Here comes the sun: How optimization of photosynthetic light reactions can boost crop yields.
Publication Date
2022-02Journal Title
J Integr Plant Biol
ISSN
1672-9072
Publisher
Wiley
Volume
64
Issue
2
Pages
564-591
Language
en
Type
Article
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Walter, J., & Kromdijk, J. (2022). Here comes the sun: How optimization of photosynthetic light reactions can boost crop yields.. J Integr Plant Biol, 64 (2), 564-591. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13206
Abstract
Photosynthesis started to evolve some 3.5 billion years ago CO2 is the substrate for photosynthesis and in the past 200-250 years, atmospheric levels have approximately doubled due to human industrial activities. However, this time span is not sufficient for adaptation mechanisms of photosynthesis to be evolutionarily manifested. Steep increases in human population, shortage of arable land and food, and climate change call for actions, now. Thanks to substantial research efforts and advances in the last century, basic knowledge of photosynthetic and primary metabolic processes can now be translated into strategies to optimize photosynthesis to its full potential in order to improve crop yields and food supply for the future. Many different approaches have been proposed in recent years, some of which have already proven successful in different crop species. Here, we summarize recent advances on modifications of the complex network of photosynthetic light reactions. These are the starting point of all biomass production and supply the energy equivalents necessary for downstream processes as well as the oxygen we breathe.
Keywords
Invited Expert Review, Invited Expert Reviews, bioengineering, crop improvement, electron transfer, light reactions, photosynthesis, photosystem, stress tolerance
Sponsorship
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (088649-17776)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (via University Of Illinois) (088649-17776)
Identifiers
jipb13206
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13206
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/334477
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