Genetic analyses of algae conducted by Bhattacharya suggest that the pivotal endosymbiotic event that endowed plants with the engine of photosynthesis happened just once in our planet’s early ...

Artificial photosynthesis: Researchers mimic plants Date: March 14, 2025 Source: University of Würzburg Summary: With artificial photosynthesis, humankind could utilize solar energy to bind ...

Some plants have adapted to survive in these ... So what sorts of crops do well from the higher rate of photosynthesis? Well, a good example would be tomatoes and lettuce. Farmers in Iceland ...

Unlike us, plants don't need pantries full of food to stay alive; the Sun is their pantry. But, like us, they require fairly regular sustenance, which they create via photosynthesis. This ...

Plants are usually thought to have little if any photosynthetic ... are capable of photosynthesizing under insulating snow cover. The subnivean photosynthesis compensates for respiratory CO2 losses ...

Understanding how plants optimize photosynthesis under varying environmental ... Rubisco abundance and activity were also ...

They can withstand higher heat and are more water-use efficient because they photosynthesize in that special way," explained ...

With artificial photosynthesis, mankind could utilize solar energy to bind carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen. Chemists from Würzburg and Seoul have taken this one step further: They have ...

The research is published in The Plant Journal. "There's not a huge amount of room to improve the light-harvesting efficiency of soybean photosynthesis at a cellular level using what's available ...

At higher light intensities, more photosynthesis occurs. The position of the compensation point is different from plants grown in brighter conditions. For shade-adapted plants, the compensation ...