Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and the future of C 4 crops for food and fuel

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1666, 2009, Pages 2333-2343

  Leakey, Andrew D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; CO2 fertilization; Food security; Maize; Photosynthesis; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FUEL;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT STRESS; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; GENOTYPE; MAIZE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SORGHUM; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER STRESS;

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; C4 PLANT; CATERING SERVICE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL LEVEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HARVEST; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT STOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WATER AVAILABILITY; WELLBEING;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 66749133568     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1517     Document Type: Review

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