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Review
. 2011 Jan;155(1):125-9.
doi: 10.1104/pp.110.165076. Epub 2010 Oct 19.

Photosynthesis, grain yield, and nitrogen utilization in rice and wheat

Amane Makino  1
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Photosynthesis, grain yield, and nitrogen utilization in rice and wheat

Amane Makino. Plant Physiol. 2011 Jan.
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Light-saturated rate of CO2 assimilation in air versus leaf N content, both expressed per unit leaf area. ▲, Wheat; ○, rice; black and white squares, Raphanus raphanistrum; ▴, Death valley annuals; □, Illinois annuals; •, Alocasia macrorrhiza; ▪, Lepechinia calycina; ◇, Californian evergreen trees and shrubs and rainforest trees; ▿, South Africa shrubs; ♦, Prunus ilicifolia. Reprint from Evans (1989).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Grain numbers, yield (rough rice), and total biomass aboveground versus total crop N content per unit of land area at harvest in japonica rice cultivars. Red circles, Akita 63 in 2000; red triangles, in 2001; red squares, in 2009; blue squares, Yukigesyou in 2000; blue triangles, Toyonishiki in 2001; purple diamonds, Akitakomachi in 2000; green circles, Akita 39 in 2009. The single grain weight of Akita 63 was 35% larger than that of other cultivars. Therefore, Akita 63 showed higher yield for a given crop N content. Some data are reproduced from Mae et al. (2006).
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