Background Pollution of water sources, largely from wide-scale agricultural fertilizer use has
resulted in nitrate and nitrite contamination of drinking water. The effects on human health of …

Nitrogen (N), as a macro-element, plays a vital role in plant growth and development. N
deficiency affects plant productivity by decreasing photosynthesis, leaf area and longevity of …

Climate change is a defining challenge of the 21st century, and this decade is a critical time
for action to mitigate the worst effects on human populations and ecosystems. Plant science …

The current trajectory for crop yields is insufficient to nourish the world's population by 2050.
Greater and more consistent crop production must be achieved against a backdrop of …

A number of recent studies have provided strong support demonstrating that improving the
photosynthetic processes through genetic engineering can provide an avenue to improve …

Nitrogen fixing symbioses between plants and bacteria are ancient and, while not
numerous, are formed in diverse lineages of plants ranging from microalgae to …

Photorespiratory metabolism is essential for plants to maintain functional photosynthesis in
an oxygen‐containing environment. Because the oxygenation reaction of Rubisco is …

Plant‐specific NAC proteins constitute a major transcription factor family that is well‐known
for its roles in plant growth, development, and responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. In …

Photosynthetic manipulation provides new opportunities for enhancing crop yield. However,
understanding and quantifying the importance of individual and multiple manipulations on …

The efficiency with which plants use nutrients to create biomass and/or grain is determined
by the interaction of environmental and plant intrinsic factors. The major macronutrients …