Photosynthesis: Regulation Under Varying Light Regimes

About this book

Highlights various mechanisms followed by plants to overcome high light stress and photoinhibition, and also how plants respond to low light levels.

Contents

Light Interception: Basics and Structural Aspects; Introduction; Light Harvesting; Structure and Role of Antennae; Composition of Photosystems; Photosystem II: Composition and Structure; Photosystem I: Structure and Organization; Photoinhibition; Introduction; Occurrence of Photoinhibition; Photoinhibition of Photosystem II; Photoinactivation; Degradation of D1 Protein; Photoinhibition of PS I Photoprotection; Introduction; Thermal Dissipation of Excitation Energy; Xanthophyll Cycle; Additional Electron Sinks; Leaf Helitoropism, Solar Tracking and Regulation of Light Harvesting; Introduction; Paraheliotropism and Significance; Diaheliotropism; Leaf Heliotropism and Photosystem II Efficiency; Site of Perception and Mechanism of Leaf Movements; Acclimation of Photosynthesis to Light Environment; Introduction; Regulation; Acclimation to Irradiance Levels; Acclimation in Mature Levels; Acclimation to Changing Light Regime; Transgenics and Biotechnological Approaches; Introduction; Photosystems: Reaction Centres; Light Harvesting Antennae; Photoinhibition: Transgenics; Functional Genomics of Plant Photosynthesis; Concluding Remarks; References

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