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UNINA9910799239803321 |
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Autore |
Lüttge Ulrich |
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Progress in Botany Vol. 84 |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
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©2024 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (444 pages) |
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Progress in Botany Series ; ; v.84 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CánovasFrancisco M |
RisueñoMaría-Carmen |
LeuschnerChristoph |
PretzschHans |
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Monografia |
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Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Curriculum Vitae -- Explorations into the Physiology and Ecology of Grassland Plants and Ecosystems: One Agronomist´s Academic Journey -- 1 Prologue -- 2 Photorespiration, Oxygen Inhibition of Photosynthesis, Activation State of Rubisco and Onwards -- 3 On the Leaf Growth Process in Grasses -- 4 Experimental Tracer Studies -- 4.1 13CO2/12CO2 Labelling and Gas Exchange Facilities -- 4.2 The Role of Stores in Supplying Substrate for Vegetative and Reproductive Growth, and Respiration -- 4.3 Disentangling CO2 Fluxes: Photosynthesis Versus Respiration in Light, and Autotrophic Versus Heterotrophic Ecosystem Respi... -- 5 Stable Isotope Ecology and Biogeochemistry -- 5.1 Animals as Recorders and Integrators of Environmental and Dietary Isotopic (13C, 15N, 18O) Signals -- 5.2 Effects of Anthropogenic Climate Change on the Water-Use Efficiency and Stomatal Conductance of Grassland Vegetation -- 6 Trying to Understand the 18O Signal in Plant Water Pools and Carbohydrates -- 7 Epilogue -- References -- Origins of Life: A Proposal for an Alternative Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 2 What Our Sense Organs Can Do -- 3 Impossible and Possible Transitions -- 4 A Criterion of Life -- 5 Towards Life -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Regulatory Roles of Small RNAs in Forest Trees -- 1 Introduction -- 2 |
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Approaches for sRNAs Analysis -- 3 Developmental Roles of miRNAs in Forest Trees -- 3.1 Embryo/Seed -- 3.2 Phase Change/Reproduction -- 3.3 Secondary Growth -- 4 Roles of sRNAs in Response to Stress -- 4.1 Abiotic Stress -- 4.2 Biotic Interactions -- 5 Conclusions and Future Perspectives -- References -- Serine Metabolic Networks in Plants -- 1 Serine Biosynthesis and Functions: Animals Versus Plants -- 2 Serine and Primary Metabolism -- 2.1 The Serine-Glycine-One-Carbon Metabolic Network. |
2.2 Links of Serine and Glycine with Nitrogen and Sulfur Metabolism -- 3 Serine-Glycine Pools Under High CO2 Conditions -- 4 Serine Involvement in the Plant Responses to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Reactive Nitrogen Species in Plant Metabolism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Metabolic Pathways Related to RNS Biosynthesis -- 2.1 Enzymatic RNS Generation -- 2.1.1 L-Arginine Dependent NOS Activity -- 2.1.2 Nitrate Reductase Activity -- 2.1.3 Other Enzyme Systems -- 2.2 Non-enzymatic RNS Generation -- 2.3 Other RNS-Generating Mechanisms -- 3 RNS Bioactivity -- 3.1 Nucleic Acid Nitration -- 3.2 Fatty Acids Nitration -- 3.3 Protein Nitration -- 3.4 Protein S-Nitrosylation -- 4 Metabolic Pathways Modulated by RNS During Plant Development -- 5 Influence of RNS on Metabolic Pathways in Stressful Situations -- 5.1 Abiotic Stress -- 5.1.1 Heavy Metal Stress -- 5.1.2 Salt Stress -- 5.1.3 Cold Stress -- 5.1.4 Heat Stress -- 5.1.5 Flooding Stress -- 5.2 Biotic Stress -- 5.2.1 Infection by Pathogens -- 5.2.2 Herbivore Attack -- 6 Conclusions and Future Facets -- References -- Molecular Regulation of Starch Metabolism -- 1 Composition and Structure of Starch Granules -- 2 Origin of Starch Metabolism -- 3 Starch Synthesis -- 3.1 ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase -- 3.2 Starch Synthase -- 3.3 Starch Branching Enzymes -- 3.4 Debranching Enzyme -- 3.5 Phosphorylases -- 4 Starch Mobilization -- References -- Photorespiration and Improving Photosynthesis -- 1 Increasing Agricultural Productivity -- 2 A Brief Overview of How to Improve Photosynthesis -- 2.1 The Light Reactions -- 2.2 Improving the Dark Reactions -- 3 On-going Strategies for Improving Photosynthesis: Light Capture, Photoprotection, CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms, and RuBP Reg... -- 3.1 Light Capture -- 3.2 Photoprotection -- 3.3 CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms. |
