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Recent advances in the field of photosynthetic research and in microelectronics has resulted in very rapid advances in the quantification of bioproductivity and photosynthesis.This new edition has been fully up-dated and expanded to include these recent advances.Each chapter discusses a single important parameter in plant growth and the techniques employed in its measurement, followed by a detailed appraisal of the techniques themselves.In addition a number of standard analytical procedures are discussed as well as a tabular analysis on the performance, technical specifications and price range of all the common instruments employed in photosynthetic research.The presentation of this wealth of knowledge in a single volume will be invaluable to all those involved in photosynthetic research, whether in the field or laboratory, as a researcher or technician. ... Read more

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A comprehensive overview of various aspects of photosynthesis and its regulation is presented by this book. An international group of scientists offer historical background, recent data and new techniques and speculations on future research in such areas as: regulation of metabolism in chloroplasts and leaf cells; partitioning of carbon products; chloroplast genetics and molecular biology; photosynthetic electron transport; regulation of photosynthetic efficiency; C4-photosynthesis; ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase; photorespiration and photosynthesis; dark respiration; photosynthesis; and crop yield. ... Read more

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Significant developments in recent years have led to a deeperunderstanding of the role and function of carotenoids inphotosynthesis. For the first time the biological, biochemical, andchemical aspects of the role of these pigments in photosynthesis arebrought together in one comprehensive reference volume. Chaptersfocus on the photochemistry of carotenoids in light harvesting andphotoprotection, the nature and distribution of carotenoids inphotosynthetic organisms, their biosynthesis, the herbicidalinhibition of carotenogenesis and the `xanthophyll cycle'. Throughoutdetails are given of the various methodologies used. A detailedappendix provides physical data for the major compounds. Carotenoidsin Photosynthesis is an invaluable reference source for all plantscientists. ... Read more

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This work aims to provide an introduction to photosynthesis and to go on to present an account of the subject giving the principal points of view and the experiments and argument by which they can be defended. There are a selection of problems provided for discussion. ... Read more

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Photosynthesis is the focus of a vast body of research, spanning studies of femtosecond reactions at the molecular level through to field studies requiring a whole season of observation. This is the first advanced-level treatment that covers the broad range of the topic within a single volume, thus constituting a uniquely comprehensive, authoritative and self-contained sourcebook. Compiled by an international team of experts, the volume considers the cell and molecular biology of chloroplasts and the latest information on the biochemistry and physiology of photosynthesis. It also covers ecological and applied aspects, such as photosynthesis, and global climate change, and crop productivity. ... Read more

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Lipids in Photosynthesis: Essential and Regulatory Functions, provides an essential summary of an exciting decade of research on relationships between lipids and photosynthesis. The book brings together extensively cross-referenced and peer-reviewed chapters by prominent researchers. The topics covered include the structure, molecular organization and biosynthesis of fatty acids, glycerolipids and nonglycerolipids in plants, algae, lichens, mosses, and cyanobacteria, as well as in chloroplasts and mitochondria. Several chapters deal with the manipulation of the extent of unsaturation of fatty acids and the effects of such manipulation on photosynthesis and responses to various forms of stress. The final chapters focus on lipid trafficking, signaling and advanced analytical techniques. Ten years ago, Siegenthaler and Murata edited "Lipids in Photosynthesis: Structure, Function and Genetics," which became a classic in the field. "Lipids in Photosynthesis: Essential and Regulatory Functions," belongs, with its predecessor, in every plant and microbiological researcher's bookcase.

