Elucidating the positive and negative effects of leaf nitrogen
source on photosynthetic capacity in legumes and cereals –
in collaboration with Efrat Sheffer (funded by Schonberger
Research Center for Plant Science in Agriculture.

Most commercial bananas are grown in the humid tropics, with frequent rainfall all year-round and high humidity conditions. However, modern agriculture leads to banana cultivation in subtropical and Mediterranean regions characterized by low humidity, high radiation, and strong winds—this results in high transpiration fluxes and variable photosynthetic rates. Our research focused understating the banana thermal optimum for photosynthesis and the physiological response of banana leaves to different environmental factors; The banana plant, with its tropical origin, unique anatomy, and giant leaves, is a classic plant model for studying the photosynthesis and stomatal and mesophyll control of gas exchange.