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Engineered increase in mesophyll conductance improves photosynthetic efficiency in field trial - EurekAlert

<p>Researchers have engineered mesophyll conductance, which plays a key role in photosynthesis and refers to the ease with which CO2 can move through a leaf&rsquo;s cells before ultimately becoming sugar to feed the plant.</p> <p>&ldquo;This is one of the few successful tests of concept showing that we can engineer an increase in mesophyll conductance and have it result in increased photosynthesis in the field,&rdquo; said Coralie Salesse-Smith, lead author on an upcoming paper about the research in the&nbsp;<em>Plant Biotechnology Journal</em>.</p>

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