Photosynthetica - contents, 42 (3): 321-480, 2004

42 (3): 321–480, 2004

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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. André Pirson	321-322
H. SENGER, Z. ŠESTÁK

Non-radiative dissipation of absorbed excitation energy within photosynthetic apparatus of higher plants	323-337
M. ŠTROCH, V. ŠPUNDA,,, I. KURASOVÁ Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Ostrava University, 30. dubna 22, 701 03 Ostrava 1, Czech Republic Institute of Physical Biology, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic *e-mail: Vladimir.Spunda@osu.cz

Photosynthetic pathway types in rangeland plant species from Inner Mongolia, North China	339-344
X.Q. LIU, R.Z. WANG, Y.Z. LI Laboratory of Quantitative Vegetation Ecology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Beijing, 100093, China e-mail: liuxq80@hotmail.com

*Modulation in vivo* by nitrate salts of the activity and properties of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase in leaves of Alternanthera pungens (C₄ plant) and A. sessilis (C₃ species)**	345-349
A.V. RAJAGOPALAN, R.M. AGARWAL, A.S. RAGHAVENDRA* Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India *e-mail: as_raghavendra@yahoo.com

Photosynthesis and water use efficiency in twenty tropical tree speciesof differing succession status in a Brazilian reforestation	351-356
A. NOGUEIRA, C.A. MARTINEZ, L.L. FERREIRA, C.H.B.A. PRADO Department of Biology, FFCLRP, University of Sao Paulo, 14040-901, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil e-mail: carlosamh@ffclrp.usp.br

Effects of nitrogen deficiency on gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence, and antioxidant enzymes in leaves of rice plants	357-364
Z.-A. HUANG, D.-A. JIANG, Y. YANG, J.-W. SUN, S.-H. JIN State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, China e-mail: dajiang@zju.edu.cn

Monolayer film of phycobilisome-thylakoid membrane complexes from Spirulina platensis	365-370
D.-H. LI, S.-Z. YANG, H. LI, J. XIE, J.-Q. ZHAO* Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P.R. China *e-mail: zhaojq@iccas.ac.cn

Leaf physiological traits and their importance for species success in a Mediterranean grassland	371-376
J.T. TSIALTAS, T.S. PRITSA, D.S. VERESOGLOU Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Agriculture, Laboratory of Ecology & Environmental Protection (267), 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece Corresponding author; present address: Hellenic Sugar Industry SA, Larissa factory, Department of Experimentation, 411 10 Larissa, Greece e-mail: tsialtas01@hotmail.com

Minimization of the photon energy absorbed by 'closed' reaction centers of photosystem 2 as a photoprotective strategy in higher plants	377-386
D. KORNYEYEV, A.S. HOLADAY, B.A. LOGAN* Department of Biology, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011, USA *e-mail: blogan@bowdoin.edu

*Photosynthetic parameters of Mosla hangchowensis* and M. dianthera as affected by soil moisture**	387-391
Y. GE, Y.-J. LU, J.-X. LIAO, B.-H. GUAN, J. CHANG* Zhejiang University, College of Life Science, The State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 232 Wensan Road, Hangzhou 310012, P. R. China *e-mail: jchang@mail.hz.zj.cn

Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase content and degradation in diploid, tetraploid, and hexaploid wheat species during monocarpic senescence	393-398
B. SRIVALLI, R. KHANNA-CHOPRA* Stress Physiology Laboratory, Water Technology Centre, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi - 110 012, India *e-mail: renu_wtc@rediffmail.com

Seasonal differences in photochemical efficiency and chlorophyll and carotenoid contents in six Mediterranean shrub species under field conditions	399-407
F. AIN-LHOUT, M.C. DÍAZ BARRADAS, M. ZUNZUNEGUI, H. RODRÍGUEZ, F. GARCÍA NOVO, M.A. VARGAS Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Apartado 1095, 41080 Sevilla, Spain e-mail: zunzu@us.es

Inhibition of photosynthesis by shift in the balance of excitation energy distribution between photosystems in dithiothreitol treated soybean leaves	409-415
C.-D. JIANG, H.-Y. GAO, Q. ZOU, G.-M. JIANG Department of Plant Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China e-mail: gaohy@sdau.edu.cn

