Donald Richard Ort

2025

Bioconversion of CO₂ into valuable bioproducts via synthetic modular co-culture of engineered Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Escherichia coli

Kang, N. K., Koh, H. G., Choi, Y., Min, H., Ort, D. R. & Jin, Y. S., Jul 2025, In: Metabolic Engineering. 90, p. 57-66 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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2024

Insights Into vEM and Correlative Nanoscopy At UIUC

Boateng, K. A., Lee, M. S., Mahrous, M. A., Zamani-Dahaj, S. A., Rajabi-Toustani, R., Qiao, H., Jasiuk, I., Ort, D. R., Ratcliff, W. C. & Fried, G., Jul 24 2024, In: Microscopy and Microanalysis. 30, 2024, p. 979-980 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

Perspectives on improving photosynthesis to increase crop yield

Croce, R., Carmo-Silva, E., Cho, Y. B., Ermakova, M., Harbinson, J., Lawson, T., McCormick, A. J., Niyogi, K. K., Ort, D. R., Patel-Tupper, D., Pesaresi, P., Raines, C., Weber, A. P. M. & Zhu, X. G., Oct 3 2024, In: Plant Cell. 36, 10, p. 3944-3973 30 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Reducing chlorophyll levels in seed-filling stages results in higher seed nitrogen without impacting canopy carbon assimilation

Cho, Y. B., Boyd, R. A., Ren, Y., Lee, M. S., Jones, S. I., Ruiz-Vera, U. M., McGrath, J. M., Masters, M. D. & Ort, D. R., Jan 2024, In: Plant Cell and Environment. 47, 1, p. 278-293 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Shortcutting Photorespiration Protects Potato Photosynthesis and Tuber Yield Against Heatwave Stress

Meacham-Hensold, K., Cavanagh, A. P., Sorensen, P., South, P. F., Fowler, J., Boyd, R., Jeong, J., Burgess, S., Stutz, S., Dilger, R. N., Lee, M., Ferrari, N., Larkin, J. & Ort, D. R., Dec 2024, In: Global change biology. 30, 12, e17595.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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2023

Evaluation of the effects of elevated CO₂ concentrations on the growth of cassava storage roots by destructive harvests and ground penetrating radar scanning approaches

Ruiz-Vera, U. M., Balikian, R., Larson, T. H. & Ort, D. R., Jan 2023, In: Plant, Cell & Environment. 46, 1, p. 93-105 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Exploring 3D leaf anatomical traits for C₄ photosynthesis: chloroplast and plasmodesmata pit field size in maize and sugarcane

Lee, M. S., Boyd, R. A., Boateng, K. A. & Ort, D. R., Jul 2023, In: New Phytologist. 239, 2, p. 506-517 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Impact of pod and seed photosynthesis on seed filling and canopy carbon gain in soybean

Cho, Y. B., Stutz, S. S., Jones, S. I., Wang, Y., Pelech, E. A. & Ort, D. R., Oct 2023, In: Plant physiology. 193, 2, p. 966-979 14 p., kiad324.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Short- and long-term warming events on photosynthetic physiology, growth, and yields of field grown crops

Bernacchi, C. J., Ruiz-Vera, U. M., Siebers, M. H., DeLucia, N. J. & Ort, D. R., Jul 2023, In: Biochemical Journal. 480, 13, p. 999-1014 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Society for Experimental Biology Centenary (1923-2023)

Ort, D. R. & Lunn, J. E., Aug 3 2023, In: Journal of experimental botany. 74, 14, p. 3877-3878 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Transgenic strategies to improve the thermotolerance of photosynthesis

Cavanagh, A. P. & Ort, D. R., Nov 2023, In: Photosynthesis research. 158, 2, p. 109-120 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Two decades of fumigation data from the Soybean Free Air Concentration Enrichment facility

Aspray, E. K., Mies, T. A., McGrath, J. A., Montes, C. M., Dalsing, B., Puthuval, K. K., Whetten, A., Herriott, J., Li, S., Bernacchi, C. J., DeLucia, E. H., Leakey, A. D. B., Long, S. P., McGrath, J. M., Miglietta, F., Ort, D. R. & Ainsworth, E. A., Dec 2023, In: Scientific Data. 10, 1, 226.

