Sentences with phrase «leaves by photosynthesis»

They focused on sugars, which are produced in the leaves by photosynthesis and transported through tubes 20 times narrower than a human hair to roots and new shoots.

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Taken together, the research data provides a picture, from the leaf scale to the global scale, suggesting that droughts in the Amazon basin are affecting levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere globally, both on a short - term basis though decreasing photosynthesis and on a longer term basis, by increasing tree mortality.

When these nanocomposites were incorporated into leaf chloroplasts of living plants, the electron flow associated with photosynthesis was enhanced by 30 %.

Incorporation of CNTs enhanced electron flow associated with photosynthesis by 49 % in extracted chloroplasts and by 30 % in leaves of living plants, and incorporation of cerium oxide nanoparticles (nanoceria) into extracted chloroplasts significantly reduced concentrations of superoxide, a compound that is toxic to plants.

To obtain sufficient moisture for photosynthesis and growth, redwoods reach into the air with leaves shaped like baseball mitts and capture the fog that rolls in by night and languishes through most mornings.

«Scientists discover C4 photosynthesis boosts growth by altering size, structure of plant leaves, roots.»

The weak but nevertheless detectable SIF signal emerges naturally on sunlight - exposed leaves, when chlorophyll molecules are excited by absorbed photons, and is a proxy for plant photosynthesis.

Titanium is not an essential nutrient for plants, Raliya says, but boosts light absorption by increasing chlorophyll content in the leaves and promotes photosynthesis, properties Biswas» lab discovered while creating solar cells.

Prof. Su's current research fields include the design, the synthesis, the property study and the molecular engineering of nanostructures and highly organized and hierarchically self - assembled porous materials, bio-integrated living and bio-inspired materials including leaf - like materials by the immobilization of living organisms and biomaterials for catalysis, photocatalysis, CO2 reduction and water splitting, artificial photosynthesis, nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, energy storage and conversion, cell therapy and biomedical applications.

Allowing for that falling on the oceans, and further decline due to angle of incidence as distance from equator increases, less the amount required by vegetation for photosynthesis, we are left with how much energy for conversion of solar radiation to heat / electricity / catalytic reaction to other fuels?

But also, it absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere, via its leaves, and by the process of photosynthesis converts that to organic (carbon based) compounds.

Trees give us oxygen through photosynthesis by absorbing water through their roots, which is carried to their leaves and needles.

«Nature is powered by photosynthesis, and I think that the future world will be powered by photosynthesis as well in the form of this artificial leaf,» said Nocera

Sit down inside a giant leaf and be surrounded by the light, sound, and sensation of photosynthesis.