Plant BiologyJournal of Experimental BotanyPeer-reviewed
Can small reductions in Rubisco content improve nitrogen use in wheat without negatively impacting biomass or grain yield?
Saqer S. Alotaibi, Jack S. A. Matthews, Steven Michiel Driever…·Christine A. Raines
This study reduces Rubisco in wheat using RNAi to test if nitrogen use efficiency can improve without affecting biomass or yield, but finds no improvement in nitrogen use efficiency despite similar biomass in some lines.
DOI 10.1093/jxb/erag433