Nitrogen (N) is an essential element required for the growth and development of all plants.
On a global scale, N is agriculture's most widely used fertilizer nutrient. Studies have shown …

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 …

The terrestrial carbon and water cycles are intimately linked: the carbon cycle is driven by
photosynthesis, while the water balance is dominated by transpiration, and both fluxes are …

Ever since the discovery of C4 photosynthesis in the mid-1960s, plant biologists have
envisaged the introduction of the C4 photosynthetic pathway into C3 crops such as rice and …

Although cyanobacteria and algae represent a small fraction of the biomass of all primary
producers, their photosynthetic activity accounts for roughly half of the daily CO2 fixation that …

With the advent of biorefinery technologies enabling plant biomass to be processed into
biofuel, many researchers set out to study and improve candidate biomass crops. Many of …

Carbon dioxide gas is the key element of the carbon cycle and a major source for
photosynthesis, but for the past 150 years, the atmospheric CO 2 has been increased …

Grasslands dominate the terrestrial landscape, and grasses have evolved complex and
elegant strategies to overcome abiotic stresses. The C4 grasses are particularly stress …

Crop plant development is strongly dependent on the availability of nitrogen (N) in the soil
and the efficiency of N utilization for biomass production and yield. However, knowledge …

In the late 1960s, a vibrant new research field was ignited by the discovery that instead of
fixing CO2 into a C3 compound, some plants initially fix CO2 into a four-carbon (C4) …