Leaves are beautifully specialized organs designed to maximize the use of light and CO₂ for photosynthesis. Engineering leaf anatomy therefore holds great potential to enhance photosynthetic capacity.

Comparisons of the rate of assimilation and the anatomy of the leaves of contrasting genotypes of the grass Lolium indicate that the rate of photosynthesis at saturating light intensities depends on ...

Randy Moore and Clanton C. Black, Jr. Nitrogen assimilation in crabgrass Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop., was studied by comparing leaf extracts with isolated mesophyll cell and bundle sheath strand ...

Little is known about the developmental control of leaf size and shape, and understanding the mechanisms behind this is a major issue in plant biology. New research concludes that communication ...

In a recent study,botanists investigated the effects of increasing the amount of carbon dioxide channels in plant membranes, but could not detect any impact on photosynthesis in model tobacco plants.

Osaka, Japan – Plants have an impressive ability to regenerate damaged tissues, but how they do it is not fully understood. Now, researchers from Japan have discovered the mechanisms involved in this ...

Mesophyll conductance, or the ease with which CO 2 can diffuse through a leaf’s cells before reaching the location where it undergoes carbon fixation, plays a key role in photosynthesis. CO 2 faces ...

This is a high-resolution SEM micrograph from FIB-SEM manual imaging showing Arabidopsis thaliana leaf mesophyll cells with chloroplasts, nucleus, and internal membranous endoplasmic reticulum ...