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Fifty years of C4 photosynthesis

Julian M. Hibberd () and Robert T. Furbank ()
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Julian M. Hibberd: University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK.
Robert T. Furbank: Robert T. Furbank is in the Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.

Nature, 2016, vol. 538, issue 7624, 177-179

Abstract: Half a century after the discovery of a plant photosynthetic pathway termed C4, researchers are working to engineer this efficient pathway into crops such as rice to maintain food security.

Date: 2016
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