SynthesisJournal of experimental botany2013
A meta-analysis of responses of canopy photosynthetic conversion efficiency to environmental factors reveals major causes of yield gap.
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- Prediction of Photosynthetic, Biophysical, and Biochemical Traits in Wheat Canopies to Reduce the Phenotyping Bottleneck.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- Diurnal and Seasonal Variations of Photosynthetic Energy Conversion Efficiency of Field Grown Wheat.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- Improving photosynthesis to increase grain yield potential: an analysis of maize hybrids released in different years in China.Photosynthesis research · 2021Article
- Perspectives on improving light distribution and light use efficiency in crop canopies.Plant physiology · 2021Article
- Genetic and environmental dissection of biomass accumulation in multi-genotype maize canopies.Journal of experimental botany · 2019Article
- Low-glutathione mutants are impaired in growth but do not show an increased sensitivity to moderate water deficit.PloS one · 2019Article
- Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Overexpression of Dehydration-Responsive Element Binding Family Genes on Temperature Stress Tolerance and Related Responses.Frontiers in plant science · 2018Article
- Variable Mesophyll Conductance among Soybean Cultivars Sets a Tradeoff between Photosynthesis and Water-Use-Efficiency.Plant physiology · 2017Article
- Photosynthesis, Light Use Efficiency, and Yield of Reduced-Chlorophyll Soybean Mutants in Field Conditions.Frontiers in plant science · 2017Article
- High CO2 concentration as an inductor agent to drive production of recombinant phytotoxic antimicrobial peptides in plant biofactories.Plant molecular biology · 2016Article
- Genetic Improvements in Rice Yield and Concomitant Increases in Radiation- and Nitrogen-Use Efficiency in Middle Reaches of Yangtze River.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- Photosynthetic energy conversion efficiency: setting a baseline for gauging future improvements in important food and biofuel crops.Plant physiology · 2015Review
- Antagonism between phytohormone signalling underlies the variation in disease susceptibility of tomato plants under elevated CO2.Journal of experimental botany · 2015Article
- Genetic and molecular bases of yield-associated traits: a translational biology approach between rice and wheat.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2014Review
- Historical gains in soybean (Glycine max Merr.) seed yield are driven by linear increases in light interception, energy conversion, and partitioning efficiencies.Journal of experimental botany · 2014Article
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Abstract
Improving plant energy conversion efficiency (εc) is crucial for increasing food and bioenergy crop production and yields. Using a meta-analysis, the effects of greenhouse gases, weather-related stresses projected to intensify due to climate change, and management practices including inputs, shading, and intercropping on εc were statistically quantified from 140 published studies to identify where improvements would have the largest impact on closing yield gaps. Variation in the response of εc to treatment type and dosage, plant characteristics, and growth conditions were also examined. Significant mean increases in εc were caused by elevated [CO2] (20%), shade (18%), and intercropping (15%). εc increased curvilinearly up to 55% with nitrogen additions whereas phosphorus application was most beneficial at low levels. Significant decreases in εc of -8.4% due to elevated [O3], -16.8% due to water stress, and -6.5% due to foliar damage were found. A non-significant decrease in εc of -17.3% was caused by temperature stress. These results identify the need to engineer greater stress tolerance and enhanced responses to positive factors such as [CO2] and nitrogen to improve average yields and yield potential. Optimizing management strategies will also enhance the benefits possible with intercropping, shade, and pest resilience. To determine optimal practices for εc improvement, further studies should be conducted in the field since several responses were exaggerated by non-field experimental conditions.
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