The secret life of plants revealed: Discovery has implications for food production and carbon storage

Image credit: Pixabay / CC0 Public Domain. Article by Owen Cumming, Particle. Phys.org – August 23, 2022.This article first appeared on Particle.

A discovery by WA plant biochemists could have big implications for how we use plants for food and store carbon in the future. If you cast your mind back to high school biology, you might remember photosynthesis. It’s how plants turn carbon dioxide, water and sunlight into sugar and energy. However, not all of us are familiar with the process of plant respiration. […]

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