3.3.1 Incorporating a C4 Plant CMM into a C3 Plant -- 3.3.2 Incorporating a Cyanobacterial CMM or a Green Algal CMM into a C3 Plant -- 3.4 RuBP Regeneration -- 4 Photorespiration -- 4.1 Why Is Photorespiration Bad for Photosynthesis and Crop Yield? -- 4.2 What Is Photorespiration? -- 4.3 Regulation of the Photorespiratory Cycle -- 4.4 Characterization of Photorespiratory Mutants -- 4.5 Over-Expression of Photorespiratory Cycle Enzymes -- 4.6 Photorespiratory Bypasses to Improve Photosynthesis and Plant Productivity -- 4.6.1 A Bacterial Glycolate Catabolic Pathway -- 4.6.2 Bypasses Using Plant GOX -- 4.6.3 A Cyanobacterial Glycolate Decarboxylation Pathway -- 4.6.4 An Alternative Peroxisomal Glyoxylate Metabolism Pathway -- 5 The Future: Alternative Theoretical and On-Going Photorespiratory Bypasses -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Molecular Regulation of Plant Responses to Shade -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Vegetation Proximity Signals and Plant Perception -- 2.1 How Vegetation Announces Itself: The Signal -- 2.2 Mimicking Plant Proximity and Shade in the Laboratory -- 2.3 How Plants Perceive Nearby Vegetation: The Role of Phytochromes -- 3 Basic SAS Molecular Components: The Shade-Induced Hypocotyl Elongation -- 4 Spatial Level of SAS Regulation -- 5 SAS Responses in Seedlings: More Than Just Changes in Elongation -- 5.1 Interaction Between Shade and Biotic Stresses: Plant Defense -- 5.2 Trade-off Between Shade and Defense Responses -- 5.3 Molecular |
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Confluence of the Growth and Defense Signaling Pathways -- 5.4 Uncoupling Growth and Defense -- 6 Future Directions in Shade Research and the Growth-Defense Balance -- References -- Photoinhibition of PSI and PSII in Nature and in the Laboratory: Ecological Approaches -- 1 Prologue -- 2 PSII Photoinhibition -- 2.1 Simple Mathematical Expression of Photoinhibition and Repair Proposed by Kok. |
2.2 PAM Fluorometry and Alternative Methods -- 2.3 Roots of the Two-Step or Mn Hypothesis and Excess-Y(NO) Hypothesis -- 2.4 Both Mn/(Two-Step) and Excess-Y(NO) Mechanisms Parallelly Occur Under Relatively Mild Experimental Conditions -- 2.5 Separate Determination of PSII Damaged by the Mn/(Two-Step) Mechanism from Those by the Excess-Y(NO) Mechanism -- 2.6 Does PSII Repair Occur in Strong Light? -- 3 PSI Photoinhibition -- 3.1 Cucumber as a Chilling Sensitive Model Plant for PSI Photoinhibition at Low Temperature -- 3.2 PSI Photoinhibition in the pgr5 Mutant -- 3.3 PSI Is Susceptible to ``Artificial´´ Fluctuating Light -- 3.4 Shade Plant PSI Is Resistant to Sudden Sunflecks -- 3.5 Need for More Attention to Far-Red Light -- 4 Immediate and Future Scopes -- 4.1 Immediate Scopes -- 4.2 Future Scopes -- References -- Distribution and Functions of Calcium Mineral Deposits in Photosynthetic Organisms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Distribution of CaCO3 Deposition Among Photosynthetic Organisms -- 3 Distribution of Ca(COO)2 Deposition Among Photosynthetic Organisms -- 4 Boring into Solid CaCO3 by Photoautotrophic Cyanobacteria and Algae -- 5 Outcomes of the Production of CaCO3 and Ca(COO)2 -- 5.1 Acid-Base Changes -- 5.2 Ca Accumulation -- 5.3 Light Scattering -- 5.4 Increased Density -- 5.5 Defence from Herbivores and Pathogens -- 5.6 Pollen Release from Anthers -- 6 Outcome of Alternating Synthesis and Breakdown of CaCO3 and Ca(COO)2 -- 6.1 Alarm Photosynthesis -- 7 Outcome of Boring into CaCO3 -- 7.1 Dissolution of CaCO3 as a Source of CO2 for Rubisco -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Soil Hydraulic Constraints on Stomatal Regulation of Plant Gas Exchange -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Transpiration and its Regulation -- 3 Hydraulic Components of the Soil-Plant Continuum -- 4 Modelling Soil-Plant Hydraulics -- 5 Optimal Stomatal Regulation. |
6 Plant Water Use Strategies -- 7 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Tree Mortality: Revisited Under Changed Climatic and Silvicultural Conditions -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Definitions and Nomenclature -- 1.3 Objective -- 2 Causes and Mechanisms for Trees to Die -- 2.1 Immediate and Cumulative Impacts -- 2.2 Predisposition, Resistance and Resilience -- 3 Illustration of Theoretical Considerations -- 3.1 Self-Thinning and Dropout -- 3.2 Tree Mortality and Forest Growth -- 3.3 Tree Species Mixture Effects on Standing Stock, Gross and Net Growth -- 4 Empirical Evidence -- 4.1 Long-Term Experiments and Temporary Triplets as Data Base -- 4.1.1 Long-Term Experiments (Data Base A) -- 4.1.2 Age Series (Data Base B) -- 4.1.3 Triplets along Ecological Gradients (Data Base C) -- 4.2 Natural Mortality Caused by Self-Thinning -- 4.3 Relationship Between Growth and Mortality -- 4.4 Mortality in Mixed vs. Monospecific Stands -- 5 Discussion -- 5.1 Mortality as a Result of Gross Growth and Maximum Density -- 5.2 Consequences for Tree Mortality Modelling -- 5.3 Consequences for Forest Management -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Pollen: A Key Tool for Understanding Climate, Vegetation, and Human Evolution -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From Pollen Preserved in Terrestrial and Marine Sediments to the Vegetation Source -- 3 Deep-Sea Pollen Records for Understanding Earth´s Climate Evolution -- 3.1 European Vegetation Response to Long-Term and Rapid, Millennial-Scale, Climate Changes |
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-- 3.2 The Entering in Glaciation -- 3.3 Pollen, Deglaciation, and Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations -- 4 Pollen for Tracking Past Tree Refugia, Migration Routes, and Speed of Colonisation -- 4.1 Fagus -- 4.2 Picea -- 5 Pollen and Human Evolution -- 5.1 The Origin of the Genus Homo -- 5.2 The Emergence of Modern Humans (H. sapiens) in Africa. |
5.3 Cultural Evolution of H. sapiens in Europe. |
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