Engineering Photosynthetic CO2 Assimilation to Develop New Crop Varieties to Cope with Future Climates

Robert Sharwood, Ben Long

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    Abstract

    Agricultural crop production must significantly increase in the next 30 years to ensure supply of enough nutritious food for the burgeoning global population. However, increasing variability in global climates and reductions in arable land are placing significant pressure on crop production. Most of the key food production crops such as wheat, rice, soybean and barley operate C3 photosynthetic biochemistry that is often limited by the efficiency of CO2 fixation, underpinned by the enzyme Rubisco (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase).
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationPhotosynthesis, Respiration, and Climate Change . Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration
    Place of Publicationebook
    PublisherSpringer Cham
    Pages333-354
    Volume48
    ISBN (Print)978-3-030-64926-5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021

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