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2022

Alternative pathway to photorespiration protects growth and productivity at elevated temperatures in a model crop

Cavanagh, A. P., South, P. F., Bernacchi, C. J. & Ort, D. R., Apr 2022, In: Plant Biotechnology Journal. 20, 4, p. 711-721 11 p.

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Increased bundle sheath leakiness of CO₂ during photosynthetic induction shows a lack of coordination between the C₄ and C₃ cycles

Wang, Y., Stutz, S. S., Bernacchi, C. J., Boyd, R. A., Ort, D. R. & Long, S. P., Dec 2022, In: New Phytologist. 236, 5, p. 1661-1675 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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L-malic Acid Production from Xylose by Engineered Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

Kang, N. K., Lee, J. W., Ort, D. R. & Jin, Y. S., Mar 2022, In: Biotechnology Journal. 17, 3, 2000431.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Microalgal metabolic engineering strategies for the production of fuels and chemicals

Kang, N. K., Baek, K., Koh, H. G., Atkinson, C. A., Ort, D. R. & Jin, Y. S., Feb 2022, In: Bioresource Technology. 345, 126529.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Photoautotrophic organic acid production: Glycolic acid production by microalgal cultivation

Kang, N. K., Kim, M., Baek, K., Chang, Y. K., Ort, D. R. & Jin, Y. S., Apr 1 2022, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 433, 133636.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Photosynthesis: diving deep into the process in the era of climate change

Ort, D. R., Chinnusamy, V. & Pareek, A., Dec 2022, In: Plant Physiology Reports. 27, 4, p. 539-542 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

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Removal of redox-sensitive Rubisco Activase does not alter Rubisco regulation in soybean

Harvey, C. M., Cavanagh, A. P., Kim, S. Y., Wright, D. A., Edquilang, R. G., Shreeves, K. S., Perdomo, J. A., Spalding, M. H., Ort, D. R., Bernacchi, C. J. & Huber, S. C., Nov 2022, In: Photosynthesis research. 154, 2, p. 169-182 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The photosynthetic response of C₃ and C₄ bioenergy grass species to fluctuating light

Lee, M. S., Boyd, R. A. & Ort, D. R., Jan 2022, In: GCB Bioenergy. 14, 1, p. 37-53 17 p.

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2021

A role for differential Rubisco activase isoform expression in C₄ bioenergy grasses at high temperature

Kim, S. Y., Slattery, R. A. & Ort, D. R., Jan 2021, In: GCB Bioenergy. 13, 1, p. 211-223 13 p.

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Glycolate production by a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant lacking carbon-concentrating mechanism

Yun, E. J., Zhang, G. C., Atkinson, C., Lane, S., Liu, J. J., Ort, D. R. & Jin, Y. S., Jul 20 2021, In: Journal of Biotechnology. 335, p. 39-46 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

High Sink-Strength Prevents Photosynthetic Down-Regulation in Cassava Grown at Elevated Co2 Concentration

Ruiz-vera, U. M., De Souza, A. P., Ament, M. R., Gleadow, R. M. & Ort, D. R., Feb 2 2021, In: Journal of experimental botany. 72, 2, p. 542-560 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Perspectives on improving light distribution and light use efficiency in crop canopies

Slattery, R. A. & Ort, D. R., Jan 2021, In: Plant physiology. 185, 1, p. 34-48 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Photosynthesis: Photosynthetic efficiency improvement

Slattery, R. A. & Ort, D. R., Jul 29 2021, Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry: Third Edition. Elsevier, Vol. 2. p. 256-267 12 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2020

