Engineering leaf carbon metabolism to improve plant productivity

The expression of a recombinant glycolate dehydrogenase polyprotein in potato (Solanum tuberosum) plastids strongly enhances photosynthesis and tuber yield

(2014) Greta Nölke et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Relationship between Hexokinase and the Aquaporin PIP1 in the Regulation of Photosynthesis and Plant Growth

(2014) Gilor Kelly et al.   PLoS One

Overexpression of plastidial thioredoxin f leads to enhanced starch accumulation in tobacco leaves

(2013) Ruth Sanz-Barrio et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Improving Photosynthesis

(2013) J. R. Evans   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Improving starch yield in cereals by over-expression of ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase: Expectations and unanticipated outcomes

(2013) Aytug Tuncel et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Climate Change Impacts on Global Food Security

(2013) T. Wheeler et al.   SCIENCE

Overexpression of chloroplast NADPH-dependent thioredoxin reductase in Arabidopsis enhances leaf growth and elucidates in vivo function of reductase and thioredoxin domains

(2013) Jouni Toivola et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Increased fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase in plastids enhances growth and photosynthesis of tobacco plants

(2012) Kimio Uematsu et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Manipulation of triose phosphate/phosphate translocator and cytosolic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase, the key components in photosynthetic sucrose synthesis, enhances the source capacity of transgenic Arabidopsis plants

(2012) Man-Ho Cho et al.   PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH

The Influence of Climate Change on Global Crop Productivity

(2012) D. B. Lobell et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Transgenic Introduction of a Glycolate Oxidative Cycle into A. thaliana Chloroplasts Leads to Growth Improvement

(2012) Alexandra Maier et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

An engineered pathway for glyoxylate metabolism in tobacco plants aimed to avoid the release of ammonia in photorespiration

(2011) Josirley de FC Carvalho et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Over-expressing the C3 photosynthesis cycle enzyme Sedoheptulose-1-7 Bisphosphatase improves photosynthetic carbon gain and yield under fully open air CO2 fumigation (FACE)

(2011) David M Rosenthal et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

The Arabidopsis thaliana aquaporin AtPIP1;2 is a physiologically relevant CO2 transport facilitator

(2011) Marlies Heckwolf et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Exploiting leaf starch synthesis as a transient sink to elevate photosynthesis, plant productivity and yields

(2011) Kelly Gibson et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Improving Photosynthetic Efficiency for Greater Yield

(2010) Xin-Guang Zhu et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Role of the plastidic glucose translocator in the export of starch degradation products from the chloroplasts in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2010) Man-Ho Cho et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Arabidopsis and primary photosynthetic metabolism - more than the icing on the cake

(2010) Mark Stitt et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The Prospect of Using Cyanobacterial Bicarbonate Transporters to Improve Leaf Photosynthesis in C3 Crop Plants

(2010) G. D. Price et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Raising yield potential in wheat

(2009) Matthew Reynolds et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Increasing Crop Productivity to Meet Global Needs for Feed, Food, and Fuel

(2009) M. D. Edgerton   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

What is the maximum efficiency with which photosynthesis can convert solar energy into biomass?

(2008) Xin-Guang Zhu et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY