Plant abiotic stress response and nutrient use efficiency

Z Gong, L **ong, H Shi, S Yang… - Science China Life …, 2020 - Springer
Abiotic stresses and soil nutrient limitations are major environmental conditions that reduce
plant growth, productivity and quality. Plants have evolved mechanisms to perceive these …

Photoprotection in plants: a new light on photosystem II damage

S Takahashi, MR Badger - Trends in plant science, 2011 - cell.com
Sunlight damages photosynthetic machinery, primarily photosystem II (PSII), and causes
photoinhibition that can limit plant photosynthetic activity, growth and productivity. The extent …

Dissipation of light energy absorbed in excess: the molecular mechanisms

R Bassi, L Dall'Osto - Annual review of plant biology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Light is essential for photosynthesis. Nevertheless, its intensity widely changes depending
on time of day, weather, season, and localization of individual leaves within canopies. This …

Toxic effects of heavy metal Cd and Zn on chlorophyll, carotenoid metabolism and photosynthetic function in tobacco leaves revealed by physiological and proteomics …

H Zhang, Z Xu, K Guo, Y Huo, G He, H Sun… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
To explore the mechanisms underlying the action of the heavy metals Cd and Zn on the
photosynthetic function of plant leaves, the effects of 100 μmol L− 1 Cd and 200 μmol L− 1 …

[HTML][HTML] Carotenoid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis: a colorful pathway

MÁ Ruiz-Sola… - The Arabidopsis book …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Plant carotenoids are a family of pigments that participate in light harvesting and are
essential for photoprotection against excess light. Furthermore, they act as precursors for the …

Singlet oxygen in plants: production, detoxification and signaling

C Triantaphylidès, M Havaux - Trends in plant science, 2009 - cell.com
Singlet oxygen (1 O 2) is a singular reactive oxygen species (ROS) that is produced
constitutively in plant leaves in light via chlorophylls that act as photosensitizers. This 1 O 2 …

Transcriptional regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis in plants: so many regulators, so little consensus

L Stanley, YW Yuan - Frontiers in plant science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In plants, the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway (CBP) is essential for the production of
photosynthetic and protective pigments, plant hormones, and visual/olfactory attractants for …

[BOOK][B] Non-photochemical quenching and energy dissipation in plants, algae and cyanobacteria

B Demmig-Adams, G Garab, W Adams III, U Govindjee - 2014 - Springer
Figures showing species and properties relevant to non-photochemical quenching
studies.(a) Filamentous planktonic cyanobacteria Dolichospermum crassum and D. flos …

[HTML][HTML] Seed dormancy and germination

L Bentsink, M Koornneef - The Arabidopsis Book/American Society …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Seed dormancy allows seeds to overcome periods that are unfavourable for seedling
established and is therefore important for plant ecology and agriculture. Several processes …

ABA crosstalk with ethylene and nitric oxide in seed dormancy and germination

E Arc, J Sechet, F Corbineau, L Rajjou… - Frontiers in plant …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Dormancy is an adaptive trait that enables seed germination to coincide with favorable
environmental conditions. It has been clearly demonstrated that dormancy is induced by …