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Photosynthesis to feed the world?

Photosynthesis to feed the world?

April 15, 2015/in All Videos, Feed the world /by Claire Pennycuick

Can a more efficient form of photosynthesis in rice feed the world’s growing population?

Prof Jane Langdale leads a team of researchers seeking to increase food production through research into the fundamentals of photosynthesis.

If you’d like to find out more about the development of C4 rice, try this journal paper from Science

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