Precision Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Applications in Controlled Environments

Dear Colleagues,

Photosynthesis research is undergoing a paradigm shift, enabled by the unprecedented precision offered by advanced controlled environment facilities. Plant factories, plant growth chambers, and automated phenotyping platforms allow for the deconvolution of complex environmental variables, such as light quality/quantity, CO₂ concentration, temperature, and nutrient regimes, with high reproducibility. This precision creates a unique bridge between foundational molecular discovery and scalable biotechnological application.

This Special Issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences focuses on harnessing controlled environments as a powerful tool to dissect, understand, and engineer photosynthesis at the molecular level. We seek contributions that exploit these systems to uncover fundamental regulatory mechanisms, test synthetic biology constructs, and develop data-driven models for optimizing photosynthetic efficiency. The scope ranges from elucidating dynamic acclimation responses in plants to engineering and testing next-generation photosynthetic chassis in precisely tuned bioreactors.

Dr. Jiangtao Hu
Guest Editor

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