Contents of Photosynthetica
47 (2): 161–320, 2009
 

[Obituary] [Review] [Original papers] [Brief communications]  

Obituary

Jiří Čatský 161-162
J. KVĚT
 

Review

Pioneering research on C4 leaf anatomical, physiological, and agronomic characteristics of tropical monocot and dicot plant species: Implications for crop water relations and productivity in comparison to C3 cropping systems 163-183
M.A. EL-SHARKAWY
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
e-mails: mabrouk99@hotmail.com; elsharkawy@emcali.net.co
 

Original papers

Relationship between specific leaf area, leaf thickness, leaf water content and SPAD-502 readings in six Amazonian tree species 184-190
R.A. MARENCO, S.A. ANTEZANA-VERA, H.C.S. NASCIMENTO
Coordenação de Pesquisas em Silvicultura Tropical - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA-CPST). Av. André Araújo 2936, Bolsista do CNPq, Manaus, 69060-001, AM - Brazil
e-mail: rmarenco@inpa.gov.br
Diurnal changes in gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters of Fritillaria cirrhosa and F. delavayi under field conditions 191-198
Xi-Wen LI, Shi-Lin CHEN*
Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
*e-mail: slchen@implad.ac.cn
Photosynthetic electron transport at low temperatures in the green algal foliose lichens Lasallia pustulata and Umbilicaria hirsuta affected by manipulated levels of ribitol 199-205
J. HÁJEK, P. VÁCZI, M. BARTÁK
Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Plant Physiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, CZ-611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
e-mail: jhajek@sci.muni.cz
Modelling the dynamics of the electron transport rate measured by PAM fluorimetry during Rapid Light Curve experiments 206-214
J.-M. GUARINI, C. MORITZ
Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 6, CNRS; UMR7621, Laboratoire d'océanographie biologique de Banyuls, Avenue Fontaulé, BP44, F-66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
e-mail: guarini@obs-banyuls.fr
Photosynthesis and water relations of well-watered orange plants as affected by winter and summer conditions 215-222
R.V. RIBEIRO, E.C. MACHADO, M.G. SANTOS, R.F. OLIVEIRA
Section of Plant Physiology, Center for Research and Development in Ecophysiology and Biophysics, Agronomic Institute, P.O. Box 28, 13012-970, Campinas/SP, Brazil
e-mail: rafael@iac.sp.gov.br
Evidence for light-independent and steeply decreasing PSII efficiency along twig depth in four tree species 223-231
C. YIOTIS, Y. PETROPOULOU, Y. MANETAS*
Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Section of Plant Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, GR-265 00 Patras, Greece
*e-mail: y.manetas@upatras.gr
Fluorescence hole-burning and site-selective studies of LHCII 232-240
K. GIBASIEWICZ, M. RUTKOWSKI, R. VAN GRONDELLE
Department of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, ul. Umultowska 85, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
e-mail: krzyszgi@amu.edu.pl
Effect of nitrogen-deficiency on midday photoinhibition in flag leaves of different rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars 241-246
E. KUMAGAI, T. ARAKI, O. UENO
Laboratory of Plant Production Physiology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
e-mail: ekumagai@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Photosynthetic and yield responses of an old and a modern winter wheat cultivars to short-term ozone exposure 247-254
H. XU, S.-B. CHEN, D.K. BISWAS, Y.-G. LI*, G.-M. JIANG
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 Nanxincun, 100093, Beijing, P.R. China
*e-mail: iyonggeng@ibcas.ac.cn
Thermotolerance of the photosynthetic light reactions in two Phaseolus species: a comparative study 255-262
C.M. TSAI, B.D. HSU*
Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013 Taiwan
*e-mail: bdhsu@life.nthu.edu.tw
The effect of altered sink-source relations on photosynthetic traits and matter transport during the phase of reproductive growth in the annual herb Chenopodium album 263-270
Y. YASUMURA
Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Sendai 980-8587, Japan
e-mail: yuko.yasumura@gmail.com
Photosynthetic net O2 evolution enhancement as a sign of acclimation to phosphorus deficiency in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) leaves 271-276
B. KOZŁOWSKA-SZERENOS, A. JAROSZ, S. MALESZEWSKI
Institute of Biology, The University of Białystok, Świerkowa 20B, 15-950 Białystok, Poland
e-mail: bokoz@uwb.edu.pl
Changes of photosynthetic activities of maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings in response to cadmium stress 277-283
H. WANG, S.C. ZHAO, R.L. LIU, W. ZHOU, J.Y. JIN
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Crop Nutrition and Fertilization, Beijing, 100081, China
e-mail: root_care@yahoo.com.cn
Drought resistance and recovery of photosystem II activity in a Mediterranean semi-deciduous shrub at the seedling stage 284-292
A. PETSAS, G. GRAMMATIKOPOULOS*
Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece
*e-mail: grammati@upatras.gr
Retardation in seedling growth and induction of early senescence in plants upon caffeine exposure is related to its negative effect on Rubisco 293-297
P. MOHANPURIA, S.K. YADAV*
Biotechnology Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR), Palampur-176061, India
*e-mail: skyt@rediffmail.com
Occurrence and altitudinal pattern of C4 plants on Qinghai Plateau, Qinghai province, China 298-303
M.C. LI, J.J. ZHU, L.X. LI.
Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
e-mail: limc@iae.ac.cn
 

Brief communications

Effects of rapidly imposed water deficit on photosynthetic parameters of three C4 grasses 304-308
A.S. SOARES-CORDEIRO, A.E. CARMO-SILVA, A. BERNARDES DA SILVA, J. MARQUES DA SILVA, A.J. KEYS, M.C. ARRABAÇA
Centro de Engenharia Biológica and Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
e-mail: anascs@netcabo.pt
Diurnal cycle of chlorophyll fluorescence in Phalaenopsis 309-312
B. POLLET, K. STEPPE, M.-C. VAN LABEKE, R. LEMEUR
Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Department of Applied Ecology and Environmental Biology, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
e-mail: Bruno.Pollet@UGent.be
Effects of evening and nighttime leaf wetting on stomatal behavior of Cryptomeria japonica growing in dry soil 313-316
T. TANGE, K. YANAGA, H. OSAWA, M. MASUMORI
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
e-mail: tange@fr.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Effect of 24-epibrassinolide on the photosynthetic activity of radish plants under cadmium stress 317-320
S. ANURADHA, S. SEETA RAM RAO
Department of Botany, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500 007, India
e-mail: sanginenianu@rediffmail.com
 
 

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