Finding the genes to build C4 rice

Rice, a C3 crop, is a staple food for more than half of the world's population, with most consumers living in developing countries. Engineering C4 photosynthetic traits into rice is increasingly suggested as a way to meet the 50% yield increase that is predicted to be needed by 2050. Advances i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang, P, Vlad, D, Langdale, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016