Engineering photorespiration: current state and future possibilities.

C Peterhansel, K Krause, H-P Braun, G S Espie, A R Fernie, D T Hanson, O Keech, V G Maurino, M Mielewczik, R F Sage

Leibniz University Hannover, Institute of Botany, Hannover, Germany. cp@botanik.uni-hannover.de

Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) 2013 Jul

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Reduction of flux through photorespiration has been viewed as a major way to improve crop carbon fixation and yield since the energy-consuming reactions associated with this pathway were discovered. This view has been supported by the biomasses increases observed in model species that expressed artificial bypass reactions to photorespiration. Here, we present an overview about the major current attempts to reduce photorespiratory losses in crop species and provide suggestions for future research priorities. © 2012 German Botanical Society and The Royal Botanical Society of the Netherlands.

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C Peterhansel, K Krause, H-P Braun, G S Espie, A R Fernie, D T Hanson, O Keech, V G Maurino, M Mielewczik, R F Sage. Engineering photorespiration: current state and future possibilities. Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany). 2013 Jul;15(4):754-8

PMID: 23121076

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