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Here comes the sun: How optimization of photosynthetic light reactions can boost crop yields
Julia Walter, Johannes Kromdijk
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13206
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Alternative pathway to photorespiration protects growth and productivity at elevated temperatures in a model crop
Amanda P. Cavanagh, Paul F. South, Carl J. Bernacchi, Donald R. Ort
The Plant Biotechnology Journal
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13750
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Soybean-BioCro: a semi-mechanistic model of soybean growth
Megan L Matthews, Amy Marshall-Colón, Justin M McGrath, Edward B Lochocki, Stephen P Long
in silico Plants
DOI: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diab032
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Drought imprints on crops can reduce yield loss: Nature's insights for food security
Peng Fu, Deepak Jaiswal, Justin M. McGrath, Shaowen Wang, Stephen P. Long, Carl J. Bernacchi
Food and Energy Security
DOI: 10.1002/fes3.332
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Towards a dynamic photosynthesis model to guide yield improvement in C4 crops
Yu Wang, Kher Xing Chan, Stephen P. Long
The Plant Journal
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15408
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Mitochondrial carbonic anhydrases are needed for optimal photosynthesis at low CO2 levels in Chlamydomonas
Ashwani Rai, Timothy Chen, Jim Moroney
Plant Physiology
10.1093/plphys/kiab351
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Rubisco proton production can drive the elevation of CO2 within condensates and carboxysomes
Benedict M. Long, Britta Förster, Sacha B. Pulsford, G. Dean Price, Murray R. Badger
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2014406118
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The effect of increasing temperature on crop photosynthesis: from enzymes to ecosystems.
Caitlin E. Moore, Katherine Meacham-Hensold, Pauline Lemonnier, Rebecca A. Slattery, Claire Benjamin, Carl J. Bernacchi, Tracy Lawson, Amanda P. Cavanagh
Journal of Experimental Botany
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab090
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Technologies to deliver food and climate security through agriculture
Peter Horton, Stephen P. Long, Pete Smith, Stephen A. Banwart, David J. Beerling
Nature Plants
DOI: 10.1038/s41477-021-00877-2
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Perspectives on improving light distribution and light use efficiency in crop canopies
Rebecca A. Slattery, Donald R. Ort
Plant Physiology
DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiaa006