Take the time to appreciate all the hard work that is goes in to improving crops. Johannes Kromdijk’s group at Cambridge University show how they carry out their extensive phenotyping for photosynthetic traits in the MAGIC Maize population in this video.
Video created by Lucia Arce Cubas, led by John Ferguson, and featuring Rachel Barham, Hayoung Choi, Heledd Jones and Sophie Truepenny.
How is this type of data used? Have a look at the latest publication from the CAPITALISE team ‘The genetic basis of dynamic non-photochemical quenching and photosystem II efficiency in fluctuating light reveals novel molecular targets for maize (Zea mays) improvement’ available now as a preprint:
