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Scarecrow plays a role in establishing Kranz anatomy in maize leaves.
Plant & cell physiology - 1 Dec 2012
Slewinski Thomas L, Anderson Alyssa A, Zhang Cankui, Turgeon Robert
Abstract excerpt
More than a quarter of the primary productivity on land, and a large fraction of the food that humans consume, is contributed by plants that fix atmospheric CO(2) by C(4) photosynthesis. It has been estimated that transferring the C(4) pathway to C(3) crops could boost yield by 50% and also increase water use efficiency and reduce the need for fertilizer, particularly in dry, hot environments. The high...
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