A switch from linear to cyclic electron transport provides the extra boost needed until energy can be taken up from the insect itself.
Tag - Photosynthesis
Erin Zimmerman
Cyanobacteria: Good week, or bad week..? Part I
This is the first of what is hoped to be a series in which Mr P. Cuttings looks at a group of organisms and tries to decide whether they’ve had a good week, or a bad week. And by way of increasing the intrigue this...
Nigel Chaffey
Seedling responses to salinity of 26 Neotropical tree species
How will coastal ecosystems change when some seedling can tolerate rising tides, and others cannot?
William Salter
How does partnership work for a lichen in the Antarctic?
Lichens are partnerships between algae and fungi. In the Antarctic Lichens offer algae shelter against the cold, but also an uncertain future.
Alun Salt
Morphological and physiological traits determine Arundo drought recovery
Arundo donax often reproduces clonally, but a new study finds small differences can affect how it recovers from drought stress.
Alex Assiry
The best way to grow strong upright rose stems is to bend them over
Bending rose stems dramatically increases photosynthesis.
Dale Maylea
Three kinds of algae? Blooming marvellous news!
Bloom: From food to fuel, the epic story of how algae can save our world by Ruth Kassinger 2019. Elliott & Thompson. As a Botanist, especially one who has taught an undergraduate module on marine biology for over 12...
Ecophysiology of early lineage vascular plants
Tropical understory communities are highly diverse, and plants in these environments must optimize functional traits to ensure ecological and evolutionary success. Campany et al. survey the ecophysiology of two spore...
Heteroblasty adjusts plants to changing environments post fire
Heteroblastic species show an abrupt change in morphology at a fixed ontogenetic stage, and are relatively frequent in Mediterranean type ecosystems with regular fires. Using the Restionaceae from the southern African...
Intraspecific variation in soy across the leaf economics spectrum
Leaf economics traits are central in understanding and predicting the effects of plant biodiversity on ecosystem functioning. Using soybean (Glycine max) – one of the world’s most widespread crops, Hayes et al. show...
Potential risk of photo-damage in Antarctic photosynthetic organisms
Light is indispensable for photosynthetic organisms, but excess light energy causes damage in photosystems and readily leads to cell death in severe environments such as Antarctica. Kosugi et al. determine reaction...
Effects of growth under different light spectra on subsequent high light tolerance in rose plants
Light is the original source of energy for plant photosynthesis and growth, but it also acts as a signal for morphogenesis and many other physiological processes. Different characteristics of light (spectral...
Waking up to respiration: leaf respiration in the light alters our interpretation of ecosystem carbon fluxes
In plants, respiration is usually inhibited in the light compared to the dark. Measuring respiration in the light is particularly difficult, because photosynthesis and photorespiration are occurring as well...
Joseph Stinziano
Photosynthesis: a fast-changing process in an even faster world
Photosynthesis is the process that fuels a plant. It sets the energy budget for the organism. It’s no surprise it’s a well-studied process, tet the most commonly measured photosynthesis parameters are made...
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