Photosynthetic water oxidation by Photosystem II (PSII) is a fascinating process because it
sustains life on Earth and serves as a blue print for scalable synthetic catalysts required for …

Background With limited agricultural land and increasing human population, it is essential to
enhance overall photosynthesis and thus productivity. Oxygenic photosynthesis begins with …

Plants contain abundant autofluorescent molecules that can be used for biochemical,
physiological, or imaging studies. The two most studied molecules are chlorophyll …

Chlorophyll fluorescence analysis is one of the most powerful and widely used techniques to
study the effect of stresses on the photosynthetic process. From the first utilization, the F v/F …

The process of photosynthesis is initiated by the capture of sunlight by a network of light-
absorbing molecules (chromophores), which are also responsible for the subsequent …

We review the mechanism underlying nonphotochemical chlorophyll fluorescence
quenching (NPQ) and its role in protecting plants against photoinhibition. This review …

Using chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence many aspects of the photosynthetic apparatus can be
studied, both in vitro and, noninvasively, in vivo. Complementary techniques can help to …

Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient, and P deficiency limits plant productivity.
Recent work showed that P deficiency affects electron transport to photosystem I (PSI), but …

The pleasant green appearance of plants, caused by their reflectance of wavelengths in the
500–600 nm range, might give the impression that green light is of minor importance in …

Carotenoids are ubiquitous and essential pigments in photosynthesis. They absorb in the
blue-green region of the solar spectrum and transfer the absorbed energy to (bacterio-) …