Overview
- Covers photoprotection over multiple scales from the molecule to the ecosystem
- Includes a broad range of disciplines, e.g. photophysics, biochemistry, molecular genetics, physiology, ecology, and evolution
- Integrates photosynthesis and photoprotection into the context of whole-plant function
- All chapters are authored by the leading authorities in each sub-discipline
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration (AIPH, volume 40)
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
Harnessing the sun’s energy via photosynthesis is at the core of sustainable production of food, fuel, and materials by plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. Photosynthesis depends on photoprotection against intense sunlight, starting with the safe removal of excess excitation energy from the light-harvesting system, which can be quickly and non-destructively assessed via non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence (NPQ). By placing NPQ into the context of whole-organism function, this book aims to contribute towards identification of plant and algal lines with superior stress resistance and productivity. By addressing agreements and open questions concerning photoprotection’s molecular mechanisms, this book contributes towards development of artificial photosynthetic systems. A comprehensive picture –from single molecules to organisms in ecosystems, and from leading expert’s views to practical information for non-specialists on NPQ measurement and terminology – is presented.
Reviews
“The editors are to be complimented now for compiling such a comprehensive collection of wisdom on energy dissipation in photosynthetic organisms. … the library of any institution committed to teaching frontline plant biology provide access to this book for graduate students, postdocs, and research leaders. Moreover, it is indispensible for any laboratory engaged in next generation research in photosynthesis … .” (Barry Osmond, Photosynthesis Research, Vol. 24, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Non-Photochemical Quenching and Energy Dissipation in Plants, Algae and Cyanobacteria
Editors: Barbara Demmig-Adams, Gyozo Garab, William Adams III, Govindjee
Series Title: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9032-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-9031-4Published: 04 December 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0628-3Published: 02 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-9032-1Published: 22 November 2014
Series ISSN: 1572-0233
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0102
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVIII, 649
Number of Illustrations: 82 b/w illustrations, 88 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Sciences, Oxidative Stress, Spectroscopy and Microscopy, Protein Structure, Microbiology, Renewable and Green Energy