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The 'Bloom cycle' is a newly described biochemical pathway that explains key plant processes
- March 3, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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For decades, the basics of plant growth have been taught in grade school: Plants make their food out of water from the soil, light from the sun and carbon dioxide from the air in a process called photosynthesis. What gets less attention is that plants release some of that carbon dioxide back into the air in a parallel process called photorespiration.
Originally published at Phys.org