The role of photosynthesis related pigments in light harvesting, photoprotection and enhancement of photosynthetic yield in planta

AJ Simkin, L Kapoor, CGP Doss, TA Hofmann… - Photosynthesis …, 2022 - Springer
Photosynthetic pigments are an integral and vital part of all photosynthetic machinery and
are present in different types and abundances throughout the photosynthetic apparatus …

Feeding the world: improving photosynthetic efficiency for sustainable crop production

AJ Simkin, PE López-Calcagno… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
A number of recent studies have provided strong support demonstrating that improving the
photosynthetic processes through genetic engineering can provide an avenue to improve …

Improving photosynthesis and crop productivity by accelerating recovery from photoprotection

J Kromdijk, K Głowacka, L Leonelli, ST Gabilly, M Iwai… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Crop leaves in full sunlight dissipate damaging excess absorbed light energy as heat. When
sunlit leaves are shaded by clouds or other leaves, this protective dissipation continues for …

Bushmeat hunting and extinction risk to the world's mammals

WJ Ripple, K Abernethy, MG Betts… - Royal Society …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Terrestrial mammals are experiencing a massive collapse in their population sizes and
geographical ranges around the world, but many of the drivers, patterns and consequences …

Designing coupled innovations for the sustainability transition of agrifood systems

JM Meynard, MH Jeuffroy, M Le Bail, A Lefèvre… - Agricultural systems, 2017 - Elsevier
Numerous signs underline an urgent need for innovation in the current agriculture and food
industries. However, even though the components of the agrifood systems are all strongly …

Why are grain-legumes rarely present in cropping systems despite their environmental and nutritional benefits? Analyzing lock-in in the French agrifood system

MB Magrini, M Anton, C Cholez, G Corre-Hellou… - Ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Grain-legume plants fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil and thus do not need nitrogen
fertilizers. Therefore, grain-legumes can potentially decrease global warming, as nitrogen …

Environmental pollution and agricultural productivity in Pakistan: new insights from ARDL and wavelet coherence approaches

M Ramzan, HA Iqbal, M Usman, I Ozturk - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
The most serious challenge to the global facade is figuring out how to mitigate pollution
levels without compromising agricultural productivity. The spillover effect of environmental …

Photosynthesis in non‐foliar tissues: implications for yield

AJ Simkin, M Faralli, S Ramamoorthy… - The Plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Photosynthesis is currently a focus for crop improvement. The majority of this work has taken
place and been assessed in leaves, and limited consideration has been given to the …

How to increase maize production without extra nitrogen input

P Hou, Y Liu, W Liu, G Liu, R Xie, K Wang… - Resources …, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing crop yields while reducing environmental impacts are a great challenge to
ensuring food security and environmental quality for the world agriculture. Increasing …

Circular economy in agriculture: unleashing the potential of integrated organic farming for food security and sustainable development

T Selvan, L Panmei, KK Murasing, V Guleria… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Food is a basic human requirement which sustains the dynamics of the Earth's inhabitants
by satisfying hunger, providing nutrition and health, and catering to culture, tradition, and …