University of Illinois to improve crop yield through photosynthesis in a new global effort
Project aims to increase photosynthetic efficiency for sustainable yield increase
13-Dec-2012 -
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has received a five–year, $25-million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve the photosynthetic properties of key food crops, including rice and cassava. The project, titled "RIPE – Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency," ...
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