Search Results - "Parry, J. A."

Increased SBPase activity improves photosynthesis and grain yield in wheat grown in greenhouse conditions by Driever, Steven M., Simkin, Andrew J., Alotaibi, Saqer, Fisk, Stuart J., Madgwick, Pippa J., Sparks, Caroline A., Jones, Huw D., Lawson, Tracy, Parry, Martin A. J., Raines, Christine A.

“…To meet the growing demand for food, substantial improvements in yields are needed. This is particularly the case for wheat, where global yield has stagnated…”
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Rubisco activity and regulation as targets for crop improvement by Parry, Martin A. J, Andralojc, P. John, Scales, Joanna C, Salvucci, Michael E, Carmo-Silva, A. Elizabete, Alonso, Hernan, Whitney, Spencer M

“…Rubisco (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) carboxylase/oxygenase) enables net carbon fixation through the carboxylation of RuBP. However, some characteristics…”
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Raising yield potential of wheat. II. Increasing photosynthetic capacity and efficiency by Parry, Martin A.J, Reynolds, Matthew, Salvucci, Michael E, Raines, Christine, Andralojc, P. John, Zhu, Xin-Guang, Price, G. Dean, Condon, Anthony G, Furbank, Robert T

“…Past increases in yield potential of wheat have largely resulted from improvements in harvest index rather than increased biomass. Further large increases in…”
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Natural variation in photosynthetic capacity, growth, and yield in 64 field-grown wheat genotypes by Driever, S. M, Lawson, T, Andralojc, P. J, Raines, C. A, Parry, M. A. J

“…Significant variation in photosynthesis and growth in 64 wheat cultivars was explained by differences in photosynthetic capacity, operation and CO2 diffusion…”
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Expanding knowledge of the Rubisco kinetics variability in plant species: environmental and evolutionary trends by GALMÉS, JERONI, KAPRALOV, MAXIM V., ANDRALOJC, P. JOHN, CONESA, MIQUEL À., KEYS, ALFRED J., PARRY, MARTIN A. J., FLEXAS, JAUME

“…The present study characterizes the kinetic properties of ribulose‐1,5‐bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) from 28 terrestrial plant species,…”
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How do roots elongate in a structured soil? by Jin, Kemo, Shen, Jianbo, Ashton, Rhys W, Dodd, Ian C, Parry, Martin A. J, Whalley, William R

“…In this review, we examine how roots penetrate a structured soil. We first examine the relationship between soil water status and its mechanical strength, as…”
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Progress in TILLING as a tool for functional genomics and improvement of crops by Chen, Liang, Hao, Liugen, Parry, Martin A. J, Phillips, Andrew L, Hu, Yin‐Gang

“…Food security is a global concern and substantial yield increases in crops are required to feed the growing world population. Mutagenesis is an important tool…”
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Mutation discovery for crop improvement by Parry, Martin A.J, Madgwick, Pippa J, Bayon, Carlos, Tearall, Katie, Hernandez-Lopez, Antonio, Baudo, Marcela, Rakszegi, Mariann, Hamada, Walid, Al-Yassin, Adnan, Ouabbou, Hassan, Labhilili, Mustapha, Phillips, Andrew L

“…Increasing crop yields to ensure food security is a major challenge. Mutagenesis is an important tool in crop improvement and is free of the regulatory…”
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The effect of impedance to root growth on plant architecture in wheat by Jin, Kemo, Shen, Jianbo, Ashton, Rhys W., White, Rodger P., Dodd, Ian C., Phillips, Andrew L., Parry, Martin A. J., Whalley, William R.

“…Background and aims We were interested in the effect of impedance to root growth on root and shoot architecture of wheat. It is known that Rht-1 semi-dwarfing…”
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Photosynthesis: ancient, essential, complex, diverse … and in need of improvement in a changing world by Niinemets, Ülo, Berry, Joseph A., Caemmerer, Susanne, Ort, Donald R., Parry, Martin A. J., Poorter, Hendrik

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Optimizing Rubisco and its regulation for greater resource use efficiency by CARMO‐SILVA, ELIZABETE, SCALES, JOANNA C., MADGWICK, PIPPA J., PARRY, MARTIN A. J.

