Impacts, tolerance, adaptation, and mitigation of heat stress on wheat under changing climates
Heat stress (HS) is one of the major abiotic stresses affecting the production and quality of
wheat. Rising temperatures are particularly threatening to wheat production. A detailed …
wheat. Rising temperatures are particularly threatening to wheat production. A detailed …
Water Use Efficiency as a Constraint and Target for Improving the Resilience and Productivity of C3 and C4 Crops
The ratio of plant carbon gain to water use, known as water use efficiency (WUE), has long
been recognized as a key constraint on crop production and an important target for crop …
been recognized as a key constraint on crop production and an important target for crop …
Improving photosynthetic efficiency for greater yield
Increasing the yield potential of the major food grain crops has contributed very significantly
to a rising food supply over the past 50 years, which has until recently more than kept pace …
to a rising food supply over the past 50 years, which has until recently more than kept pace …
Improving photosynthesis
JR Evans - Plant physiology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Photosynthesis is the basis of plant growth, and improving photosynthesis can contribute
toward greater food security in the coming decades as world population increases. Multiple …
toward greater food security in the coming decades as world population increases. Multiple …
Optimizing R ubisco and its regulation for greater resource use efficiency
E Carmo‐Silva, JC Scales, PJ Madgwick… - Plant, cell & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Rubisco catalyses the carboxylation of ribulose‐1, 5‐bisphosphate (RuBP), enabling net
CO2 assimilation in photosynthesis. The properties and regulation of R ubisco are not …
CO2 assimilation in photosynthesis. The properties and regulation of R ubisco are not …
Raising yield potential of wheat. II. Increasing photosynthetic capacity and efficiency
MAJ Parry, M Reynolds, ME Salvucci… - Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Past increases in yield potential of wheat have largely resulted from improvements in
harvest index rather than increased biomass. Further large increases in harvest index are …
harvest index rather than increased biomass. Further large increases in harvest index are …
Can improvement in photosynthesis increase crop yields?
The yield potential (Yp) of a grain crop is the seed mass per unit ground area obtained
under optimum growing conditions without weeds, pests and diseases. It is determined by …
under optimum growing conditions without weeds, pests and diseases. It is determined by …
Leaf functional anatomy in relation to photosynthesis
Rubisco is a large enzyme with a molecular mass of approximately 550 kD. The maximum
rate of CO2 fixation (ie ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate [RuBP] carboxylation) at CO2 saturation …
rate of CO2 fixation (ie ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate [RuBP] carboxylation) at CO2 saturation …
Rubisco activity and regulation as targets for crop improvement
MAJ Parry, PJ Andralojc, JC Scales… - Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Rubisco (ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate (RuBP) carboxylase/oxygenase) enables net
carbon fixation through the carboxylation of RuBP. However, some characteristics of …
carbon fixation through the carboxylation of RuBP. However, some characteristics of …
Breeding for yield potential and stress adaptation in cereals
The need to accelerate breeding for increased yield potential and better adaptation to
drought and other abiotic stresses is an issue of increasing urgency. As the population …
drought and other abiotic stresses is an issue of increasing urgency. As the population …