Environmental and Biological Control of Photosynthesis: Proceedings of a Conference Held at the 'Limburgs Universitair Centrum', Diepenbeek, Belgium,

ISBN-13: 9789061931799 / Angielski / Miękka / 1975 / 416 str.

R. Marcelle;Belgium

Opis

This book reports the proceedings of a meeting held in the 'Limburgs Universitair Centrum' , Diepenbeek, Belgium, August 26 to 30, 1974. In convening this meet- ing, my aim was to bring together a small number of specialists working on photosynthesis of course but also always keeping in mind that plants are in- fluenced by their environment (temperature, light quality and intensity, air com- position, daylength ...) and can differently react according to their stage of deve- lopment. In general, all these specialists work on whole plants cultivated in well- known conditions (they are not 'market spinach specialists') but, when necessary, give up the idea of measuring photochemical activities in isolated they don't chloroplasts, enzyme kinetics ...etc. It is noticeable that about 50% of them are working in laboratories directly involved with applied research in agriculture or forestry. The format of the meeting was intentionally kept small but it allowed generous time for discussion; thanks are due to Drs. O. BJORKMAN, J. W. BRADBEER, M. M. LUDLOW and C. B. OSMOND for taking the chairs during these discussions. In such a small meeting, the choice of invited scientists was really a personnal one and thus reflected my own fields of interest. When planning the conference, I was continually divided between the wish for inviting other interesting people and the necessity of keeping time free for discussions.

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Environmental and Biological Control of Photosynthesis: Inaugural Address.- Relationships between Carbon Dioxide Transfer Resistances and some physiological and anatomical Features.- Tomato Leaf Resistance and Respiration in various Light and Carbon Dioxide Environments.- The Basis of Expression of Leaf Photosynthetic Activities.- Control of Photorespiration in Soybean and Maize.- Problems in building Computer Models for Photosynthesis and Respiration.- Effect of Growth Temperature on Photosynthetic and Photorespiratory Activity in Tall Fescue.- The Effects of Temperature and CO2 Enrichment on Photosynthesis in Soybean.- Response of Starch-Synthesis to Temperature in Chilling-sensitive Plants.- Enhanced Dark CO2 Fixation by Maize Leaves in Relation to Previous Illumination and Oxygen Concentration.- Studies on the Content of P 700 and Cytochromes in Sinapis alba duringGrowth under two Different Light Intensities.- The Effect of Light Intensity during Growth of Sinapis alba on the Electron-Transport and the Noncyclic Photophosphorylation.- Effect of Water Stress on the Decline of Leaf Net Photosynthesis with Age.- The Effect of Daylength on daily CO2 Balances of Sinapisalba L..- The Involvement of CO2 Uptake in the Flowering Behaviour of Two Varieties of Antirrhinum majus.- Relations between Photosynthesis and Flowering in Lemnaceae.- Developmental Patterns of CO2 Exchange, Diffusion Resistance and Protein Synthesis in Leaves of Populus X euramericana.- Carbon Dioxide Exchange of Young Tobacco Leaves in Light and Darkness.- Characterization of Regulative Interactions between the Autotrophic and Heterotrophic System in Phasolus vulgaris and Triticum aestivum seedlings.- Photosynthesis, Photorespiration, Respiration and Growth of Pea Seedlings treated with Gibberellic Acid (GA3).- The Effects of CCC and GA on some Biochemical and Photochemical Activities of Primary Leaves of Bean Plants.- Effects of CCC on Photosynthesis in Euglena.- Hormonal Influences on Stomatal Physiology and Photosynthesis.- Aspects of 14C-Sucrose Translocation Profiles in Hibuscussculentus L (Okra).- Environmental and Biological Control of Photosynthesis: General Assessment.- Special Session on Crassulacean Acid Metabolism.- The Labelling of the Carboxyl Carbon Atoms of Malata in Kalanchoë crenata Leaves.- The Pathway of Malate Synthesis in Crassulacean Acid Metabolism.- Malate Synthesis in Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) via a Double CO2 Dark Fixation?.- Photosynthetic Efficiency of CAM Plants in Relation to C3 and C4 Plants.- The Gas Exchange Patterns of CAM Plants.- Environmental Control of Photosynthetic Options in Crassulacean Plants.- How to Interpret Variations in the Carbon Isotope Ratio of Plants: Biologic and Environmental Effects.- Control of Glycolysis in Succulent Plants at Night.- Effect of Photoperiod on the CO2 and O2 Exchanges in Leaves of Bryophyllum daigremontianum (Berger).- Rhythmical Characteristics at Different Levels of CAM Regulation: Physiological and Adaptive Significance.- A Personal Assessment of the State of Knowledge of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM).- Light Level and the Mean Speed of Translocation in Zea mays Leaves.- Environmental Effects on the Membrane associated Electron Transport Reactions of Photosynthesis.- Author Index.