A study published in the journal Nature Communications explores the origin of chloroplasts, the plastids that allow plants to extract carbon from the atmosphere to build their own structures and ...

Study offers insight into chloroplast evolution Ancient organelles likely originated as energy-producers but later switched to carbon-assimilation Date: December 10, 2024 Source: University of ...

Results: Drought induced a two-stage response with first a restriction of CO 2 diffusion to chloroplasts induced by stomatal closure and a decrease in mesophyll conductance, followed by a decrease in ...

Climate change not only leads to high temperatures, droughts, floods, storms and declining soil quality, but it also affects the spread and mutation of pests and diseases, which directly influences ...