Contents of Photosynthetica
46 (2): 161–320, 2008
 

[Original papers] [Brief communications] [Book reviews] [Errata]  

Original papers

Duration of irradiation rather than quantity and frequency of high irradiance inhibits photosynthetic processes in the lichen Lasallia pustulata 161-169
M. BARTÁK, H. VRÁBLÍKOVÁ-CEMPÍRKOVÁ*, J. ŠTEPIGOVÁ, J. HÁJEK, P. VÁCZI, K. VEČEŘOVÁ
Department of Plant Physiology & Anatomy, Institute of Experimental Biology, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
*e-mail: cempirkova@sci.muni.cz
Corrections to current approaches used to calculate energy partitioningin photosystem 2 170-178
D. KORNYEYEV, A.S. HOLADAY
Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Vasylkivska St. 31/17, 03022, Kyiv, Ukraine
e-mail: kornyeyev@yahoo.com
Growth pattern of Bidens cernua L.: relationships between relative growth rate and its physiological and morphological components 179-184
L. GRATANI, M.F. CRESCENTE, G. FABRINI, L. VARONE
Department of Plant Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
e-mail: loretta.gratani@uniroma1.it
Overexpression of tomato chloroplast omega-3 fatty acid desaturase gene alleviates the photoinhibition of photosystems 2 and 1 under chilling stress 185-192
X.-Y. LIU, B. LI, J.-H. YANG, N. SUI, X.-M. YANG, Q.-W. MENG*
College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018, P.R. China
*e-mail: qwmeng@sdau.edu.cn
Changes in photosynthetic capacity and antioxidant enzymatic systems in micropropagated Zingiber officinale plantlets during their acclimation 193-201
Q.Z. GUAN, Y.H. GUO, X.L. SUI, W. LI, Z.X. ZHANG*
College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agriculture University, Beijing, 100094 China
*e-mail: Zhangzx@cau.edu.cn
Leaf characteristics and diurnal variation of chlorophyll fluorescence in leaves of the ‘Bana’ vegetation of the Amazon region 202-207
M.A. SOBRADO
Laboratorio de Biología Ambiental de Plantas, Departamento de Biología de Organismos, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Apartado 89.000, Caracas 1080 A, Venezuela
e-mail: msobrado@usb.ve
Responses of the resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis to high irradiance 208-215
K. Georgieva, S. Lenk, C. Buschmann
Institute of Plant Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, BG-1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
e-mail: katya@bio21.bas.bg
Photosynthetic photon flux density, carbon dioxide concentration, and vapor pressure deficit effects on photosynthesis in cacao seedlings 216-221
V.C. BALIGAR, J.A. BUNCE, R.C.R. MACHADO, M.K. ELSON
USDA-ARS- Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.
e-mail: VC.Baligar@ars.usda.gov
Seasonal water-use efficiency and chlorophyll fluorescence response in alpha grass (Stipa tenacissima L.) is affected by tussock size 222-231
D.A. RAMÍREZ, F. VALLADARES, F. DOMINGO, J. BELLOT
Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ap. 45071, Toledo, Spain
e-mail: DavidAntonio.Ramirez@uclm.es
Photoprotective function of photorespiration in Reaumuria soongorica during different levels of drought stress in natural high irradiance 232-237
J. BAI, D.H. XU, H.M. KANG, K. CHEN, G. WANG*
Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Ecology (Lanzhou University), Ministry of Education, Lanzhou 730000, China
*e-mails: wgmg36@lzu.edu.cn; baijuan03@lzu.cn
Genotypic variations in activities of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and correlations with leaf photosynthetic characteristics and crop productivity of cassava grown
in low-land seasonally-dry tropics
238-247
M.A. EL-SHARKAWY, Y. LOPEZ, L.M. BERNAL
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
e-mail: elsharkawy@telesat.com.co
Diurnal and seasonal trends in photosynthetic performance of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. and Hardwickia binata Roxb. from a semi-arid ecosystem 248-254
S. G. SARASWATHI, K. PALIWAL
Department of Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-21, India
e-mail: sgsaraswathi@yahoo.co.in
Role of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase, fructose phosphotransferase, and phosphofructokinase in saccharide metabolism of four C3 grassland species under elevated CO2 255-261
E. NÁDAS, Á. BALOGH*, F. KISS, K. SZENTE, Z. NAGY, R. MARTÍNEZ-CARRASCO, Z. TUBA
Biological Department, College of Nyíregyháza, H-4400 Nyíregyháza, Sóstói út 31-b, Hungary
*e-mail: balogha@nyf.hu
Seasonal photosynthetic changes in the green-stemmed Mediterranean shrub Calicotome villosa: a comparison with leaves 262-267
C. YIOTIS, G.K. PSARAS, Y. MANETAS
Section of Plant Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, GR 265 00, Patras, Greece
e-mail: chyiotis@upatras.gr
 

