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Addition of longer wavelength absorbing chlorophylls into crops could increase their photosynthetic productivity by 26%

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Addition of longer wavelength absorbing chlorophylls into crops could increase their photosynthetic productivity by 26%. / Wang, Yu; Oliver, Thomas J.; Croce, Roberta et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 16, No. 1, 7933, 26.08.2025.

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Wang, Y, Oliver, TJ, Croce, R & Long, SP 2025, 'Addition of longer wavelength absorbing chlorophylls into crops could increase their photosynthetic productivity by 26%', Nature Communications, vol. 16, no. 1, 7933. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62885-6

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Wang, Y., Oliver, T. J., Croce, R., & Long, S. P. (2025). Addition of longer wavelength absorbing chlorophylls into crops could increase their photosynthetic productivity by 26%. Nature Communications, 16(1), Article 7933. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62885-6

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Wang Y, Oliver TJ, Croce R, Long SP. Addition of longer wavelength absorbing chlorophylls into crops could increase their photosynthetic productivity by 26%. Nature Communications. 2025 Aug 26;16(1):7933. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-62885-6

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Wang, Yu ; Oliver, Thomas J. ; Croce, Roberta et al. / Addition of longer wavelength absorbing chlorophylls into crops could increase their photosynthetic productivity by 26%. In: Nature Communications. 2025 ; Vol. 16, No. 1.

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