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In efforts to better understand how soybean plants capture and use light, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign investigated how leaf size and shape affect light distribution within the crop canopy. Using controlled genetic approaches, the team altered soybean leaf shape and found that narrower leaves can improve how efficiently plants use available light.

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