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Charting new pathways to C4rice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by J.E. Sheehy, P.L. Mitchell, B. Hardy
| Charting new pathways to C4rice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by J.E. Sheehy, P.L. Mitchell, B. Hardy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (436 p.) |
| Disciplina | 633.182 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SheehyJ. E
MitchellP. L (Peter L.) HardyB |
| Soggetto topico |
Rice - Genetic engineering
Rice - Yields Crop yields Photosynthesis |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-91883-0
9786611918835 981-270-952-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Untitled; Untitled; FOREWORD; PREFACE; SECTION 1: SETTING THE SCENE; How the rice crop works and why it needs a new engine J.E. Sheehy, A.B. Ferrer, P.L. Mitchell, A. Elmido-Mabilangan, P. Pablico, and M.J.A. Dionora; Growth phases of rice; The grain yield equation; Plasticity: properties of individuals and community members; Solar radiation and canopy architecture as drivers of canopy photosynthesis; Relationship between leaf photosynthesis, canopy photosynthesis, and yield; Leaf and canopy temperature; Radiation-use efficiency: two strategies for C4 rice
Is the sink in rice big enough for C4 productivity?Searching for C4-ness in wild rice; Conclusions; References; Notes; The case for C4 rice P.L. Mitchell and J.E. Sheehy; The chain of argument; Progress in techniques; The top-down approach; Envoi; References; Notes; Agricultural research, poverty alleviation, and key trends in Asia's rice economy D. Dawe; Pathways from agricultural research to poverty alleviation: theory1; Agricultural research and poverty alleviation: evidence; Key trends in the Asian rice economy Rice; Water scarcity; Conclusions; References; Notes Catching up with the literature for C4 rice: what we know now and didn't then P.L. MitchellCurrent understanding of C4 photosynthesis; Molecular biology and genetic engineering of C4 photosynthesis; Use of Cleome; Rice transgenic for C4 photosynthetic enzymes; Better Rubisco for improved photosynthesis; Reflections on constructing C4 rice; References; Notes; SECTION 2: C4 RICE FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE; C4 photosynthesis: minor or major adjustments to a C3 theme? R.C. Leegood; Intercellular metabolite transport in C4 plants; Intracellular metabolite transport in C4 plants Altered properties of enzymes of carbohydrate synthesisMitochondrial specialization; Regulation of C4 photosynthesis; C4 mutants; References; Notes; C4 photosynthesis and CO2 diffusion S. von Caemmerer, J.R. Evans, A.B. Cousins, M.R. Badger, and R.T. Furbank; Carbon isotope discrimination and CO2 diffusion; CO2 diffusion from intercellular air space to chloroplast stroma in C3 species; CO2 diffusion from intercellular air space to mesophyll cytosol in C4; CO2 diffusion across bundle sheath/mesophyll interface Relationship between bundle sheath resistance to CO2 diffusion and leakiness of the bundle sheathEstimates of bundle sheath leakiness from measurements of carbon isotope discrimination; What are the possibilities for C4 rice?; Conclusions; References; Notes; Nuclear regulation of chloroplast development in C4 and C3 plants J.A. Langdale, M. Waters, E.C. Moylan, and A. Bravo-Garcia; Chloroplast development in the C4 plant maize; GLK genes in C4 and C3 plants; GLK gene function; C4 rice-wishful thinking or potential reality?; References; Notes Balancing light capture with distributed metabolic demand during C4 photosynthesis J.R. Evans, T.C. Vogelmann, and S. von Caemmerer |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453166003321 |
| New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Charting new pathways to C4rice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by J.E. Sheehy, P.L. Mitchell, B. Hardy
| Charting new pathways to C4rice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by J.E. Sheehy, P.L. Mitchell, B. Hardy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (436 p.) |
| Disciplina | 633.182 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SheehyJ. E
MitchellP. L (Peter L.) HardyBill |
| Soggetto topico |
Rice - Genetic engineering
Rice - Yields Crop yields Photosynthesis |
| ISBN |
1-281-91883-0
9786611918835 981-270-952-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Untitled; Untitled; FOREWORD; PREFACE; SECTION 1: SETTING THE SCENE; How the rice crop works and why it needs a new engine J.E. Sheehy, A.B. Ferrer, P.L. Mitchell, A. Elmido-Mabilangan, P. Pablico, and M.J.A. Dionora; Growth phases of rice; The grain yield equation; Plasticity: properties of individuals and community members; Solar radiation and canopy architecture as drivers of canopy photosynthesis; Relationship between leaf photosynthesis, canopy photosynthesis, and yield; Leaf and canopy temperature; Radiation-use efficiency: two strategies for C4 rice
