Plant Physiology, Vol. 91, No. 4 (Dec., 1989), pp. 1507-1511 (5 pages) The phosphate translocator was identified in the envelope membranes of both mesophyll and bundle sheath chloroplasts of Panicum ...

Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 68, No. 2, Special Issue: C₄ Photosynthesis: 50 Years of Discovery and Innovation (2017), pp. 147-160 (14 pages) The high efficiency of C₄ photosynthesis relies on ...

C4 photosynthesis represents a striking example of convergent evolution, where multiple plant lineages have independently modified an ancestral C3 pathway to enhance carbon fixation efficiency. This ...

When COVID closed down their lab, a team of researchers turned to computational approaches to understand what makes some plants better adapted to transform light and carbon dioxide into yield through ...

An impressive body of evidence published this week reveals the answer to a mystery that has puzzled plant scientists for more than 30 years: the role of the molecule suberin in the leaves of some of ...

Cross sections of C3 rice (left) and C4 sorghum (right) shoots. Both grain crops evolved from a common ancestor, but sorghum evolved to photosynthesize more efficiently. LA JOLLA (November 20, ...

Salk researchers have discovered how some plant species evolved a more efficient photosynthesis approach; findings could help make staple crops including rice and wheat more resilient to climate ...

A team from the University of Illinois has quantified the plant cell properties in two C4 species, including cell shape, chloroplast size, and distribution of cell-to-cell connections called ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – With projections of 9.5 billion people by 2050, humanity faces the challenge of feeding modern diets to additional mouths while using the same amounts of water, fertilizer and arable ...

Scientists wanted to find out how C4 crops are able to express several important enzymes inside bundle sheath cells instead of the mesophyll. When Covid closed down labs in March, a team from the ...