*Effects of potato virus Y^NTN infection on gas exchange and photosystem 2 function in leaves of Solanum tuberosum* L.**	417-423
Y.H. ZHOU, Y.H. PENG, J.L. LEI, L.Y. ZOU, J.H. ZHENG, J.Q. YU,,** Horticultural Department, Huajiachi Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, P.R. China Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310029, P.R. China **e-mail: yu@mail.hz.zj.cn or jqyu@zju.edu.cn

*Cd²⁺ effect on photosynthetic apparatus in Synechococcus elongatus* and spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)**	425-430
M. NOVÁKOVÁ, E. MATĚJOVÁ, D. SOFROVÁ Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 2030, CZ-128 43, Prague, Czech Republic Corresponding author; present address: Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Rozvojová 135, CZ-165 02 Prague 6, Czech Republic *e-mail: novakovam@ueb.cas.cz

Photosynthetic characteristics, dark respiration, and leaf mass per unit area in seedlings of four tropical tree species grown under three irradiances	431-437
Y.-L. FENG, K.-F. CAO, J.-L. ZHANG Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming office: Xuefu Road 88, Kunming 650223, China e-mail: caokf@xtbg.ac.cn

Effects of long-term fertilization on leaf photosynthetic characteristics and grain yield in winter wheat	439-446
D. JIANG, T. DAI, Q. JING, W. CAO, Q. ZHOU, H. ZHAO, X. FAN Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China e-mail: caow@njau.edu.cn

*Ultrastructure and dimensions of chloroplasts in leaves of three maize (Zea mays* L.) inbred lines and their F₁ hybrids grown under moderate chilling stress**	447-455
J. KUTÍK, D. HOLÁ, M. KOČOVÁ, O. ROTHOVÁ, D. HAISEL, N. WILHELMOVÁ, I. TICHÁ Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Viničná 5, CZ 128 44 Praha 2, Czech Republic e-mail: kutik@natur.cuni.cz

Photosynthetic utilization of radiant energy by temperate lettuce grown under natural tropical condition with manipulation of root-zone temperature	457-463
J. HE, S.K. LEE Natural Sciences Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637 616 e-mail: jhe@nie.edu.sg

Temperature-dependent decay-associated fluorescence spectrain phycobilisome-thylakoid membrane complexes from Spirulina platensis	465-467
Y. LI, Z.-Y. SUN, X.-C. AI, J.-Q. ZHAO, X.-K. ZHANG The Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P.R. China e-mail: zhaojq@iccas.ac.cn

Utilization of photosynthetically fixed ¹⁴CO₂ into alkaloids in relation to primary metabolitesin developing leaves of Catharanthus roseus	469-472
N.K. SRIVASTAVA, A. MISRA, A.K. SRIVASTAVA, S. SHARMA Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P.O. CIMAP, Kukrail Picnic Spot Road, Lucknow-226 015, India e-mail: nk.srivastava@cimap.res.in or neelsrivastava2003@yahoo.co.uk

*CO₂ assimilation and water relations of almond tree (Prunus amygdalus* Batsch) cultivars grown under field conditions**	473-476
M.C. MATOS, E. REBELO, J. LAURIANO, J. SEMEDO, N. MARQUES, P.S. CAMPOS, A. MATOS, J. VIEIRA-DA-SILVA Departamento de Fisiologia Vegetal, Estaçao Agronómica Nacional - INIAP, 2784-505 Oeiras, Portugal e-mail: mmatos@mail.telepac.pt

*Activity of 1-aminocyclopropane carboxylic acid synthase in two mustard (Brassica juncea* L.) cultivars differing in photosynthetic capacity**	477-480
N.A. KHAN Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India e-mail: naf9@lycos.com

Biswal, U.C., Biswal, B., Raval, M.K., Chloroplast Biogenesis. From Proplastid to Gerontoplast. (J. KUTÍK)	350
Deutsch, A., Howard, J., Falcke, M., Zimmermann, W. (ed.), Function and Regulation of Cellular Systems. (O. NOVÁKOVÁ)	392
Larkum, A.W.D., Douglas, S.E., Raven, J.A. (ed.), Photosynthesis in Algae. (Z. ŠESTÁK)	408
Schalkhammer, T.G.M. (ed.), Analytical Biotechnology. (H. SYNKOVÁ)	338

Inoue, T., Inanaga, S., Sugimoto, Y., El Siddig, K.: Contribution of pre-anthesis assimilates and current photosynthesis to grain yield, and their relationships to drought resistance in wheat cultivars grown under different soil moisture. (Photosynthetica 42: 99-104, 2004)

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