Photosynthesis: a comprehensive treatise

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Part I. Cell and Molecular Biology of Chloroplasts: 1. Chloroplast structure and development J. K. Hoober 2. Light harvesting complexes of higher plants D. T. Morishige and B. W. Dreyfuss 3. Photosystems I and II W.-Z. He and R. Malkin 4. Chloroplast pigments: chlorophylls and carotenoids G. Sandmann and H. Scheer 5. Import, assembly and degradation of proteins P. Chitnis 6. Expression and regulation of plastid genes S. Kapoor and M. Sugiura 7. Electron transport and energy transduction W. Junge Part II. Physiology and Biochemistry: 8. Photosynthetic carbon reduction T. D. Sharkey 9. C4 pathway R. T. Furbank 10. Crassulacean acid metabolism U. Luttge 11. C3-C4 intermediate photosynthesis S. Rawsthorne and H. Bauwe 12. Starch-sucrose metabolism and assimilate partitioning S. C. Hoober 13. Photorespiration and the C2 cycle D. J. Oliver 14. Assimilation of non-carbohydrate compounds G. Schultz 15. Interaction with respiration and nitrogen metabolism K. Padmasree and A. S. Raghavendra Part III. Agronomy and Environmental Factors: 16. Leaf/canopy photosynthesis and crop productivity R. Ishii 17. Water and salt stress G. A. Berkowitz 18. Photosynthesis at low growth temperature V. Hurry, N. Huner, E. Selstam, P. Gardestrom and G. Oquist 19. Acclimation to sun and shade R. W. Pearcy 20. Photoinhibition C. Critchley 21. Photosynthesis, respiration and global climatic change B. G. Drake, J. Jacob and M. A. Gonzales-Meler Part IV. Special Topics and Applications: 22. Evolution W. Nitschke, U. Muhlenhoff and U. Liebl 23. Modelling leaf/canopy photosynthesis W. R. Beyschlag and R. J. Ryel 24. Chlorophyll fluorescence as a diagnostic tool U. Schreiber, W. Bilger, H. Hormann and C. Neubauer 25. Action of modern herbicides P. Boger and G. Sandmann 26. Application in biotechnology D. Heineke Index.