Photosynthetica 2019, 57(2):521-522 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2019.067

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The energy flux theory celebrates 40 years: toward a systems biology concept?

M. DA SILVA PONTES1, R. MALDONADO RODRIGUEZ2, E.F. SANTIAGO1
1 Plant Resources Study Group, PGRN, Mato Grosso do Sul State University, 79804-970 Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
2 The Fluoromatics Lab. 10, Rue du Vieux-Moulin, 1213 Onex, Geneva, Switzerland

In 2018, the theory of energy fluxes in biomembranes (TEFB) developed by Professor Dr. Reto Jörg Strasser (one of the most influential leaders in the deep understanding and application of chlorophyll a fluorescence) celebrated its 40th anniversary (Strasser 1978).

Keywords: chlorophyll fluorescence; JIP test.

Received: October 10, 2018; Accepted: November 16, 2018; Prepublished online: April 9, 2019; Published: May 16, 2019Show citation

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The energy flux theory celebrates 40 years: toward a systems biology concept? Photosynthetica, 57(2), 521-522. doi: 10.32615/ps.2019.067.
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