Colin P Osborne

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Affiliation: University of Sheffield
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Evolution of C4 plants: a new hypothesis for an interaction of CO2 and water relations mediated by plant hydraulics
    Colin P Osborne
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 367:583-600. 2012
  2. ncbi Low temperature effects on leaf physiology and survivorship in the C3 and C4 subspecies of Alloteropsis semialata
    Colin P Osborne
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    J Exp Bot 59:1743-54. 2008
  3. ncbi The penalty of a long, hot summer. Photosynthetic acclimation to high CO2 and continuous light in "living fossil" conifers
    Colin P Osborne
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
    Plant Physiol 133:803-12. 2003
  4. ncbi Nature's green revolution: the remarkable evolutionary rise of C4 plants
    Colin P Osborne
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 361:173-94. 2006
  5. ncbi Ecological selection pressures for C4 photosynthesis in the grasses
    Colin P Osborne
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Proc Biol Sci 276:1753-60. 2009
  6. ncbi Carbon loss by deciduous trees in a CO2-rich ancient polar environment
    Dana L Royer
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Nature 424:60-2. 2003
  7. ncbi Seasonal differences in photosynthesis between the C3 and C4 subspecies of Alloteropsis semialata are offset by frost and drought
    Douglas G Ibrahim
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Plant Cell Environ 31:1038-50. 2008
  8. ncbi Ecophysiological traits in C3 and C4 grasses: a phylogenetically controlled screening experiment
    Samuel H Taylor
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    New Phytol 185:780-91. 2010
  9. ncbi Partitioning the components of relative growth rate: how important is plant size variation?
    Mark Rees
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
    Am Nat 176:E152-61. 2010
  10. ncbi Water-use responses of 'living fossil' conifers to CO2 enrichment in a simulated Cretaceous polar environment
    Laura Llorens
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    Ann Bot 104:179-88. 2009

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  1. ncbi Evolution of C4 plants: a new hypothesis for an interaction of CO2 and water relations mediated by plant hydraulics
    Colin P Osborne
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 367:583-600. 2012
    ..The evolution of C(4) photosynthesis therefore simultaneously improved plant carbon and water relations, conferring strong benefits as atmospheric CO(2) declined and ecological demand for water rose...
  2. ncbi Low temperature effects on leaf physiology and survivorship in the C3 and C4 subspecies of Alloteropsis semialata
    Colin P Osborne
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    J Exp Bot 59:1743-54. 2008
    ..These results therefore suggest that C(3) members of this subtropical species may gain an advantage over their C(4) counterparts at low temperatures via protection from freezing injury rather than higher photosynthetic rates...
  3. ncbi The penalty of a long, hot summer. Photosynthetic acclimation to high CO2 and continuous light in "living fossil" conifers
    Colin P Osborne
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
    Plant Physiol 133:803-12. 2003
    ..Preliminary calculations using A indicated that winter carbon losses through deciduous leaf abscission and respiration were recovered by 10 to 25 d of canopy carbon fixation during summer, thereby explaining the productivity paradox...
  4. ncbi Nature's green revolution: the remarkable evolutionary rise of C4 plants
    Colin P Osborne
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 361:173-94. 2006
    ..We suggest that future research must redress the substantial imbalance between experimental investigations and analyses of the geological record...
  5. ncbi Ecological selection pressures for C4 photosynthesis in the grasses
    Colin P Osborne
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Proc Biol Sci 276:1753-60. 2009
    ..Our analyses warn against evolutionary inferences based solely upon the high occurrence of extant C(4) species in dry habitats, and provide a novel interpretation of this classic ecological association...
  6. ncbi Carbon loss by deciduous trees in a CO2-rich ancient polar environment
    Dana L Royer
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Nature 424:60-2. 2003
    ..We therefore reject the carbon-loss hypothesis as an explanation for the deciduous nature of polar forests...
  7. ncbi Seasonal differences in photosynthesis between the C3 and C4 subspecies of Alloteropsis semialata are offset by frost and drought
    Douglas G Ibrahim
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Plant Cell Environ 31:1038-50. 2008
    ..This study highlights previously unrecognized roles for climatic extremes in determining the ecological success of C(3) and C(4) grasses...
  8. ncbi Ecophysiological traits in C3 and C4 grasses: a phylogenetically controlled screening experiment
    Samuel H Taylor
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    New Phytol 185:780-91. 2010
    ..Phylogenetic bias is therefore a crucial factor to be considered when comparing the ecophysiology of C(3) and C(4) species...
  9. ncbi Partitioning the components of relative growth rate: how important is plant size variation?
    Mark Rees
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
    Am Nat 176:E152-61. 2010
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  10. ncbi Water-use responses of 'living fossil' conifers to CO2 enrichment in a simulated Cretaceous polar environment
    Laura Llorens
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    Ann Bot 104:179-88. 2009
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  11. ncbi A molecular phylogeny of the genus Alloteropsis (Panicoideae, Poaceae) suggests an evolutionary reversion from C4 to C3 photosynthesis
    Douglas G Ibrahim
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    Ann Bot 103:127-36. 2009
    ..semialata; and (b) infer evolutionary relationships between species within the Alloteropsis genus...
  12. ncbi A non-targeted metabolomics approach to quantifying differences in root storage between fast- and slow-growing plants
    Rebecca R L Atkinson
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    New Phytol 196:200-11. 2012
    ..We conclude that the increased investment in these reserves is an important resource allocation strategy underlying the growth-survival trade-off in plants...
  13. ncbi Phylogenetic niche conservatism in C4 grasses
    Hui Liu
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
    Oecologia 170:835-45. 2012
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  14. ncbi Consequences of C4 photosynthesis for the partitioning of growth: a test using C3 and C4 subspecies of Alloteropsis semialata under nitrogen-limitation
    Brad S Ripley
    Botany Department, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
    J Exp Bot 59:1705-14. 2008
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  15. ncbi Drought constraints on C4 photosynthesis: stomatal and metabolic limitations in C3 and C4 subspecies of Alloteropsis semialata
    Brad S Ripley
    Botany Department, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
    J Exp Bot 58:1351-63. 2007
    ..The mechanism may explain the paradox of why C4 species decline in arid environments despite high water-use efficiency...