How Photorespiration Helps Plants Adapt to Fluctuating Environmental Conditions
A recent study has revealed that photorespiration, a process in plants that reduces their photosynthetic efficiency and can lead to low crop yields, is more sensitive to environmental fluctuations than previously thought. The research, published in Nature Communications, provides an explanation for why photorespiration can be a greater threat to plant productivity in changing climatic conditions.
Climate change is threatening the productivity of crops around the world, making it increasingly important to understand the effects of fluctuating environmental conditions on plants. A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge has now uncovered a previously unknown sensitivity to environmental changes in photorespiration, a process that reduces the efficiency of photosynthesis in plants. The study, which is published in Nature Communications, reveals that photorespiration is more sensitive to environmental fluctuations than previously thought, and could be a greater threat to plant productivity in changing climatic conditions.
source: Phys.org