PLANT SCIENCE Crops on the fast track for light

被引：15
作者：
Ruban, Alexander V. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Queen Mary Univ London, Sch Biol & Chem Sci, London E1 4NS, England
来源：
NATURE | 2017年 / 541卷 / 7635期
基金：
英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会;
关键词：
PHOTOPROTECTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;
D O I：
10.1038/541036a
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
Tobacco plants have been manipulated to improve their adaptation to changes in light intensity. The engineered plants can use solar energy more safely and efficiently than their wild-type counterparts.
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页码：36 / 37
页数：2
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