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Third breakthrough demonstrates photosynthetic hacks can boost yield, conserve water

from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Phys.org

Third breakthrough demonstrates photosynthetic hacks can boost yield, conserve water University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Phys.org Plants are factories that manufacture yield from light and carbon dioxide — but parts of this complex process, called photosynthesis, are hindered by a lack of raw materials and machinery. To optimize production, scientists from the University of Essex have resolved two major photosynthetic bottlenecks to boost plant productivity by 27% in real-world field conditions, according to a new study published in Nature Plants. This is the third breakthrough for the research project Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE); however, this photosynthetic hack has also been shown to conserve water. READ MORE

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