Plant

Special Issue

Light-Harvesting and Photoprotection Mechanisms in Higher Plants

  • Submission Deadline: Mar. 31, 2022
  • Status: Submission Closed
  • Lead Guest Editor: Dominika Bednarczyk
About This Special Issue
Photosynthesis is a source of organic carbon and energy for plant growth. The input of light energy is a prerequisite for photosynthetic light reactions. Higher plants evolved a natural capacity to modulate photosynthetic activity in response to varying light and other environmental conditions. In low light, they maximize energy absorption to sustain life, whereas in high light they dissipate excess of the absorbed energy to avoid photo damage.
In recent years, new studies clearly demonstrated that photosynthetic efficiency and thereby plant productivity can be improved by genetic manipulation of photo-protection. Therefore, understanding basic photosynthetic processes, such as balancing light-harvesting and scavenging functions of photo-protection mechanisms, plays an important role in improving crop yield in agriculture. The Special Issue, “Light-harvesting and photo-protection mechanisms in higher plants”, will focus on the recent advancements into understanding plant-environment interactions with a special focus on light stress, photosynthesis, and photo-protection.

Keywords:

  1. Photosynthesis
  2. Photo-Protection
  3. Light-Harvesting
  4. Light Stress
  5. Plant-Environment Interaction
  6. Plant Yield
Lead Guest Editor
  • Dominika Bednarczyk

    Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel