Researchers force Maize to grow fatter & absorb more CO2
A team of international scientists led by Dr Robert Sharwood from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis, led by The Australian National University (ANU) developed a transgenic maize designed to produce more Rubisco, the main enzyme involved in photosynthesis, and the result is a plant with improved photosynthesis and hence, growth. This could potentially increase tolerance to extreme growth conditions.
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Reference: Coralie E. Salesse-Smith, Robert E. Sharwood, Florian A. Busch, Johannes Kromdijk, Viktoriya Bardal & David B. Stern (2018), Overexpression of Rubisco subunits with RAF1 increases Rubisco content in maize, Nature Plants, 4, pp 802–810 (Published: 01 Oct 2018)
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