Being up in trees gives them more access to the sunlight they need for photosynthesis than on the dark ... environment in the tree’s canopy reducing that host plant’s need for cooling transpiration.

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Photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae and certain kinds of bacteria convert solar radiation into chemical energy, must adjust itself to changes in the intensity of sunlight ...

First they cracked a problem that slows down plant photosynthesis—then they succeeded in super-charging potato growth by up ...

'Some plants will go through an entirely dormant phase to preserve energy over winter,' says Elise Harlock, houseplant expert ...

Scientific advancement and agricultural technology have revolutionized food production, enabling humanity to feed a ballooning population ...

How do plants breathe through stomata ... which controls gas exchange necessary for photosynthesis and limits water loss. How do guard cells change their volume to control this opening and ...

These results emphasize the need to revisit the partitioning methods to unravel the physiological controls on photosynthesis and stomatal conductance under water stress. Potato plants were grown on a ...