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Key physiological traits for drought tolerance identified through phenoty** a large set of slicing cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) genotypes under field and water-stress conditions
Cucumber is one of the important salad vegetables cultivated worldwide and is highly sensitive to water stress. However, till date, no drought-tolerant cucumber genotypes have been identified using a large set...
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Adaptation of plants to a high CO2 and high-temperature world
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Open AccessModerate heat stress prevented the observed biomass and yield stimulation caused by elevated CO2 in two well-watered wheat cultivars
Heat stress (HS) under well-watered conditions was not detrimental to leaf photosynthesis or yield but modified the elevated CO2 response of photosynthesis and yield in two contrasting wheat cultivars.
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Open AccessProto Kranz-like leaf traits and cellular ionic regulation are associated with salinity tolerance in a halophytic wild rice
Species of wild rice (Oryza spp.) possess a wide range of stress tolerance traits that can be potentially utilized in breeding climate-resilient cultivated rice cultivars (Oryza sativa) thereby aiding global food...
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Open AccessAusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora
We introduce the AusTraits database - a compilation of values of plant traits for taxa in the Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). AusTraits synthesises data on 448 traits across 28,640 taxa from field camp...
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Light-altering cover materials and sustainable greenhouse production of vegetables: a review
Greenhouse horticulture (protected crop**) is essential in meeting increasing global food demand under climate change scenarios by ensuring sustainability, efficiency, and productivity. Recent advances in co...
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Mehler reaction plays a role in C3 and C4 photosynthesis under shade and low CO2
Alternative electron fluxes such as the cyclic electron flux (CEF) around photosystem I (PSI) and Mehler reaction (Me) are essential for efficient photosynthesis because they generate additional ATP and protec...
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Chapter 9 The Outlook for C4 Crops in Future Climate Scenarios
Several C4 crops dominate a large percentage of current due to the array of physiological benefits provided by C4 over the ancestral C3 , such as high productivity, resource use efficiency and stress toleran...
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Open AccessCyclic electron flow and light partitioning between the two photosystems in leaves of plants with different functional types
Cyclic electron flow (CEF) around photosystem I (PSI) is essential for generating additional ATP and enhancing efficient photosynthesis. Accurate estimation of CEF requires knowledge of the fractions of absorb...
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Investigating the NAD-ME biochemical pathway within C4 grasses using transcript and amino acid variation in C4 photosynthetic genes
Expanding knowledge of the C4 photosynthetic pathway can provide key information to aid biological improvements to crop photosynthesis and yield. While the C4 NADP-ME pathway is well characterised, there is incre...
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Temperature responses of Rubisco from Paniceae grasses provide opportunities for improving C3 photosynthesis
Enhancing the catalytic properties of the CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco is a target for improving agricultural crop productivity. Here, we reveal extensive diversity in the kinetic response between 10 and 37 °C by Ru...
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Optimal stomatal behaviour around the world
Stomatal conductance is a land-surface attribute that links the water and carbon cycles. Analysis of a global database covering a wide range of plant functional types and biomes now provides a framework for pr...
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Chapter 8 Nitrogen and Water Use Efficiency of C4 Plants
Species with the C4 photosynthetic pathway have evolved biochemical CO2 concentrating mechanisms that allow Rubisco to function in a high CO2 environment. This increases both their nitrogen and water use efficien...