Brief communications

Photosynthetic behaviour of Arabidopsis plants with a Cap Binding Protein 20 mutation under water stress 268-272
R. BACSÓ, A. MOLNÁR, I. PAPP*, T. JANDA
Department of Plant Physiology and Plant Biochemistry, Corvinus University of Budapest, H-1518 Budapest, POB 53, Hungary
*e-mail: istvan@uni-corvinus.hu
Comparison of the effects of salt-stress and alkali-stress on photosynthesis and energy storage of an alkali-resistant halophyte Chloris virgata 273-278
C.W. YANG, A. JIANAER, C.Y. LI, D.C. SHI*, D.L. WANG
Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin Province, 130024 China
*e-mail: shidc274@nenu.edu.cn
ATP-sulfurylase activity, photosynthesis, and shoot dry mass of mustard (Brassica juncea L.) cultivars differing in sulfur accumulation capacity 279-282
R. NAZAR, N.A. KHAN*, N.A. ANJUM
Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
*e-mail: naf9@lycos.com
Influence of shading inclined tubular photobioreactor surfaces on biomass productivity of C. sorokiniana 283-285
C.U. UGWU, H. AOYAGI
Institute of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
e-mail: cuugwu@gmail.com
Irradiance prior to and during desiccation improves the tolerance to excess irradiance in the desiccated state of the old forest lichen Lobaria pulmonaria 286-290
J. ŠTEPIGOVÁ, Y. GAUSLAA, H. CEMPÍRKOVÁ-VRÁBLÍKOVÁ, K.A. SOLHAUG
Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences,P.O. Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, Norway
e-mail: knut.solhaug@umb.no
Leaf area prediction model for sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) cultivars 291-293
J.T. TSIALTAS, N. MASLARIS
Hellenic Sugar Industry SA,Larissa factory, Department of Experimentation, 411 10 Larissa, Hellas
e-mail: tsialtas01@ windowslive.com
Evaluation of a leaf area prediction model proposed for sunflower 294-297
J.T. TSIALTAS, N. MASLARIS
Hellenic Sugar Industry SA,Larissa factory, Department of Experimentation, 411 10 Larissa, Hellas
e-mail: tsialtas01@ windowslive.com
Effects of clonal integration on photosynthesis of the invasive clonal plant Alternanthera philoxeroides 299-302
J. LIU, W.M. HE, S.M. ZHANG, F.H. LIU, M. DONG*, R.Q. WANG
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, P. R. China
*e-mail: dongming@ibcas.ac.cn
Photosynthetic pathway of dominant plant species in the Qaidam Basin: evidence from foliar stable carbon isotope measurement 303-306
H. CHEN, X.L. XU, M.H. SONG, H. OUYANG
Key Laboratory of Land Use, China Land Surveying and Planning Institute, Ministry of Land and Resources, No. 37 Guanyingyuanxiqu, Xicheng District, Beijing 100035, P.R. China
e-mail: chenhui720127@163.com
Photosynthetic responses to solar UV-A and UV-B radiation in low- and high-altitude populations of Hippophae rhamnoides 307-311
Y.Q. YANG, Y. YAO*
Research Institute for Fruit Resources of Karst Mountain Region, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
*e-mail: yaoyinan0430@sina.com
Photosynthetic characteristics of an endangered species Camellia nitidissima and its widespread congener Camellia sinensis 312-314
X. WEI, Y.S. JIANG, S.Y. JIANG*, X.X. QI, Z.C. XIONG, W.H. YE, Z.M. WANG
Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous Region and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin 541006, P.R. China
*e-mails: weixiao@scbg.ac.cn; jys@gxib.cn
Response of senescing rice leaves to flooding stress 315-317
S.K. MISHRA, L. PATRO, P.K. MOHAPATRA, B. BISWAL*
Biochemistry Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar – 768019, Orissa, India
*e-mail: basanti6@sancharnet.in
Elevated CO2 concentration enhances the role of the ear to the flag leaf in determining grain yield of wheat 318-320
C.-W. ZHU, J.-G. ZHU, G. LIU, Q. ZENG, Z.-B. XIE, J. PANG, Z.-Z. FENG, H.-Y. TANG, L. WANG
State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, P.R. China
e-mail: jgzhu@issas.ac.cn
 

Book reviews

Aartsma, T.J., Matysik, J. (ed.),  Biophysical Techniques in Photosynthesis. Volume II. 
(Z. ŠESTÁK)
201
O’Leary, Z.,  The Essential Guide to Doing Research.  (Z. ŠESTÁK) 261
Holliday, A.,  Doing and Writing Qualitative Research. 2nd Ed.  (Z. ŠESTÁK) 261
Schlegel, R.H.J.,  Concise Encyclopedia of Crop Improvement. Institutions, Persons, Theories, Methods, and Histories.  (D. HOLÁ) 298

Errata

X.F. Yi, Z.B. Zhang:  Influence of insect-infested cotyledons on early seedling growth of Mongolian oak, Quercus mongolica.   (Photosynthetica 46 (1): 139-142, 2008) 247
Y. Kitahashi, T. Ichie, Y. Maruyama, T. Kenzo, S. Kitaoka, S. Matsuki, L. Chong, T. Nakashizuka, T. Koike:  Photosynthetic water use efficiency in tree crowns of Shorea beccariana and Dryobalanops aromatica in a tropical rain forest in Sarawak, East Malaysia.  
(Photosynthetica 46 (1): 151-155, 2008)
247
 
 

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