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The minimal and fundamental unit of photosynthesis in higher plants is a single chloroplast (1). A leaf is understood as a photosynthetic system which contains many chloroplasts in it. Accordingly, leaf photosynthesis can be considered as a summation of photosynthesis performed by all chloroplasts within the leaf (2,3). To discuss the leaf photosynthesis, therefore, quantifications of intra-leaf photosynthetic environments and of intra-leaf distribution of chloroplasts of different photosynthetic properties are indispensable.
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Terashima, I., Takenaka, A. (1986). Organization of Photosynthetic System of Dorsiventral Leaves as Adapted to the Irradiation from the Adaxial Side. In: Marcelle, R., Clijsters, H., van Poucke, M. (eds) Biological Control of Photosynthesis. Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4384-1_20
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