In a new publication now online in New Phytologist, research led by former PhD student Gustaf with Doug and Elizabete shows how heat stress alters the amount of Rubisco activase in wheat leaves in an isoform-specific manner. Part of our International Wheat Yield Partnership (IWYP) research, this work is another step towards understanding not only how plants alter their photosynthetic apparatus during stress, but helping us identify ways we might be able to make wheat and other crops more resilient to future changes in climate.
Well done Gustaf for another publication from his recently completed PhD! He’s now a postdoc with Matt Johnson at the University of Sheffield.