Handbook of photosynthesis / 2nd ed.



Section I Principles of Photosynthesis
1 Mechanisms of Photosynthetic Oxygen Evolution and Fundamental Hypotheses
of Photosynthesis .................................... .......................................... 3
Yuzeir Zeinalov
2 Thermoluminescence as a Tool in the Study of Photosynthesis .......................................... 21
Anil S. Bhagwat and Swapan K Bhattacharjee

Section II Biochemistry of Photosynthesis
3 Chlorophyll Biosynthesis - A Review ................................................... 37
Benoit Schoefs and Martine Bertrand
4 Probing the Relationship between Chlorophyll Biosynthetic Routes and the
Topography of Chloroplast Biogenesis by Resonance Excitation Energy
Transfer Determ inations .............................................................................. 55
Constantin A. Rebeiz, Karen J. Kopetz, and Vladimir L. Kolossov
5 Protochlorophyllide Photoreduction - A Review ........................................................ 97
Martine Bertrand and Benoit Schoefs
6 Formation and Demolition of Chloroplast during Leaf Ontogeny ........................................ 109
Basanti Biswal
7 Role of Phosphorus in Photosynthetic Carbon Metabolism ............................................... 123
Anna M. Rychter and I. M. Rao
8 Inhibition or Inactivation of Higher-Plant Chloroplast Electron Transport ............................ 149
Rita Barr and Frederick L. Crane

Section III Molecular Aspects of Photosynthesis: Photosystems, Photosynthetic Enzymes and Genes
9 Photosystem I: Structures and Functions ............................................................. 169
Tetsuo Hiyama
10 Covalent Modification of Photosystem II Reaction Center Polypeptides ................................ 193
Julian P. Whitelegge
11 Reactive Oxygen Species as Signaling Molecules Controlling Stress Adaptation in Plants .............. 209
Tsanko Gechev, Ilya Gadjev, Stefan Dukiandjiev, and Ivan Minkov
12 Plastid Morphogenesis .............................................................................. 221
Jan Huddk, Eliska Gdlovd, and Lenka Zemanovd
13 Plastid Proteases ................................................................................... 247
Dennis E. Buetow
14 Supramolecular Organization of Water-Soluble Photosynthetic Enzymes along the
Thylakoid Membranes in Chloroplasts.................................................................. 259
Jayashree K. Sainis and Michael Melzer
15 Cytochrome c6 Genes in Cyanobacteria and Higher Plants .............................................. 273
Ho Kwok Ki





Section IV Atmospheric and Environmental Factors Affecting Photosynthesis
16 External and Internal Factors Responsible for Midday Depression of Photosynthesis ................... 287
Da-Quan Xu and Yun-Kang Shen
17 Root Oxygen Deprivation and the Reduction of Leaf Stomatal Aperture and Gas Exchange ................ 299
Robert E. Sojka, Derrick M. Oosterhuis, and H. Dan Scott
18 Rising Atmospheric CO2 and C4 Photosynthesis .................................................. 315
Joseph C. V. Vu
19 Influence of High Light Intensity on Photosynthesis: Photoinhibition and Energy Dissipation ......... 327
Robert Carpentier
20 Development of Functional Thylakoid Membranes: Regulation by Light and Hormones ..................... 343
Peter Nyitrai

Section V Photosynthetic Pathways in Various Crop Plants
21 Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation of C3, C4, and CAM Pathways ..................................... 367
Anil S. Bhagwat
22 Photosynthesis in Nontypical C4 Species .......................................................... 391
Maria Valeria Lara and Carlos Santiago Andreo

Section VI Photosynthesis in Lower and Monocellular Plants
23 Regulation of Phycobilisome Biosynthesis and Degradation in Cyanobacteria .......................... 425
Johannes Geiselmann, Jean Houmard, and Benott Schoefs

