Scientists plant tobacco seedlings by hand to test alternate photorespiratory pathways in real-world field conditions. They found that these synthetic shortcuts boost productivity by 40 percent, and will now apply this breakthrough to boost the yield of food crops.

U.S. researchers find novel way to produce bigger plants

Scientists are engineering plants to more efficiently turn the sun’s energy into food. (© L. Brian Stauffer/University of Illinois) By : Christopher Connell. Photosynthesis holds the key to the air we breathe and the…

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