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Diffusional conductances to CO2 as a target for increasing photosynthesis and photosynthetic water-use efficiency.
Photosynthesis research - 1 Nov 2013
Flexas Jaume, Niinemets Ulo, Gallé Alexander, Barbour Margaret M, Centritto Mauro, Diaz-Espejo Antonio, Douthe Cyril, Galmés Jeroni, Ribas-Carbo Miquel, Rodriguez Pedro L, Rosselló Francesc, Soolanayakanahally Raju, Tomas Magdalena, Wright Ian J, Farquhar Graham D, Medrano Hipólito
Abstract excerpt
A key objective for sustainable agriculture and forestry is to breed plants with both high carbon gain and water-use efficiency (WUE). At the level of leaf physiology, this implies increasing net photosynthesis (A N) relative to stomatal conductance (g s). Here, we review evidence for CO2 diffusional constraints on photosynthesis and WUE. Analyzing past observations for an extensive pool of crop and wild plant...
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