Cross sections of C3 rice (left) and C4 sorghum (right) shoots. Both grain crops evolved from a common ancestor, but sorghum evolved to photosynthesize more efficiently.

While 95% of plants use C3 photosynthesis, SciTechDaily explained, a new group of plants evolved to use C4 photosynthesis around 30 million years ago. C3 gets the job done, but it has flaws.

Variations in soils and between two types of photosynthesis — C3 and C4 — could also affect how plants respond to microplastics, Kirkham added. Small-scale studies have found that plants ...

2. Carbon dioxide gas exchange - Role of light in photosynthetic CO2 fixation and respiration in C3 and C4 plants (2 weeks). 3. Nitrate reductase activity in plants - Effects of nitrate availability ...

Swift and other researchers, including Salk Professor Joseph Ecker, used single-cell genomics technology to explore the molecular mechanisms in plants using C3 and C4 photosynthesis. "The ...