Comment on "Soybean photosynthesis and crop yield are improved by accelerating recovery from photoprotection"

Science. 2023 Feb 24;379(6634):eade8506. doi: 10.1126/science.ade8506. Epub 2023 Feb 24.

Abstract

De Souza et al. (Research Articles, 19 Aug 2022, adc9831) recently claimed major soybean yield increases resulting from transformation of the nonphotochemical quenching mechanism of photosynthesis. However, there is little basis for the premise that such a transformation would result in yield increase. The field experiment was flawed and does not provide evidence for increases in crop yield.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Crops, Agricultural* / genetics
  • Crops, Agricultural* / physiology
  • Glycine max* / genetics
  • Glycine max* / physiology
  • Photosynthesis*