Ademola, Oluwaseyi and Thompson, Elinor ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6434-9290 (2025) The light reactions of photosynthesis: monitoring pathways, energy and photoprotection in greenhouse and crop studies. CABI Reviews. ISSN 1749-8848 (Online) (In Press)

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Abstract

Photosynthesis by plants, algae and cyanobacteria uses energy from light to capture atmospheric CO2 and synthesise carbohydrates. The biochemistry of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis involves high energy, reactive intermediates which must be carefully controlled, and the photosynthetic machinery repaired, as these routinely cause damage to the proteins of the photosynthetic apparatus. The focus of this review is the energetic- and molecular mechanisms by which oxygenic photosynthesis is regulated, and how the safe operation of complex assemblies of membrane proteins is managed under fluctuating light conditions. The advent of low cost, portable fluorimeters suitable for greenhouse and field use has accelerated plant phenotyping studies: the information that can be provided by them is presented here using examples from crops in controlled environments. Data here, from growth houses on which opaque or coloured, semi-transparent photovoltaic panels were crops grown under contrasting light wavelengths, are used to installed, illustrate the biochemical- and biophysical parameters that can be used to interpret plant photosynthetic processes and their regulation.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	photosynthesis, agrivoltaics, quenching, light quality
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QK Botany
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Science (SCI)
Related URLs:	http://www.hortweek.com/university-green...
Last Modified:	18 Jun 2025 15:53
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50700

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