“…Rubisco catalyses the carboxylation of ribulose‐1,5‐bisphosphate (RuBP), enabling net CO2 assimilation in photosynthesis. The properties and regulation of…”
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Discoveries in Rubisco (Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase): a historical perspective by Portis, Archie R. Jr, Parry, Martin A. J

“…Historic discoveries and key observations related to Rubisco (Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase), from 1947 to 2006, are presented. Currently,…”
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Phenotyping of field-grown wheat in the UK highlights contribution of light response of photosynthesis and flag leaf longevity to grain yield by Carmo-Silva, Elizabete, Andralojc, P. John, Scales, Joanna C., Driever, Steven M., Mead, Andrew, Lawson, Tracy, Raines, Christine A., Parry, Martin A.J.

“…Improving photosynthesis is a major target for increasing crop yields and ensuring food security. Phenotyping of photosynthesis in the field is critical to…”
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Evidence that abscisic acid promotes degradation of SNF1-related protein kinase (SnRK) 1 in wheat and activation of a putative calcium-dependent SnRK2 by Coello, Patricia, Hirano, Emi, Hey, Sandra J., Muttucumaru, Nira, Martinez-Barajas, Eleazar, Parry, Martin A. J., Halford, Nigel G.

“…Sucrose nonfermenting-1 (SNF1)-related protein kinases (SnRKs) form a major family of signalling proteins in plants and have been associated with metabolic…”
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non-radioactive method for measuring Rubisco activase activity in the presence of variable ATP: ADP ratios, including modifications for measuring the activity and activation state of Rubisco by Scales, Joanna C, Parry, Martin A. J, Salvucci, Michael E

“…Rubisco (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase) catalyzes carboxylation of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate, the first in a series of reactions leading to…”
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Whole plant chamber to examine sensitivity of cereal gas exchange to changes in evaporative demand by Jauregui, Iván, Rothwell, Shane A, Taylor, Samuel H, Parry, Martin A J, Carmo-Silva, Elizabete, Dodd, Ian C

“…Improving plant water use efficiency (WUE) is a major target for improving crop yield resilience to adverse climate change. Identifying genetic variation in…”
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TaER Expression Is Associated with Transpiration Efficiency Traits and Yield in Bread Wheat by Zheng, Jiacheng, Yang, Zhiyuan, Madgwick, Pippa J, Carmo-Silva, Elizabete, Parry, Martin A J, Hu, Yin-Gang

“…ERECTA encodes a receptor-like kinase and is proposed as a candidate for determining transpiration efficiency of plants. Two genes homologous to ERECTA in…”
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Wheat root growth responses to horizontal stratification of fertiliser in a water-limited environment by Jin, Kemo, Shen, Jianbo, Ashton, Rhys W, White, Rodger P, Dodd, Ian C, Parry, Martin A. J, Whalley, William R

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: We were interested to determine the effects of horizontal stratification of nutrient-rich zones within different layers of the soil…”
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Rubisco activity: effects of drought stress by Parry, M.A.J, Andralojc, P.J, Khan, S, Lea, P.J, Keys, A.J

“…Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) activity is modulated in vivo either by reaction with CO2 and Mg(2+) to carbamylate a lysine residue…”
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Effects of Genotype and Environment on Free Amino Acid Levels in Wheat Grain: Implications for Acrylamide Formation during Processing by Curtis, Tanya Y, Muttucumaru, Nira, Shewry, Peter R, Parry, Martin A. J, Powers, Stephen J, Elmore, J. Stephen, Mottram, Donald S, Hook, Simon, Halford, Nigel G

“…Acrylamide forms from free asparagine and reducing sugars during cooking, with asparagine concentration being the key parameter determining the formation in…”
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