Modeling the evolutionary development of C4 photosynthesis
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
The C4 cycle supercharges photosynthesis and evolved independently more than 62 times. Using constraint-based modeling, researchers successfully investigated which factors contributed to the evolution of the C4 trait. The study was a joint project of the Bielefeld University and the IPK in Gatersleben. Findings were published in eLife.