The year 2024 marks 70 years since the general outline of the carbon pathway in
photosynthesis was published. Although several alternative pathways are now known, it is …

Daylength, a seasonal and latitudinal variable, exerts a substantial impact on plant growth.
However, the relationship between daylength and growth is nonproportional, suggesting the …

Photorespiration is an essential process juxtaposed between plant carbon and nitrogen
metabolism that responds to dynamic environments. Photorespiration recycles inhibitory …

Combating climate change and ensuring energy supply to a rapidly growing global
population has highlighted the need to replace petroleum fuels with clean, and sustainable …

Central metabolism produces amino and fatty acids for protein and lipids that establish seed
value. Biosynthesis of storage reserves occurs in multiple organelles that exchange central …

Photosynthesis in fruits is well documented, but its contribution to seed development and
yield remains largely unquantified. In oilseeds, the pods are green and elevated with direct …

Plant central carbon metabolism comprises several important metabolic pathways acting
together to support plant growth and yield establishment. Despite the emergence of 13 C …

The capacity to leverage high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) with transient isotope
labeling experiments is an untapped opportunity to derive insights on context-specific …

Fluxes are the ultimate phenotype of metabolism and their accurate quantification is
fundamental to any understanding of metabolic networks. Steady state metabolic flux …

Engineering plant vegetative tissue to accumulate triacylglycerols (TAG, eg oil) can increase
the amount of oil harvested per acre to levels that exceed current oilseed crops. Engineered …