Improving photosynthesis and yield potential in cereal crops by targeted genetic manipulation: Prospects, progress and challenges

Field Crops Research

Volumn 182, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-29

  Furbank, Robert T ^a,b   Quick, W Paul ^b,c,d   Sirault, Xavier R R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C4< inf>; CO2< inf> concentrating; Photosynthesis; Radiation use efficiency; Transgenic; Yield potential

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; CROP IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GREEN REVOLUTION; HARVESTING; LIGHT INTENSITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOMASS; RICE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT; YIELD;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84940450726     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2015.04.009     Document Type: Article

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