"Chlorophyll a Fluorescence: A Signature of Photosynthesis highlights chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence as a convenient, non-invasive, highly sensitive, rapid and quantitative probe of oxygenic photosynthesis. Thirty-one chapters, authored by 58 international experts, provide a s…
In this thesis I studied cause and effect of Cyto Nuclear Incompatibility (CNI) induced speciation in plants. By combining comparative genomics, phylogenetics and bioinformatics with large scale crossing experiments I was able to infer part of the genetic machinery underlying CN…
It is uncertain that novel forests have similar attributes and provide same ecological services as those of native secondary forests. I studied the structure and functioning of novel forests dominated by Castilla elastica , an introduced tree in Puerto Rico, and compared traits …
Photosystem II (PSII), the oxygen-evolving reaction center of natural photosynthesis, uses light energy to split water into chemical products that power the planet. This dissertation focuses on revealing the determinants of PSII efficiency at the protein structural level, develo…
The aim of this monograph is to highlight various mechanisms followed by plants to overcome the high light stress and photoinhibition, and also the plant responses to low light levels. Emphasis has been on the regulation of light harvesting process, the avoidance phenomena at le…
"The book will serve as a ready reference source for teachers and research students in the fields of plant physiology, biochemistry, biotechnology and agricultural science related to photosynthesis."--Jacket.
"Photosynthesis has been an important field of research for more than a century, but the present concerns about energy, environment and climate have greatly intensified interest in and research on this topic. Research has progressed rapidly in recent years, and this book is an i…
