METABOLIC ENGINEERING FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF LEAF PRODUCTIVITY: OPTIMISATION OF CARBON METABOLISM

粮食供应是确保今后几十年全球粮食安全的主要制约因素之一。由于植物性产品占世界食物能量摄入的绝大部分，提高作物生产力是缓解全球粮食不安全的一项关键战略。该生物工程项目旨在通过基因改造优化支撑叶片生产力的碳代谢相关过程的效率。BBSRC REMIT AREAS：农业和粮食安全，可持续地提高农业生产。AFS，ENWW

Food availability represents one of the main constraints for ensuring global food security in the next few decades. With plant-based products comprising the vastmajority of the world's food energy intake, the increase of crop productivity is a key strategy for the alleviation of global food insecurity. This bioengineeringproject aims to optimise the efficiency of the carbon metabolism-related processes underpinning leaf productivity by genetic modification.BBSRC REMIT AREAS: agriculture and food security, sustainably enhancing agricultural production.AFS, ENWW