Chlorophyll (Chl) is indispensable for photosynthesis. In association with Chl-binding
proteins (CBPs), it is responsible for light absorption, excitation energy transfer, and charge …

Photosynthetic organisms are crucial for life on Earth as they provide food and oxygen and
are at the basis of most energy resources. They have a large variety of light-harvesting …

Chloroplasts communicate information by signalling to nuclei during acclimation to
fluctuating light. Several potential operating signals originating from chloroplasts have been …

One of the grand challenges in modern agriculture is increasing biomass production, while
improving plant product quality, in a sustainable way. Of the minerals, iron (Fe) plays a major …

Starch commands a central role in the carbon budget of the majority of plants on earth, and
its biological role changes during development and in response to the environment …

Chloroplasts are the organelles that define plants, and they are responsible for
photosynthesis as well as numerous other functions. They are the ancestral members of a …

Photoprotection of photosystem II (PSII) is essential to avoid the light-induced damage of the
photosynthetic apparatus due to the formation of reactive oxygen species (= photo-oxidative …

Photosynthesis is one of the key processes to be affected by water deficits, via decreased
CO2 diffusion to the chloroplast and metabolic constraints. The relative impact of those …

Increasing the yield potential of the major food grain crops has contributed very significantly
to a rising food supply over the past 50 years, which has until recently more than kept pace …

Plants and algae require light for photosynthesis, but absorption of too much light can lead
to photo‐oxidative damage to the photosynthetic apparatus and sustained decreases in the …