Rethinking Plant Photoprotection: New Insights into Antenna Protein CP26
In a recent study published in Plant Physiology, RIPE scientists looked into the function of CP26–a protein speculated to help plants protect themselves from light damage in the non-photochemical quenching process.
New study explores patterns in Rubisco dark inhibition
Lancaster University researchers Connor Nehls-Ramos and Assistant Professor Doug Orr explore an evolutionary connection for the wide variation of dark inhibition rates across all flowering plants.
Bigger is not always better: smaller leaves optimize light use in soybeans
Using controlled genetic approaches, RIPE researchers altered soybean leaf shape and found that narrower leaves can improve how efficiently plants use available light.