Electron acceptors in isolated intact spinach chloroplasts act hierarchically...
AbstractElectron fluxes in isolated intact spinach chloroplasts were analyzed under saturating light and under optimal CO2 and Pi supply. When CO2 assimilation was the only ATP- and NADPH-consuming...
View ArticleAcclimation of Arabidopsis thaliana to the light environment: the existence...
Abstract. The capacity for photosynthetic acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. cv. Landsberg erecta was assessed during growth over a broad range of irradiance. Discontinuities in the...
View ArticleAcclimation of Arabidopsis thaliana to the light environment: the...
AbstractPlants respond to growth under different environmental conditions by adjusting the composition of the photosynthetic apparatus. To investigate the consequences of the acclimation strategies...
View ArticleThe super-excess energy dissipation in diatom algae: comparative analysis...
AbstractWhen grown at intermittent light regime, diatom alga Phaeodactylum tricornutum is able to form photoprotective non-photochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenching (NPQ) three to five times...
View ArticleMolecular basis of photoprotection and control of photosynthetic...
A trick with the lightA green plant can photosynthesize in shade pretty effectively, by collecting as much light as possible via an antenna made up of chlorophyll attached to a matrix of specialized...
View ArticleGranal stacking of thylakoid membranes in higher plant chloroplasts: the...
AbstractThe formation of grana in chloroplasts of higher plants is examined in terms of the subtle interplay of physicochemical forces of attraction and repulsion. The attractive forces between two...
View ArticleThe first molecular charge transfer salt containing layers of an alkali metal
AbstractWe report the first molecular charge transfer salt containing layers of Na+ within its lattice. From the crystal structure and from C=C and C-S bond lengths and Raman stretching frequencies we...
View ArticleThe First Molecular Charge Transfer Salt Containing Layers of an Alkali Metal
We report the first molecular charge transfer salt containing layers of Na+ within its lattice. From the crystal structure and from C=C and C-S bond lengths and Raman stretching frequencies we obtain a...
View ArticleIdentification of a mechanism of photoprotective energy dissipation in higher...
Plants feel the heatPlants need sunlight if they are to grow, but must also protect themselves from severe damage, such as bleaching, when the light is too bright. To do this the light-harvesting...
View ArticleDevelopments in Research on Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching:...
SummaryResearch into non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence (NPQ), as an indicator of the thermal dissipation of excess excitation energy, has involved a number of different of...
View ArticleHow Protein Disorder Controls Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching
SummaryWe discuss the de-excitation of electronically excited states of chlorophyll a, monitored via non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) of chlorophyll fluorescence, with respect to (i) involvement of...
View ArticleAn intact light harvesting complex I antenna system is required for complete...
AbstractEfficient photosynthesis depends on maintaining balance between the rate of light-driven electron transport occurring in photosystem I (PSI) and photosystem II (PSII), located in the...
View ArticleRemembering Joan (Jan) Mary Anderson (1932–2015)
AbstractJoan Mary Anderson, known to most people as Jan, was born on May 12, 1932 in Dunedin, New Zealand. She died on August 28, 2015 in Canberra, Australia. To celebrate her life, we present here a...
View ArticleThe environmental impact of fertilizer embodied in a wheat-to-bread supply chain
AbstractFood production and consumption cause approximately one-third of total greenhouse gas emissions1–3, and therefore delivering food security challenges not only the capacity of our agricultural...
View ArticleAn agenda for integrated system-wide interdisciplinary agri-food research
AbstractThis paper outlines the development of an integrated interdisciplinary approach to agri-food research, designed to address the ‘grand challenge’ of global food security. Rather than meeting...
View ArticleThe Ambivalence of the Reaction, Response, Legacy and War Memory: The...
AbstractThis essay will reflect upon the ambivalence of the war memories of the neighbours on the Malayan Peninsula, the now independent states of Singapore and Malaysia. The analysis will interrogate...
View ArticleWhy rational argument fails the genetic modification (GM) debate
AbstractGenetic modification (GM) of crops provides a methodology for the agricultural improvements needed to deliver global food security. However, public opposition to GM-food is great. The debate...
View ArticleTechnologies to deliver food and climate security through agriculture
AbstractAgriculture is a major contributor to environmental degradation and climate change. At the same time, a growing human population with changing dietary preferences is driving ever increasing...
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