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Editorial
. 2021 Oct 22:12:774818.
doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.774818. eCollection 2021.

Editorial: Understanding C4 Evolution and Function

Martha Ludwig  1 , Florian A Busch  2   3 , Roxana Khoshravesh  4 , Sarah Covshoff  5
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Editorial: Understanding C4 Evolution and Function

Martha Ludwig et al. Front Plant Sci. .
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Keywords: C4 photosynthesis; biodiversity; comparative biology; convergent evolution; regulatory mechanisms.

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