Revealing the impacts of super-charged photosynthesis on leaf respiration

该项目旨在利用最先进的技术开发一种新的框架，将超强的光合作用（称为C4光合作用）与夜间叶片呼吸的变化联系起来。全球陆地光合作用的四分之一发生在C4植物中，其中包括几种重要的谷类作物。尽管在模拟C4光合作用方面取得了进展，但这些进展无法模拟夜间呼吸的变化。预期结果包括预测在当前/未来气候下生长的C4植物呼吸作用的方程。这样做的好处包括设计更快生长的作物所需的知识，以及为气候建模者提供更准确地预测c4主导的生态系统中碳交换的能力。

This project aims to use state-of-the-art technologies to develop a novel framework that links a super-charged version of photosynthesis (known as C4 photosynthesis) to changes in nocturnal leaf respiration. A quarter of global land photosynthesis occurs in C4 plants that include several important cereal crops. Although advances have been made in modelling C4 photosynthesis, these advances are unable to model variations in nocturnal respiration. Expected outcomes include equations that predict respiration in C4 plants growing in current/future climates. Benefits to include knowledge needed to engineer faster-growing crops and providing climate modelers the ability to more accurately predict carbon exchange in C4-dominated ecosystems.