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Enhancing photosynthesis in plants: the light reactions

Author(s) -

Tanai Cardona,

Shengxi Shao,

Peter J. Nixon

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

essays in biochemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.351

H-Index - 66

eISSN - 1744-1358

pISSN - 0071-1365

DOI - 10.1042/ebc20170015

Subject(s) - photosynthesis , photosynthetic efficiency , biochemical engineering , light energy , efficient energy use , biology , botany , ecology , engineering , physics , optics

In this review, we highlight recent research and current ideas on how to improve the efficiency of the light reactions of photosynthesis in crops. We note that the efficiency of photosynthesis is a balance between how much energy is used for growth and the energy wasted or spent protecting the photosynthetic machinery from photodamage. There are reasons to be optimistic about enhancing photosynthetic efficiency, but many appealing ideas are still on the drawing board. It is envisioned that the crops of the future will be extensively genetically modified to tailor them to specific natural or artificial environmental conditions.

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