Can improvement in photosynthesis increase crop yields?

By S. Long, Xinguang Zhu, Shawna L. Naidu, D. Ort. Plant, Cell and Environment, 2006

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Subfields: Agronomy and Crop Science, Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science

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Raising yield potential of wheat. II. Increasing photosynthetic capacity and efficiency. (2011, background): “Once canopy architecture, light interception, and photosynthetic duration have been optimized, total photosynthesis can only be increased by increasing the photosynthetic rate per unit leaf area (Long et al., 2006; Raines, 2006; Parry et al., 2007).”
What is the maximum efficiency with which photosynthesis can convert solar energy into biomass? (2008, background): “This design can increase photosynthetic efficiency by as much as 45% relative to a canopy made up of horizontal leaves [28].”
Constraints to commercialization of algal fuels. (2013, background): “In terrestrial crops, for example, estimates suggest the potenial for substantially enhancing the total biomass yield through mproved efficiency of photosynthesis (Long et al., 2006).”
The leaf angle distribution of natural plant populations: assessing the canopy with a novel software tool (2015, background): “…several leaf movement and sun tracking strategies were described aiming for either optimal light interception or avoidance of high light conditions [2-5]; (iii) growth and developmental processes change and alter canopy structure during the seasonal cycle and as a reaction to environmental…”
Analyzing the significance of defoliation in growth, photosynthetic compensation and source-sink relations (2012, background): “An added advantage of the C 4 system is that its net photosynthesis, compared to C 3 plants, is greatest in young foliage (Long et al. 2006 ).”
REVIEW: Balancing limiting factors & economic drivers for sustainable Midwestern US agricultural residue feedstock supplies (2010, positive): “69 The goal of these efforts is not to increase the demand for existing resources, but to optimize the use of existing resources and increase the sustainable productivity of all resources so that there are sufficient quantities to meet increasing demands for food, feed, fiber, and biofuels.”