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Chlorophyll a Fluorescence: A Signature of Photosynthesis highlights chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence as a convenient, non-invasive, highly sensitive, rapid and quantitative probe of oxygenic photosynthesis. Thirty-one chapters, authored by 58 international experts, provide a solid foundation of the basic theory, as well as of the application of the rich information contained in the Chl a fluorescence signal as it relates to photosynthesis and plant productivity. Although the primary photochemical reactions of photosynthesis are highly efficient, a small fraction of absorbed photons escapes as Chl fluorescence, and this fraction varies with metabolic state, providing a basis for monitoring quantitatively various processes of photosynthesis. The book explains the mechanisms with which plants defend themselves against environmental stresses (excessive light, extreme temperatures, drought, hyper-osmolarity, heavy metals and UV). It also includes discussion on fluorescence imaging of leaves and cells and the remote sensing of Chl fluorescence from terrestrial, airborne, and satellite bases. The book is intended for use by graduate students, beginning researchers and advanced undergraduates in the areas of integrative plant biology, cellular and molecular biology, plant biology, biochemistry, biophysics, plant physiology, global ecology and agriculture.

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This title contains a book & CD. Photosynthesis is the basis for all life on Earth! This exciting and sensitive book looks at how plants use a gas that is poisonous to people and animals to create food and oxygen for all creatures with the help of the Sun. The CD's approximate running time is 30 minutes. ... Read more

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This book uses an interdisciplinary approach to provide a comprehensive review on the status of iron nutrition in plants. International scientists discuss research on acquisition of iron by strategy I and strategy II plants. These reviews summarize a variety of plant species and include both laboratory and field observations.

Topics covered in this book include: plants as a source of iron for animals and humans, iron translocation in the plants, iron-stimulated activities that influence crop yield and fruit tree productivity, iron uptake by plants as influenced by microorganisms (i.e. free living soil microorganisms, symbiotic nitrogen-fixing and pathogenic bacteria), the role of plant hormones in iron transport, iron-metal competition in phytoremediation, root zone activities involving interactions between minerals and organic matter, the role of microbial siderophores in rhizospheric iron cycling, iron storage as phytoferritin, proteomic and metabolic studies associated with iron stress response, methods for studying iron metabolism including stable isotopes, and the correction of iron deficiency through the use of synthetic or natural chelates.

Additionally, chapters summarize the use of Arabidopsis to enhance our understanding of the complex activities associated with iron metabolism in plants. This book should serve to stimulate continued exploration of iron activities in plant biology and rhizospheric environments.

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There is very little in this eleventh volume of Topics in Photosynthesis which could have been written when the first volume was published fifteen years ago. Advances over the last decade have been spectacular, most particularly in our understanding of the photosystems that is the subject of this volume. After a comparative introducution of bacterial and plant photosystems, the book begins with a consideration of what is theoretically possible in energy conversion. This is followed by light harvesting in photosystems II, followed by its molecular biology, protein engineering, thermoluminescence, photoinhibition, the effect of herbicides and heat shock, and, most important function of all and one about which so little is yet understood at the molecular level, the process by which it evolves oxygen. The last three chapters deal with the equivalent processes of photosystem I. The whole volume tells the story of a natural system of incredible ingenuity and complexity, but which as the chapters unfold, is seen to be within our grasp and eventual ability to comprehend. ... Read more

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As a fairly new and expansive area of study, plant systems biology has been approached by scientists from fields as varied as plant physiology and astrophysics, creating a wide variety of techniques and methods to further this vital research. In Plant Systems Biology, expert investigators provide cutting-edge chapters dealing with diverse subjects such as systems biology of plant gene expression to analysis of networks, pathways, specific statistical issues and novel computational tools, imaging-based tools as well as chemical genetic, metabolomic and integrative methods that cannot be easily pigeonholed. As a volume in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series, this work provides the kind of detailed description and implementation advice that is crucial for getting optimal results.

Authoritative and comprehensive, Plant Systems Biology is an ideal guide for all researchers who wish to contribute to the evolution of the vibrant field of plant biology.

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Over the last decade plant biologists have become increasingly aware of the importance and complexities of interactions between the environment and plant physiological processes. This book considers the integrated effects of a large amount of variables on the photosynthetic processes of plants growing in a range of contrasting environments, each presenting a different set of ecophysiological problems to plants. The papers describe the characteristic physico-chemical features of the environment and provide an up-to-date account of the knowledge of plant photosynthetic performance in that environment in terms of the constraints imposed by climatic and edaphic parameters and adaptations. ... Read more