Toward cool C(4) crops.
Annu Rev Plant Biol
; 64: 701-22, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
C(4) photosynthesis under optimal conditions enables higher-efficiency use of light, water, and nitrogen than the C(3) form used by many crops. It is associated with the most productive terrestrial plants and crops but is largely limited to the tropics and subtropics. It has been argued that the C(4) photosynthetic apparatus is inherently limited to warm environments. A small group of C(4) species appear to have overcome this, and in contrast to the major C(4) crop, maize, these species are able to acclimate their photosynthetic apparatus to chilling conditions. This review explores the mechanisms underlying this difference as well as the potential of introducing these changes into maize and other warm-climate C(4) crops.
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Assunto principal:
Fotossíntese
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Clima
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Produtos Agrícolas
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Zea mays
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Annu Rev Plant Biol
Assunto da revista:
BOTANICA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos