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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) initiative spearheaded by the University of Illinois - New discovery will boost crop yields

Title:
New discovery will boost crop yields

Author:
Susan Robertson

Published:
Innovators, 10 August 2020
https://www.innovatorsmag.com/crops-given-tools-to-shine/

From the article:
At the heart of the latest breakthroughs made through the Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) initiative, scientists at the University of Essex have overcome ‘two major photosynthetic bottlenecks’ that would enable plants to realise a 27% greater yield.