Carotenoids have traditionally been subscribed to their role as accessory pigments in
photosynthesis. However, the large and growing body of literature investigated on the field …

Thermal dissipation of excitation energy is a fundamental photoprotection mechanism in
plants. Thermal energy dissipation is frequently estimated using the quenching of the …

Background Water deficit has significant effects on grape berry composition resulting in
improved wine quality by the enhancement of color, flavors, or aromas. While some …

Carotenoid turnover was investigated in mature leaves of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana)
by 14CO2 pulse-chase labeling under control-light (CL; 130 μ mol photons m− 2 s− 1) and …

In this study, the metabolic and physiological impacts of an altered microclimate on quality-
associated primary and secondary metabolites in grape (Vitis vinifera)'Sauvignon …

Tocopherols, present in plastids from all lineages of photosynthetic eukaryotes, have long
been recognized as key constituents of photoprotective defenses. Membrane-bound …

The effect of chilling injury on leaves was studied by chlorophyll fluorescence imaging,
which was mainly investigated from spatial heterogeneity, histogram distribution and texture …

Partitioning of light energy into several pathways and its relation to photosynthesis were
examined in a shade-demanding species Panax notoginseng (Burkill) FH Chen ex CY Wu & …

Phaeodactylum tricornutum like other diatoms synthesizes fucoxanthin and diadinoxanthin
as major carotenoid end products. The genes involved have recently been assigned for …

Whilst light is essential for photosynthesis and development of plants, both excess
photosynthetically active radiation and certain wavelengths (eg high energy ultraviolet-B) …