a 12, 8, 4 or 3 h photoperiod to investigate how metabolism and
growth adjust to a decreased carbon supply. There was a progressive increase in the rate of …

Water deficit is a serious environmental stress and the major constraint to rice productivity.
Losses in rice yield due to water shortage probably exceed losses from all other causes …

A mechanistic understanding of the carbon (C) cycle–climate change feedback is essential
for projecting future states of climate and ecosystems. Here we report a novel field …

Fungal species belonging to the genus Trichoderma colonize the rhizosphere of many
plants, resulting in beneficial effects such as increased resistance to pathogens and greater …

Plants have specialized organs for distinct functions. Leaves perform photosynthesis and fix
carbon, whereas roots absorb water and minerals. To distribute resources between these …

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids) accumulates sucrose to high concentrations and, as a
result, has been the focus of extensive research into the biochemistry and physiology of …

Three corn (Zea mays) germplasm lines [ie, Ab24E (susceptible control), Mp708 (resistant
control), and a locally selected partial inbred line FAW7050 (resistant)] were examined for …