Cristina Rodrigues Gabriel Sales

Extensive photophysiological variation in wild barley is linked to environmental origin

The paper identifies photophysiological variation in wild barley linked to environmental origin through common garden experiments and GWAS.

Metabolite profiling reveals slow and uncoordinated adjustment of C4 photosynthesis to sudden changes in irradiance

This study profiles metabolites in maize under sudden irradiance changes, revealing slow metabolic adjustments and inefficiencies in photosynthesis.

Sub-optimal temperature leads to tighter coupling between photosynthetic electron transport and CO2 assimilation under fluctuating light in maize.

The paper analyzes maize CO2 assimilation under fluctuating light and finds decoupling from electron transport at room temperature, but tighter coupling under suboptimal temperature due to feedback regulation.

Faster relaxation of nonphotochemical quenching (NPQ) in C4 than in C3 species

This study shows that NPQ relaxation is faster in C4 species than in C3 species, driven by enhanced energy-dependent quenching and altered lumen pH regulation.