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Recent developments in mesophyll conductance in C3, C4, and crassulacean acid metabolism plants by Cousins, Asaph B., Mullendore, Daniel L., Sonawane, Balasaheb V.

“…Summary The conductance of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the substomatal cavities to the initial sites of CO2 fixation (gm) can significantly reduce the…”
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Cell wall properties in Oryza sativa influence mesophyll CO2 conductance by Ellsworth, Patrícia V., Ellsworth, Patrick Z., Koteyeva, Nuria K., Cousins, Asaph B.

“…Diffusion of CO2 from the leaf intercellular air space to the site of carboxylation (g m) is a potential trait for increasing net rates of CO2 assimilation (A…”
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The role of leaf width and conductances to CO₂ in determining water use efficiency in C₄ grasses by Cano, Francisco Javier, Sharwood, Robert E., Cousins, Asaph B., Ghannoum, Oula

“…C₄ plants achieve higher photosynthesis (A n) and intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE) than C₃ plants, but processes underpinning the variability in A n and…”
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C3 plants enhance rates of photosynthesis by reassimilating photorespired and respired CO2 by BUSCH, FLORIAN A., SAGE, TAMMY L., COUSINS, ASAPH B., SAGE, ROWAN F.

“…ABSTRACT Photosynthetic carbon gain in plants using the C3 photosynthetic pathway is substantially inhibited by photorespiration in warm environments,…”
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The Response of Cyclic Electron Flow around Photosystem I to Changes in Photorespiration and Nitrate Assimilation by Walker, Berkley J., Strand, Deserah D., Kramer, David M., Cousins, Asaph B.

“…Photosynthesis captures light energy to produce ATP and NADPH. These molecules are consumed in the conversion of CO₂ to sugar, photorespiration, and NO₃⁻…”
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Temperature response of in vivo Rubisco kinetics and mesophyll conductance in Arabidopsis thaliana: comparisons to Nicotiana tabacum by WALKER, BERKLEY, ARIZA, LOREN S., KAINES, SARAH, BADGER, MURRAY R., COUSINS, ASAPH B.

“…Biochemical models of photosynthesis use the temperature dependency of ribulose‐1,5‐bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) kinetics and mesophyll…”
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Installation of C4 photosynthetic pathway enzymes in rice using a single construct by Ermakova, Maria, Arrivault, Stéphanie, Giuliani, Rita, Danila, Florence, Alonso‐Cantabrana, Hugo, Vlad, Daniela, Ishihara, Hirofumi, Feil, Regina, Guenther, Manuela, Borghi, Gian Luca, Covshoff, Sarah, Ludwig, Martha, Cousins, Asaph B., Langdale, Jane A., Kelly, Steven, Lunn, John E., Stitt, Mark, Caemmerer, Susanne, Furbank, Robert T.

“…Summary Introduction of a C4 photosynthetic mechanism into C3 crops offers an opportunity to improve photosynthetic efficiency, biomass and yield in addition…”
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Differences in leaf anatomy determines temperature response of leaf hydraulic and mesophyll CO2 conductance in phylogenetically related C4 and C3 grass species by Sonawane, Balasaheb V., Koteyeva, Nuria K., Johnson, Daniel M., Cousins, Asaph B.

“…Summary Leaf hydraulic and mesophyll CO2 conductance are both influenced by leaf anatomical traits, however it is poorly understood how the temperature…”
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The efficiency of C4 photosynthesis under low light conditions in Zea mays, Miscanthus x giganteus and Flaveria bidentis by UBIERNA, NEREA, SUN, WEI, KRAMER, DAVID M., COUSINS, ASAPH B.

“…ABSTRACT The efficiency of C4 photosynthesis in Zea mays, Miscanthus x giganteus and Flaveria bidentis in response to light was determined using measurements…”
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Mesophyll conductance in Zea mays responds transiently to CO2 availability: implications for transpiration efficiency in C4 crops by Kolbe, Allison R., Cousins, Asaph B.

“…Mesophyll conductance (g m) describes the movement of CO2 from the intercellular air spaces below the stomata to the site of initial carboxylation in the…”
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Carbon isotope discrimination as a tool to explore C4 photosynthesis by Caemmerer, Susanne von, Ghannoum, Oula, Pengelly, Jasper J. L, Cousins, Asaph B

“…The theory of C4 photosynthetic carbon isotope discrimination is reviewed, highlighting gaps in our understanding and how it can be used to probe the…”
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Carbonic Anhydrase Mutants in Zea mays Have Altered Stomatal Responses to Environmental Signals by Kolbe, Allison R., Brutnell, Thomas P., Cousins, Asaph B., Studer, Anthony J.

“…Stomata regulate transpirational water loss and CO₂ uptake for photosynthesis in response to changing environmental conditions. Research investigating stomatal…”
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Components of Water Use Efficiency Have Unique Genetic Signatures in the Model C₄ Grass Setaria by Feldman, Max J., Ellsworth, Patrick Z., Fahlgren, Noah, Gehan, Malia A., Cousins, Asaph B., Baxtera, Ivan

“…Plant growth and water use are interrelated processes influenced by genetically controlled morphological and biochemical characteristics. Improving plant water…”
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C4 grasses adapted to low precipitation habitats show traits related to greater mesophyll conductance and lower leaf hydraulic conductance by Pathare, Varsha S., Sonawane, Balasaheb V., Koteyeva, Nouria, Cousins, Asaph B.

“…In habitats with low water availability, a fundamental challenge for plants will be to maximize photosynthetic C‐gain while minimizing transpirational…”
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Insights from transcriptome profiling on the non-photosynthetic and stomatal signaling response of maize carbonic anhydrase mutants to low CO2 by Kolbe, Allison R, Studer, Anthony J, Cornejo, Omar E, Cousins, Asaph B

“…Carbonic anhydrase (CA) catalyzes the hydration of CO.sub.2 in the first biochemical step of C.sub.4 photosynthesis, and has been considered a potentially…”
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Influence of temperature on measurements of the CO2 compensation point: differences between the Laisk and O2-exchange methods by Walker, Berkley J, Cousins, Asaph B

“…The CO2 compensation point in the absence of day respiration (Γ*) is a key parameter for modelling leaf CO2 exchange. Γ* links the kinetics of…”
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Nitrate assimilation in plant shoots depends on photorespiration by Rachmilevitch, S, Cousins, A.B, Bloom, A.J

“…Photorespiration, a process that diminishes net photosynthesis by ≈25% in most plants, has been viewed as the unfavorable consequence of plants having evolved…”
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Single‐cell C₄ photosynthesis: efficiency and acclimation of Bienertia sinuspersici to growth under low light by Stutz, Samantha S, Edwards, Gerald E, Cousins, Asaph B

“…Traditionally, it was believed that C₄ photosynthesis required two types of chlorenchyma cells to concentrate CO₂ within the leaf. However, several species…”
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The genetic architecture of leaf stable carbon isotope composition in Zea mays and the effect of transpiration efficiency on leaf elemental accumulation by Sorgini, Crystal A, Roberts, Lucas M, Sullivan, Madsen, Cousins, Asaph B, Baxter, Ivan, Studer, Anthony J

“…With increased demand on freshwater resources for agriculture, it is imperative that more water-use efficient crops are developed. Leaf stable carbon isotope…”
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Predicting photosynthetic capacity in tobacco using shortwave infrared spectral reflectance by Sexton, Thomas, Sankaran, Sindhuja, Cousins, Asaph B

“…Plateauing yield and stressful environmental conditions necessitate selecting crops for superior physiological traits with untapped potential to enhance crop…”
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