C4

noun

1. a type of plastic explosive

Word History and Origins

Origin of C4¹

C20: from C(omposition) 4

Example Sentences

While plants like rice continued using an old form of photosynthesis known as C3, others like corn and sorghum developed a newer and more efficient version called C4.

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There are now more than 8,000 different C4 plant species, which grow particularly well in hot, dry climates and are some of the most productive crop species in the world.

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So how did C4 plants come to be, and could C3 plants ever get a similar update?

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Now, for the first time ever, Salk scientists and collaborators at the University of Cambridge discovered a key step C4 plants like sorghum needed to take to evolve to become so efficient at photosynthesizing -- and how we could use this information to make crops like rice, wheat, and soybeans more productive and resilient against our warming climate.

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Fortunately, evolution has solved these issues with C4 photosynthesis.

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