Publisher Summary In higher plants, the process of photosynthesis occurs within specific
membrane bounded organelles called “chloroplasts.” All the chloroplasts exhibit three major …

Light controls the formation of plastid ultrastructure and the synthesis of chlorophyll, plastid
membrane constituents and Calvin cycle enzymes. A respective light-mediated regulation of …

The regular development of plants depends upon their correct interpretation of photosignals
from the environment. The most important sensor pigment involved in this process is the …

The subject of this book has not been treated comprehensively before. For many years I
have hesitated to attempt a monographic presentation because I felt uneasy about the idea …

Exposure of dark-grown (etiolated) seedlings to light induces the heterotrophic-to-
photoautotrophic transition (de-etiolation) processes, including the formation of …

Abstract Excised watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris Schrad.) cotyledons were grown in the dark
in the presence of 0.1 mM benzyladenine (BA). Under these conditions reserve breakdown …

It is evident that light plays the predominant role in differentiation of the chloroplasts. The
development of chloroplast structure is, however, greatly affected by additonal factors …

Abstract Changes in pigment contents and ultrastructure have followed in cotyledons of
mustard (Sinapis alba L.) seedlings during dark-mediated senescence. The seedlings were …

To study the formation of the photosynthetic apparatus in nature, the carotenoid and
chlorophyllous pigment compositions of differently developed leaf primordia in closed and …

In contrast to an earlier publication (Drumm et al., Cytobiol. 2, 335, 1970), a definite
enhancement by phytochrome of the catalase level in mustard (Sinapis alba L.) cotyledons …