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Agricultural Research Service   Location: Global Change and
Photosynthesis Research Unit  Project Number: 5012-21000-027-00
Project Type: Appropriated  Start Date: May 31, 2013 End Date:
May 30, 2018  Objective 1: Engineer improved photosynthetic
efficiency in food, feed, and biofuel crops for improved yields.
1.1 Determine the optimal chlorophyll (Chl) content to maximize
the daily integral of canopy photosynthesis. 1.2 Decrease
photorespiration by improving the effectiveness of engineered
chloroplast photorespiratory bypass pathways by lowering the
activity of the chloroplast glycolate exporter. Objective 2:
Define the key posttranslational regulatory factors controlling
assimilation/partitioning and growth in crop plants. 2.1
Investigate historical and diverse soybean germplasm to study
fundamental interactions and constraints between carbon and
nitrogen metabolism, and their influence on soybean yield and
seed quality. 2.2 Characterize the brassinoster