A paler shade of green: engineering cellular chlorophyll content to enhance photosynthesis in crowded environments

EA Cutolo, Z Guardini, L Dall'Osto, R Bassi - New Phytologist, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
In natural ecosystems, plants compete for space, nutrients and light. The optically dense
canopies limit the penetration of photosynthetically active radiation and light often becomes …

Green light drives leaf photosynthesis more efficiently than red light in strong white light: revisiting the enigmatic question of why leaves are green

I Terashima, T Fujita, T Inoue, WS Chow… - Plant and cell …, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
The literature and our present examinations indicate that the intra-leaf light absorption
profile is in most cases steeper than the photosynthetic capacity profile. In strong white light …

[HTML][HTML] Diffuse solar radiation and canopy photosynthesis in a changing environment

M Durand, EH Murchie, AV Lindfors, O Urban… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The sunlight received by plants is affected by cloudiness and pollution. Future changes in
cloud cover will differ among regions, while aerosol concentrations are expected to continue …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of light intensity on the growth and leaf development of young tomato plants grown under a combination of red and blue light

XX Fan, ZG Xu, XY Liu, CM Tang, LW Wang, X Han - Scientia horticulturae, 2013‏ - Elsevier
We used red light-emitting diodes (LEDs, R) and blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs, B) to
obtain the different light intensities of uniform spectra and investigated the effects of different …

An evaluation of noninvasive methods to estimate foliar chlorophyll content

AD Richardson, SP Duigan, GP Berlyn - New phytologist, 2002‏ - Wiley Online Library
Over the last decade, technological developments have made it possible to quickly and
nondestructively assess, in situ, the chlorophyll (Chl) status of plants. We evaluated the …

Photosynthetic acclimation of plants to growth irradiance: the relative importance of specific leaf area and nitrogen partitioning in maximizing carbon gain

JR Evans, H Poorter - Plant, cell & environment, 2001‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Changes in specific leaf area (SLA, projected leaf area per unit leaf dry mass) and
nitrogen partitioning between proteins within leaves occur during the acclimation of plants to …

Photosynthesis in intact leaves of C3 plants: Physics, physiology and rate limitations

TD Sharkey - The Botanical Review, 1985‏ - Springer
The instantaneous rate of photosynthetic CO 2 assimilation in C 3 plants has generally been
studied in model systems such as isolated chloroplasts and algae. From these studies and …

Long-term effects of red-and blue-light emitting diodes on leaf anatomy and photosynthetic efficiency of three ornamental pot plants

L Zheng, MC Van Labeke - Frontiers in plant science, 2017‏ - frontiersin.org
Light quality critically affects plant development and growth. Development of light-emitting
diodes (LEDs) enables the use of narrow band red and/or blue wavelengths as …

Impact of light limitation on seagrasses

PJ Ralph, MJ Durako, S Enriquez, CJ Collier… - Journal of experimental …, 2007‏ - Elsevier
Seagrass distribution is controlled by light availability, especially at the deepest edge of the
meadow. Light attenuation due to both natural and anthropogenically-driven processes …

Interspecific difference in the photosynthesis–nitrogen relationship: patterns, physiological causes, and ecological importance

K Hikosaka - Journal of plant research, 2004‏ - Springer
The photosynthesis–nitrogen relationship is significantly different among species.
Photosynthetic capacity per unit leaf nitrogen, termed as photosynthetic nitrogen-use …