Would transformation of C3 crop plants with foreign Rubisco increase productivity? A computational analysis extrapolating from kinetic properties to canopy photosynthesis

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Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants: Unraveling the Complexity of Genes and Networks to Survive (2013, background): “Since photorespiration is the major cause of a lower bioenergetic balance in photosynthetic tissues of C3 plants, increasing plant growth by overcoming the limitation of photosynthesis imposed by Rubisco is still an important target of research and plant improve‐ ment [41-46].”
Rubisco specificity factor tends to be larger in plant species from drier habitats and in species with persistent leaves (2005, background): “Determination of a true Vc (Kcat) for Rubiscos proved difficult for leaves of the species studied so we cannot comment on the possibility of a negative correlation (see Zhu et al. 2004 ) that may exist over the restricted range of specificity factors observed.”
What is the maximum efficiency with which photosynthesis can convert solar energy into biomass? (2008, methodology): “At present no Rubisco that lacks oxygenation capacity has been identified, indeed most evidence suggests that increase in specificity is at the expense of catalytic rate [16].”
Recent Advances in Photosynthesis Under Drought and Salinity (2011, background): “boxylation efficiency and ultimately plant performance under water deficits and salinity (Long et al., 2006; Zhu et al., 2004).”
Can improvement in photosynthesis increase crop yields? (2006, methodology): “1b) (reviewed, Zhu et al. 2004a).”