Handbook of Photosynthesis

Mohammad Pessarakli is a professor at the University of Arizona, Tucson, where he earned his PhD in soil and water science. His work at the university includes research and extension services as well as teaching courses in turfgrass science, management, and stress physiology. He has authored or coauthored 185 journal articles and 55 trade magazine articles, written 20 book chapters, edited several books, and is a member of editorial boards and book review committees for scientific journals. He is also an active member of various organizations on agricultural fields, agronomy, crop science, and soil science and is an executive board member of the American Association of the University Professors, Arizona chapter. His research on environmental stress and expertise on plants and crops is internationally recognized.

PRINCIPLES OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Biogenesis of Thylakoid Membranes: Correlation of Structure and Function
Lucja Kowalewska and Agnieszka Mostowska

Nature of Light from the Perspective of a Biologist: What Is a Photon?
Randy Wayne, Selene Casella, Fang Huang, and Lu-Ning Liu

Adaptation and Regulation of Photosynthetic Apparatus in Response to Light
Selene Casella, Fang Huang, and Lu-Ning Liu

Estimation of Mesophyll Conductance and Its Applications
Naomi Kodama and Wataru Yamori

BIOCHEMISTRY OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Development of Chloroplast: Biogenesis, Senescence, and Regulations
Basanti Biswal and Jitendra K. Pandey

Physiochemical Properties of Chlorophylls and Bacteriochlorophylls
Masami Kobayashi, Yuhta Sorimachi, Daisuke Fukayama, Hirohisa Komatsu, Terumitsu Kanjoh, Katsuhiro Wada, Masanobu Kawachi, Hideaki Miyashita, Mayumi Ohnishi-Kameyama, and Hiroshi Ono

The Thylakoid Ndh Complex
Bartolomé Sabater and Mercedes Martín

Redox Metabolism in Photosynthetic Organisms
Sergio A. Guerrero, Diego G. Arias, and Alberto A. Iglesias

Regulation of Chlorophyll Metabolism in Plants
Koichi Kobayashi and Tatsuru Masuda

Carbonic Anhydrases of Higher Plant Thylakoids and Their Participation in Photosynthesis
L.K. Ignatova and B.N. Ivanov

Hybrid Interfaces for Electron Transfer and Energy Transfer Based on Photosynthetic Proteins
R. Roberto Tangorra, Alessandra Antonucci, Francesco Milano, Simona la Gatta, Gianluca Farinola, Angela Agostiano, Roberta Ragni, and Massimo Trotta

MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS: PHOTOSYSTEMS, PHOTOSYNTHETIC ENZYMES AND GENES

Quality Control of Photosystem II: The Role of Structural Changes of Thylakoid Membranes and FtsH Proteases in High-Light Tolerance and Recovery from Photoinhibition
Miho Yoshioka-Nishimura

Cytochrome c6-Like Proteins in Cyanobacteria, Algae, and Higher Plants
Alejandro Torrado and Fernando P. Molina-Heredia

ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Role of the LHCII Organization for the Sensitivity of the Photosynthetic Apparatus to Temperature and High Light Intensity
E.L. Apostolova and A.G. Dobrikova

Impact of Solar Ultraviolet (280–400 nm) Exclusion on Photosynthesis in C3 and C4 Plants
K. N. Guruprasad and Sunita Kataria

What Role Does UVB Play in Determining Photosynthesis?
Brian R. Jordan, Å. Strid, and J.J. Wargent

Small Fruit Crop Responses to Leaf Intercellular CO2 Primary Macronutrient Limitation and Crop Rotation
Hong Li

PHOTOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS IN VARIOUS CROP PLANTS

Photosynthesis in Nontypical C4 Species: C4 Cycles without Kranz Anatomy and C4 Crassulacean Acid Metabolism Transitions
María Valeria Lara and Carlos Santiago Andreo

PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN LOWER AND MONOCELLULAR PLANTS

