<ul> <li>Provides a comprehensive review of the wealth of research which addresses how to sustainably achieve higher yields through improving the rate of C₃ photosynthesis in crops </li> <li>Assesses current practices implemented to optimise photosynthesis in crops including the modification of crop elements such as leaf/canopy architecture </li> <li>Explores our understanding of the biophysics biochemistry and genetics of C₃ photosynthesis in crops and how this can be used to improve photosynthesis in C4 and C₃ crops</li> </ul>