Photosynthesis in Action examines the molecular mechanisms, adaptations and improvements of photosynthesis. With a strong focus on the latest research and advances, the book also analyzes the impact the process has on the biosphere and the effect of global climate change. Fundamental topics such as harvesting light, the transport of electronics and fixing carbon are discussed. The book also reviews the latest research on how abiotic stresses affect these key processes as well as how to improve each of them. This title explains how the process is flexible in adaptations and how it can be engineered to be made more effective.
End users will be able to see the significance and potential of the processes of photosynthesis. Edited by renowned experts with leading contributors, this is an essential read for students and researchers interested in photosynthesis, plant science, plant physiology and climate change.
Key Features
- Provides essential information on the complex sequence of photosynthetic energy transduction and carbon fixation
- Covers fundamental concepts and the latest advances in research, as well as real-world case studies
- Offers the mechanisms of the main steps of photosynthesis together with how to make improvements in these steps
- Edited by renowned experts in the field
- Presents a user-friendly layout, with templated elements throughout to highlight key learnings in each chapter
Section I: Principles
1. Harvesting light
HERBERT VAN AMERONGEN AND EMILIE WIENTJES
2. Transport of electrons
ANJA KRIEGER-LISZKAY AND DIANA KIRILOVSKY
3. Carbon fixation
TRACY LAWSON, ROBYN EMMERSON, MARTIN BATTLE, JACOB PULLIN, SHELLIE WALL, AND TANJA A. HOFMANN
Section II: Adaptations
4. Abiotic stress and adaptation in light harvesting
JUN MINAGAWA
5. Abiotic stress and adaptation of electron transport: Regulation of the production and processing of ROS signals in chloroplasts
CHRISTINE H. FOYER AND GUY HANKE
6. Abiotic stress, acclimation, and adaptation in carbon fixation processes
ERIK H. MURCHIE, LORNA MCAUSLAND, AND ALEXANDRA J. BURGESS
Section III: Action
7. Improving light harvesting
ZENO GUARDINI, RODRIGO L. GOMEZ, AND LUCA DALL’OSTO
8. Improving the transport of electrons
CONRAD W. MULLINEAUX
9. Improving carbon fixation
CHRISTINE A. RAINES, AMANDA P. CAVANAGH, AND ANDREW J. SIMKIN
Section IV: Synthesis
10. Integrating the stages of photosynthesis
JEREMY HARBINSON, ELIAS KAISER, AND ALEJANDRO SIERRA MORALES
11. Photosynthesis in action: The global view
EMANUEL GLOOR, ROEL BRIENEN, AND DAVID GALBRAITH
9780128126288; 9780123743800; 9780128094761; 9780124166776