Is the sink in rice big enough for C4 productivity?Searching for C4-ness in wild rice; Conclusions; References; Notes; The case for C4 rice P.L. Mitchell and J.E. Sheehy; The chain of argument; Progress in techniques; The top-down approach; Envoi; References; Notes; Agricultural research, poverty alleviation, and key trends in Asia's rice economy D. Dawe; Pathways from agricultural research to poverty alleviation: theory1; Agricultural research and poverty alleviation: evidence; Key trends in the Asian rice economy Rice; Water scarcity; Conclusions; References; Notes Catching up with the literature for C4 rice: what we know now and didn't then P.L. MitchellCurrent understanding of C4 photosynthesis; Molecular biology and genetic engineering of C4 photosynthesis; Use of Cleome; Rice transgenic for C4 photosynthetic enzymes; Better Rubisco for improved photosynthesis; Reflections on constructing C4 rice; References; Notes; SECTION 2: C4 RICE FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE; C4 photosynthesis: minor or major adjustments to a C3 theme? R.C. Leegood; Intercellular metabolite transport in C4 plants; Intracellular metabolite transport in C4 plants Altered properties of enzymes of carbohydrate synthesisMitochondrial specialization; Regulation of C4 photosynthesis; C4 mutants; References; Notes; C4 photosynthesis and CO2 diffusion S. von Caemmerer, J.R. Evans, A.B. Cousins, M.R. Badger, and R.T. Furbank; Carbon isotope discrimination and CO2 diffusion; CO2 diffusion from intercellular air space to chloroplast stroma in C3 species; CO2 diffusion from intercellular air space to mesophyll cytosol in C4; CO2 diffusion across bundle sheath/mesophyll interface Relationship between bundle sheath resistance to CO2 diffusion and leakiness of the bundle sheathEstimates of bundle sheath leakiness from measurements of carbon isotope discrimination; What are the possibilities for C4 rice?; Conclusions; References; Notes; Nuclear regulation of chloroplast development in C4 and C3 plants J.A. Langdale, M. Waters, E.C. Moylan, and A. Bravo-Garcia; Chloroplast development in the C4 plant maize; GLK genes in C4 and C3 plants; GLK gene function; C4 rice-wishful thinking or potential reality?; References; Notes Balancing light capture with distributed metabolic demand during C4 photosynthesis J.R. Evans, T.C. Vogelmann, and S. von Caemmerer |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782269203321 |
| New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Charting new pathways to C4rice / / edited by J.E. Sheehy, P.L. Mitchell, B. Hardy
| Charting new pathways to C4rice / / edited by J.E. Sheehy, P.L. Mitchell, B. Hardy |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (436 p.) |
| Disciplina | 633.182 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SheehyJ. E
MitchellP. L (Peter L.) HardyB |
| Soggetto topico |
Rice - Genetic engineering
Rice - Yields Crop yields Photosynthesis |
| ISBN |
1-281-91883-0
9786611918835 981-270-952-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Untitled; Untitled; FOREWORD; PREFACE; SECTION 1: SETTING THE SCENE; How the rice crop works and why it needs a new engine J.E. Sheehy, A.B. Ferrer, P.L. Mitchell, A. Elmido-Mabilangan, P. Pablico, and M.J.A. Dionora; Growth phases of rice; The grain yield equation; Plasticity: properties of individuals and community members; Solar radiation and canopy architecture as drivers of canopy photosynthesis; Relationship between leaf photosynthesis, canopy photosynthesis, and yield; Leaf and canopy temperature; Radiation-use efficiency: two strategies for C4 rice
Is the sink in rice big enough for C4 productivity?Searching for C4-ness in wild rice; Conclusions; References; Notes; The case for C4 rice P.L. Mitchell and J.E. Sheehy; The chain of argument; Progress in techniques; The top-down approach; Envoi; References; Notes; Agricultural research, poverty alleviation, and key trends in Asia's rice economy D. Dawe; Pathways from agricultural research to poverty alleviation: theory1; Agricultural research and poverty alleviation: evidence; Key trends in the Asian rice economy Rice; Water scarcity; Conclusions; References; Notes Catching up with the literature for C4 rice: what we know now and didn't then P.L. MitchellCurrent understanding of C4 photosynthesis; Molecular biology and genetic engineering of C4 photosynthesis; Use of Cleome; Rice transgenic for C4 photosynthetic enzymes; Better Rubisco for improved photosynthesis; Reflections on constructing C4 rice; References; Notes; SECTION 2: C4 RICE FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE; C4 photosynthesis: minor or major adjustments to a C3 theme? R.C. Leegood; Intercellular metabolite transport in C4 plants; Intracellular metabolite transport in C4 plants Altered properties of enzymes of carbohydrate synthesisMitochondrial specialization; Regulation of C4 photosynthesis; C4 mutants; References; Notes; C4 photosynthesis and CO2 diffusion S. von Caemmerer, J.R. Evans, A.B. Cousins, M.R. Badger, and R.T. Furbank; Carbon isotope discrimination and CO2 diffusion; CO2 diffusion from intercellular air space to chloroplast stroma in C3 species; CO2 diffusion from intercellular air space to mesophyll cytosol in C4; CO2 diffusion across bundle sheath/mesophyll interface Relationship between bundle sheath resistance to CO2 diffusion and leakiness of the bundle sheathEstimates of bundle sheath leakiness from measurements of carbon isotope discrimination; What are the possibilities for C4 rice?; Conclusions; References; Notes; Nuclear regulation of chloroplast development in C4 and C3 plants J.A. Langdale, M. Waters, E.C. Moylan, and A. Bravo-Garcia; Chloroplast development in the C4 plant maize; GLK genes in C4 and C3 plants; GLK gene function; C4 rice-wishful thinking or potential reality?; References; Notes Balancing light capture with distributed metabolic demand during C4 photosynthesis J.R. Evans, T.C. Vogelmann, and S. von Caemmerer |
| Altri titoli varianti | Charting new pathways to C4 rice |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822153703321 |
| New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||