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New research led by Brock University aims to discover how photosynthesis and energy storage in plants can boost worldwide food security.<\/h2>\n

For more than three billion years, cyanobacteria, the blue-green algae seen in some lakes, have been converting sunlight to chemical energy through photosynthesis.<\/p>\n

However, Brock University assistant professor of chemistry Divya Kaur Matta is curious about a particular species that uses an almost invisible portion of the colour spectrum to convert light and store energy \u2014 knowledge that could have powerful implications for agriculture and food security.<\/p>\n

Matta was among 18 Brock researchers awarded funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada<\/a> (NSERC).<\/p>\n

The University received more than $3m from the 2024 round of Discovery Research Programs grants.<\/p>\n

Understanding energy storage in plants<\/h3>\n

Matta\u2019s project involves studying a particular marine cyanobacterium called Acaryochloris marina<\/em> (A. marina<\/em>).<\/p>\n

This species contains pigment molecules called chlorophyll d that allow it to draw energy from far-red light, which is on the extreme red end of the visible colour spectrum.<\/p>\n

The project aims to better understand how A. marina<\/em> and other species are able to gather and store energy under very low light conditions.<\/p>\n

She says such information could help boost global agriculture and food security<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis remarkable ability to adapt suggests that it could be used to engineer crops that thrive in shaded conditions and may even lead to innovations in sustainable energy,\u201d Matta explained.<\/p>\n

Monitoring plant stress to boost food security<\/h3>\n

Biophotonics includes studies of photons in biological systems to determine whether cells and tissues are healthy. It plays a major role in medical imaging and therapeutic procedures.<\/p>\n

The researchers want to improve food security by providing farmers with cost-effective tools to monitor plant stress in crops.<\/p>\n

Alonso Zavafer, who is working on the project, said: \u201cOne possible way to improve farming is by monitoring and controlling in real time the health, nutritional and metabolic content of crops.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project aims to identify, develop and refine photonic tools to monitor plant performance to support the agriculture, horticultural and forestry sectors.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project aims to identify, develop and refine photonic tools to monitor plant performance to support the agriculture, horticultural and forestry sectors.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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