Structural and Functional Studies of the Cytochrome bc1 Complex from Photosynthetic Purple Bacteria
Fei Zhou, Lothar Esser, Chang-An Yu, and Di Xia

Photosynthetic Apparatus in Cyanobacteria and Microalgae
Isabella Moro, Nicoletta La Rocca, and Nicoletta Rascio

Excess Light and Limited Carbon: Two Problems That Cyanobacteria and Microalgae Have to Cope With
Nicoletta La Rocca, Isabella Moro, and Nicoletta Rascio

Rethinking the Limitations of Photosynthesis in Cyanobacteria
Yehouda Marcus

Induction and Relaxation of Bacteriochlorophyll Fluorescence in Photosynthetic Bacteria
Péter Maróti

Photosynthesis in Eukaryotic Algae with Secondary Plastids
Christian Wilhelm and Reimund Goss

PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN HIGHER PLANTS

Current Methods in Photosynthesis Research
J. Papenbrock, Y. Churakova, B. Huchzermeyer, and H.-W. Koyro

Forage Crops and Their Photosynthesis
M. Anowarul Islam and Albert T. Adjesiwor

Photosynthetic Competition between Forest Trees
Piotr Robakowski

Functional Traits and Plasticity of the Plants
Elena Masarovicová, Mária Májeková, and Ivana Vykouková

PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PLANT/CROP PRODUCTIVITY AND PHOTOSYNTHETIC PRODUCTS

Carbon Photoassimilation and Photosynthate Partitioning in Plants
Carlos M. Figueroa, Claudia V. Piattoni, Karina E.J. Trípodi, Florencio E. Podestá, and Alberto A. Iglesias

PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PLANT GENETICS

Genetic Factors Affecting Photosynthesis
A.K. Joshi and Shree P. Pandey

PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS AND ANALYSIS OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENTS

Quantifying Growth Nondestructively Using Whole-Plant CO2 Exchange Is a Powerful Tool for Phenotyping
Evangelos D. Leonardos and Bernard Grodzinski

Nonubiquitous Carotenoids in Higher Plants: Presence, Role in Photosynthesis, and Guidelines for Identification
Raquel Esteban and José Ignacio García-Plazaola

PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PLANT NUTRIENT ELEMENTS

Role of Phosphorus in Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation and Partitioning
Anna M. Rychter, Idupulapati M. Rao, and Juan Andrés Cardoso

PHOTOSYNTHESIS UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CONDITIONS

Photosynthesis in Plants under Stressful Conditions
Rama Shanker Dubey

Effects of Salinity and Drought Stress on Photosynthesis, Growth, and Development of Ornamental Plants
Hyun-Sug Choi, Xiaoya Cai, and Mengmeng Gu

Photosynthetic Strategies of Desiccation-Tolerant Organisms
Beatriz Fernandez-Marin, Andreas Holzinger, and José Ignacio García-Plazaola

Drought Tolerance of Photosynthesis
Katya Georgieva and Gergana Mihailova

Photosynthesis under Heat Stress
Muhammad Farooq, Abdul Rehman, Abdul Wahid, and Kadambot H.M. Siddique

PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE PROSPECTIVE

Evolutionary Ecology of s-Triazine-Resistant Plants: Pleiotropic Photosynthetic Reorganization in the Chloroplast Chronomutant
Jack Dekker

The Next Evolution of Agriculture: A Review of Innovations in Plant Factories
Merrill F. Brandon, Na Lu, Toshitaka Yamaguchi, Michiko Takagaki, Toru Maruo, Toyoki Kozai, and Wataru Yamori

Strategies for Optimizing Photosynthesis with Biotechnology to Improve Crop Yield
Wataru Yamori, Louis J. Irving, Shunsuke Adachi, and Florian A. Busch

Efficiency of Light-Emitting Diodes for the Future Photosynthesis
Soleyman Dayani, Parisa Heydaryzadeh, and Mohammad Reza Sabzalian