Section VII Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
24 Short-Term and Long-Term Regulation of Photosynthesis during Leaf Development ...................... 441
Dan Stessman, Martin Spalding, and Steve Rodermel
25 Recent Advances in Chloroplast Development in Higher Plants ........................................ 451
Iliya D. Denev, Galina T. Yahubian, and Ivan N. Minkov

Section VIII Photosynthesis in Different Plant Parts
26 Photosynthesis in Leaf, Stem, Flower, and Fruit .................................................... 479
Abdul Wahid and Ejaz Rasul

Section IX Photosynthesis and Plant/Crop Productivity and Photosynthetic Products
27 Photosynthetic Plant Productivity ...... ............................................................ 501
Lubomir Ndtr and David W. Lawlor
28 Photosynthate Formation and Partitioning in Crop Plants ............................................. 525
Alberto A. Iglesias and Florencio E. Podestd

Section X Photosynthesis and Plant Genetics
29 Crop Radiation Use Efficiency and Photosynthate Formation - Avenues for Genetic
Im provem ent ...................................................................................... 549
G. V. Subbarao, O. Ito, and W. Berry
30 Physiological Perspectives on Improving Crop Adaptation to Drought - Justification
for a Systemic Component-Based Approach ...................................................... ...... 577
G. V. Subbarao, .0. Ito, R. Serraj, J. J. Crouch, S. Tobita, K. Okada,
C. T. Hash, R. Ortiz, and W. L. Berry




Section XI Photosynthetic Activity Measurements and Analysis of Photosynthetic Pigments
31 Whole-Plant CO2 Exchange as a Noninvasive Tool for Measuring Growth................................... 597
Evangelos D. Leonardos and Bernard Grodzinski
32 Approaches to Measuring Plant Photosynthetic Activity ...................................... 617
Elena Masarovicovi and Katarina Krdl'ovd
33 Analysis of Photosynthetic Pigments: An Update ...................................................... 657
Martine Bertrand, Jose L. Garrido, and Benoit Schoefs

Section XII Photosynthesis and Its Relationship with Other Plant Physiological Processes
34 Photosynthesis, Respiration, and Growth ............................................................. 671
Bruce N. Smith
35 Nitrogen Assimilation and Carbon Metabolism ............................................ 679
Alberto A. Iglesias, Maria J. Estrella, and Fernando Pieckenstain
36 Leaf Senescence and Photosynthesis ................................................... 691
Agnieszka Mostowska

Section XIII Photosynthesis under Environmental Stress Conditions
37 Photosynthesis in Plants under Stressful Conditions ............................................... 717
Rama Shanker Dubey
38 Photosynthetic Response of Green Plants to Environmental Stress:
Inhibition of Photosynthesis and Adaptational Mechanisms ............................................ 739
Basanti Biswal
39 Salt and Drought Stress Effects on Photosynthesis ................................................... 751
B. Huchzermeyer and H. W. Koyro
40 Photosynthetic Carbon Metabolism of Crops under Salt Stress ....................................... 779
Bruria Heuer
41 Photosynthesis under Drought Stress ................................................................. 793
Habib-ur-Rehman Athar and Muhammad Ashraf
42 Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Stomatal Limitation to Photosynthesis
during Water Stress.................................................................................. 811
Jana Pospisilovd and Ian C. Dodd
43 Adverse Effects of UV-B Light on the Structure and Function of the
Photosynthetic Apparatus............................................................................. 827
Imre Vass, Andrds Szildrd, and Cosmin Sicora
44 Heavy Metal Toxicity Induced Alterations in Photosynthetic Metabolism in Plants...................... 845
Shruti Mishra and R. S. Dubey
45 Effects of Heavy Metals on Chlorophyll-Protein Complexes in Higher Plants:
Causes and Consequences ............................................................................ 865
Eva Sdrvdri

Section XIV Photosynthesis in the Past, Present, and Future
46 Origin and Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis .......................................................... 891
Bruce N. Smith

Index ................................................................................................... 899