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Photosynthesis: Photoreactions to Plant Productivity

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  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. Yash Pal Abrol

    1. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India

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  2. Prasanna Mohanty

    1. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

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  3. Govindjee

    1. University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Chloroplast Genome

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Chloroplast Genome: Genetic Potential and Its Expression

      • A. K. Tyagi, N. Kelkar, S. Kapoor, S. C. Maheshwari
      Pages 3-47

  4. Coordination and Regulation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. Regulation of the 32 kD-D1 Photosystem II Reaction Center Protein

      • Sudhir K. Sopory, Maria Lucia Ghirardi, Tedd Elich, Bruce M. Greenberg, Marvin Edelman, Autar K. Mattoo
      Pages 131-156

    3. Regulation of Electron Transport at the Acceptor Side of Photosystem II by Herbicides, Bicarbonate and Formate

      • Jack J. S. van Rensen
      Pages 157-180

    4. Photosynthesis and Herbicides: Effects of Pyridazinones on Chloroplast Function and Biogenesis

      • N. V. Karapetyan
      Pages 181-198

    5. Interactions between Electron Transport and Carbon Assimilation in Leaves: Coordination of Activities and Control

      • Christine H. Foyer
      Pages 199-224

    6. Leaf Senescence-induced Alterations in Structure and Function of Higher Plant Chloroplasts

      • Anil Grover, Prasanna Mohanty
      Pages 225-255

    7. Maximizing Light Interception: The Role of Chloroplast Disposition in Cells and Thylakoid Membrane Architecture

      • Christa Critchley, A. Wendy Russell
      Pages 257-276

  5. Carbon Assimilation and Partitioning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 277-277
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    2. Structure, Function and Regulation of Ribulose 1, 5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase in Higher Plants

      • R. C. Sachar, Daman Saluja, P. Murali
      Pages 279-316

    3. C4 Photosynthesis and C3-C4 Intermediacy: Adaptive Strategies for Semiarid Tropics

      • A. S. Raghavendra, V. S. Rama Das
      Pages 317-338

    4. Interaction between Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism

      • P. A. Kumar, Raghuveer Polisetty, Y. P. Abrol
      Pages 339-350

    5. Assimilate Partitioning within Leaves of Small Grain Cereals

      • Richard C. Sicher
      Pages 351-360

    6. Source and Sink Relationship

      • Surma Mitra, S. N. Bhardwaj, G. C. Srivastava
      Pages 361-387
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About this book

All biomass is derived from photosynthesis. This provides us with food fuel, as well as fibre. This process involves conversion of solar energy, via photochemical reactions, into chemical energy. In plants and cyanobacteria, carbon dioxide and water are converted into carbohydrates and oxygen. It is the best studied research area of plant biology. We expect that this area will assume much greater importance in the future in view of the depleting resources ofthe Earth's fuel supply. Furthermore, we believe that the next large increase in plant productivity will come from applications of the newer findings about photosynthetic process, especially through manipulation by genetic engineering. The current book covers an integrated range of subjects within the general field of photosynthesis. It is authored by international scientists from several countries (Australia, Canada, France, India, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, UK and USA). It begins with a discussion of the genetic potential and the expression of the chloroplast genome that is responsible for several key proteins involved in the electron transport processes leading to O evolution, proton release and the production of 2 NADPH and A TP, needed for CO fixation. The section on photosystems discusses 2 how photosystem I functions to produce NADPH and how photosystem II oxidizes water and releases protons through an "oxygen clock" and how intermediates between the two photosystems are produced involving a "two electron gate".

Editors and Affiliations

  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India

    Yash Pal Abrol

  • Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

    Prasanna Mohanty

  • University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

    Govindjee

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Photosynthesis: Photoreactions to Plant Productivity

  • Editors: Yash Pal Abrol, Prasanna Mohanty, Govindjee

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2708-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1943-6Published: 31 May 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5200-9Published: 23 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-2708-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 607

  • Topics: Plant Physiology, Plant Sciences

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology

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