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hualing mi
National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences (CAS)
Shanghai, China
About this Research Topic
Background
Photosynthesis in green plants converts light energy into chemical energy and stands as the most extensive chemical reaction on Earth, providing food, energy, and oxygen for all organisms. The environmental conditions for plant growth - such as light, temperature, and water - are constantly changing. This variability leads to inconsistencies in the light reaction and carbon assimilation processes, significantly reducing the efficiency of light energy utilization. For example, in crops like rice and wheat, light energy utilization capacity is only 0.5%-1.5%, far below the theoretical value of 5%.
To adapt to stressed conditions, plants have developed several mechanisms, including non-photochemical quenching, state transitions, and cyclic electron transport. However, the regulatory mechanisms of photosynthesis under variable environmental conditions remain unclear. Therefore, studying photosynthesis under these changing conditions has always been a major focus in photosynthesis research.
In this Research Topic, we welcome all article types published by Frontiers in Plant Science that dissect photosynthesis under changeable environmental conditions. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Chloroplast development under changeable environmental conditions.
• Light energy harvesting and transduction under changeable environmental conditions.
• Regulation of electron transport under changeable environmental conditions.
• Carbon assimilation under changeable environmental conditions.
• CO2 concentration mechanism.
Keywords: photosynthesis, chloroplast, light energy harvesting and transduction, electron transport, carbon assimilation, CO2 concentration mechanism
Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
