date:Dec 18, 2012
RIPE project.
In addition, computer simulation models of the highly complex photosynthetic system combined with practical engineering will identify the best targets for improving photosynthesis efficiency. The U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization predicts that the world will need to increase staple crop yields 70 percent by 2050, said Long.
The rapid increases that were achieved during the Green Revolution have slowed and will not meet this target. Photosynthesis promises a new area, ripe