Stable carbon isotope ratios (δ13 C) of terrestrial plants are employed across a diverse
range of applications in environmental and plant sciences; however, the kind of information …

Rapidly changing light conditions can reduce carbon gain and productivity in field crops
because photosynthetic responses to light fluctuations are not instantaneous. Plant …

Plant abiotic stress leads to accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and a
consequent decrease in photosynthetic performance. We demonstrate that a plant …

To understand the effect of heat and drought on three major cereal crops, the physiological
and biochemical (ie, metabolic) factors affecting photosynthesis were examined in rice …

RuBisCO‐catalyzed CO2 fixation is the main source of organic carbon in the biosphere. This
enzyme is present in all domains of life in different forms (III, II, and I) and its origin goes back …

The genus Oryza, which includes rice (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) and wild
relatives, is a useful genus to study leaf properties in order to identify structural features that …

Highlights•Photosynthetic capacity must be increased to improve yield potential in C 4
crops.•C 4 photosynthesis concentrates CO 2 with complex anatomy and biochemistry.• …

Biochemical models are used to predict and understand the response of photosynthesis to
rising temperatures and CO 2 partial pressures. These models require the temperature …

Stable isotopes are commonly used to study the diffusion of CO2 within photosynthetic plant
tissues. The standard method used to interpret the observed preference for the lighter …

Photosynthetic carbon isotope discrimination is a non-destructive tool for investigating C4
metabolism. Tuneable diode laser absorption spectroscopy provides new opportunities for …