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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Zea mays
SUBMITTER: Timothy Nelson
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-54274 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Nature biotechnology 20141012 11
C₄ and C₃ photosynthesis differ in the efficiency with which they consume water and nitrogen. Engineering traits of the more efficient C₄ photosynthesis into C₃ crops could substantially increase crop yields in hot, arid conditions. To identify differences between C₄ and C₃ photosynthetic mechanisms, we profiled metabolites and gene expression in the developing leaves of Zea mays (maize), a C₄ plant, and Oryza sativa (rice), a C₃ plant, using a statistical method named the unified developmental ...[more]