Imperial College London
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ProfessorPeterNixon

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences

Professor of Biochemistry
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 5269p.nixon

 
 
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Location

 

705Sir Ernst Chain BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Cardona:2018:10.1042/EBC20170015,
author = {Cardona, T and Shao, S and Nixon, PJ},
doi = {10.1042/EBC20170015},
journal = {Essays in Biochemistry},
pages = {85--94},
title = {Enhancing photosynthesis in plants: the light reactions},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/EBC20170015},
volume = {62},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - In this review, we highlight recent research and current ideas on how to improve the efficiency of the light reactions of photosynthesis in crops. We note that the efficiency of photosynthesis is a balance between how much energy is used for growth and the energy wasted or spent protecting the photosynthetic machinery from photodamage. There are reasons to be optimistic about enhancing photosynthetic efficiency, but many appealing ideas are still on the drawing board. It is envisioned that the crops of the future will be extensively genetically modified to tailor them to specific natural or artificial environmental conditions.
AU  - Cardona,T
AU  - Shao,S
AU  - Nixon,PJ
DO  - 10.1042/EBC20170015
EP  - 94
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 0071-1365
SP  - 85
TI  - Enhancing photosynthesis in plants: the light reactions
T2  - Essays in Biochemistry
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/EBC20170015
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/56594
VL  - 62
ER  -
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