A phytophotonic approach to enhanced photosynthesis

Kunz, L. Y., Redekop, P., Ort, D. R., R. Grossman, A., Cargnello, M. & Majumdar, A., Dec 2020, In: Energy and Environmental Science. 13, 12, p. 4794-4807 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Arabidopsis plants expressing only the redox-regulated Rca-α isoform have constrained photosynthesis and plant growth

Kim, S. Y., Stessman, D. J., Wright, D. A., Spalding, M. H., Huber, S. C. & Ort, D. R., Sep 1 2020, In: Plant Journal. 103, 6, p. 2250-2262 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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A wish list for synthetic biology in photosynthesis research

Zhu, X. G., Ort, D. R., Parry, M. A. J. & Von Caemmerer, S., Apr 6 2020, In: Journal of experimental botany. 71, 7, p. 2219-2225 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Plants having increased biomass and methods for making the same

Grennan, A. K. (Inventor), Ort, D. R. (Inventor), Moose, S. P. (Inventor), Bilgin, D. (Inventor), Clemente, T. (Inventor), Altpeter, F. (Inventor) & Long, S. P. (Inventor), Mar 3 2020, U.S. Patent No. 10577617

Research output: Patent

Soybean photosynthetic and biomass responses to carbon dioxide concentrations ranging from pre-industrial to the distant future

Drag, D. W., Slattery, R., Siebers, M., Delucia, E. H., Ort, D. R. & Bernacchi, C. J., Jun 22 2020, In: Journal of experimental botany. 71, 12, p. 3690-3700 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Towards a multiscale crop modelling framework for climate change adaptation assessment

Peng, B., Guan, K., Tang, J., Ainsworth, E. A., Asseng, S., Bernacchi, C. J., Cooper, M., Delucia, E. H., Elliott, J. W., Ewert, F., Grant, R. F., Gustafson, D. I., Hammer, G. L., Jin, Z., Jones, J. W., Kimm, H., Lawrence, D. M., Li, Y., Lombardozzi, D. L. & Marshall-Colon, A. & 7 others, Messina, C. D., Ort, D. R., Schnable, J. C., Vallejos, C. E., Wu, A., Yin, X. & Zhou, W., Apr 2020, In: Nature Plants. 6, 4, p. 338-348 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

2019

Are we approaching a water ceiling to maize yields in the United States?

Delucia, E. H., Chen, S., Guan, K., Peng, B., Li, Y., Gomez-Casanovas, N., Kantola, I. B., Bernacchi, C., Huang, Y., Long, S. P. & Ort, D. R., Jun 18 2019, In: Ecosphere. 10, 6, e02773.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Carbon assimilation in crops at high temperatures

Slattery, R. A. & Ort, D. R., Oct 1 2019, In: Plant Cell and Environment. 42, 10, p. 2750-2758 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Economical synthesis of ¹⁴C-labeled aminolevulinic acid for specific in situ labeling of plant tetrapyrroles

Schwarz, E. M. & Ort, D. R., Nov 1 2019, In: Photosynthesis research. 142, 2, p. 241-247 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

In vivo evidence for a regulatory role of phosphorylation of Arabidopsis Rubisco activase at the Thr78 site

Kim, S. Y., Harvey, C. M., Giese, J., Lassowskat, I., Singh, V., Cavanagh, A. P., Spalding, M. H., Finkemeier, I., Ort, D. R. & Huber, S. C., Sep 10 2019, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116, 37, p. 18723-18731 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Perspective: Understanding the Intersection of Climate/Environmental Change, Health, Agriculture, and Improved Nutrition - A Case Study: Type 2 Diabetes

Finley, J., Jaacks, L. M., Peters, C. J., Ort, D. R., Aimone, A. M., Conrad, Z. & Raiten, D. J., Sep 1 2019, In: Advances in Nutrition. 10, 5, p. 731-738 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Synthetic glycolate metabolism pathways stimulate crop growth and productivity in the field

