Summary of possible increases in solar radiation conversion efficiency (εc) that may be achieved

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Organism Plants
Reference Long SP, Zhu XG, Naidu SL, Ort DR. Can improvement in photosynthesis increase crop yields? Plant Cell Environ. 2006 Mar29(3):315-30. p.326 table 3PubMed ID17080588
Primary Source Long S.P., Zhu X.-G., Naidu S.L., Raines C.A. & Ort D.R. (2005b) Limits to Efficiencies of Primary Production – Constraints and Opportunities. In. Yields of Farmed Species (eds. R. Sylvester- Bradley & J. Wiseman). pp. 167–191. Nottingham University Press. Nottingham.
Comments "Summary of possible increases in solar radiation conversion efficiency (ec) that may be achieved and the speculated time horizon for provision of material that can be introduced into plant breeding programs (Adopted from primary source)" See note beneath table
Entered by Uri M
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