South, P. F., Cavanagh, A. P., Liu, H. W. & Ort, D. R., Jan 4 2019, In: Science. 363, 6422, eaat9077.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Yield response of field-grown soybean exposed to heat waves under current and elevated [CO₂]

Thomey, M. L., Slattery, R. A., Köhler, I. H., Bernacchi, C. J. & Ort, D. R., Dec 1 2019, In: Global change biology. 25, 12, p. 4352-4368 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

Canopy warming accelerates development in soybean and maize, offsetting the delay in soybean reproductive development by elevated CO₂ concentrations

Ruiz-Vera, U. M., Siebers, M. H., Jaiswal, D., Ort, D. R. & Bernacchi, C. J., Dec 2018, In: Plant Cell and Environment. 41, 12, p. 2806-2820 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Chlorophyll can be reduced in crop canopies with little penalty to photosynthesis

Walker, B. J., Drewry, D. T., Slattery, R. A., VanLoocke, A., Cho, Y. B. & Ort, D. R., Feb 2018, In: Plant physiology. 176, 2, p. 1215-1232 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Field-grown soybean transcriptome shows diurnal patterns in photosynthesis-related processes

Locke, A. M., Slattery, R. A. & Ort, D. R., Dec 1 2018, In: Plant Direct. 2, 12, e00099.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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In-situ cassava root size measurement using ground penetrating radar (GPR)

Larson, T. H., Balikian, R. J., Ruiz-Vera, U. & Ort, D., 2018, In: Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophyics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, SAGEEP. 2018-March

Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

Optimizing photorespiration for improved crop productivity

South, P. F., Cavanagh, A. P., Lopez-Calcagno, P. E., Raines, C. A. & Ort, D. R., Dec 2018, In: Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 60, 12, p. 1217-1230 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Photosystem II Subunit S overexpression increases the efficiency of water use in a field-grown crop

Głowacka, K., Kromdijk, J., Kucera, K., Xie, J., Cavanagh, A. P., Leonelli, L., Leakey, A. D. B., Ort, D. R., Niyogi, K. K. & Long, S. P., Dec 1 2018, In: Nature communications. 9, 1, 868.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Rerouting the photorespiration pathway in plants for increasing bioproduct yield

Ort, D. R. (Inventor), Chappell, J. (Inventor), Ma, H. (Inventor), Yuan, J. (Inventor), Kim, Y. K. (Inventor) & Zhu, X. (Inventor), Oct 23 2018, U.S. Patent No. 10106826

Research output: Patent

The impacts of fluctuating light on crop performance

Slattery, R. A., Walker, B. J., Weber, A. P. M. & Ort, D. R., Feb 2018, In: Plant physiology. 176, 2, p. 990-1003 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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2017

Bile acid sodium symporter BASS6 can transport glycolate and is involved in photorespiratory metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana

South, P. F., Walker, B. J., Cavanagh, A. P., Rolland, V., Badger, M. & Ort, D. R., Apr 2017, In: Plant Cell. 29, 4, p. 808-823 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Expression of cyanobacterial FBP/SBPase in soybean prevents yield depression under future climate conditions

Köhler, I. H., Ruiz-Vera, U. M., VanLoocke, A., Thomey, M. L., Clemente, T., Long, S. P., Ort, D. R. & Bernacchi, C. J., 2017, In: Journal of experimental botany. 68, 3, p. 715-726 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Leaf and canopy scale drivers of genotypic variation in soybean response to elevated carbon dioxide concentration

Sanz-Sáez, Á., Koester, R. P., Rosenthal, D. M., Montes, C. M., Ort, D. R. & Ainsworth, E. A., Sep 2017, In: Global change biology. 23, 9, p. 3908-3920 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Photosynthesis: ancient, essential, complex, diverse … and in need of improvement in a changing world

Niinemets, Ü., Berry, J. A., von Caemmerer, S., Ort, D. R., Parry, M. A. J. & Poorter, H., Jan 1 2017, In: New Phytologist. 213, 1, p. 43-47 5 p.

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Donald Richard Ort

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