Environmental and Biological Control of Photosynthesis: Proceedings of a conference held at the Limburgs Universitair Centrum, Diepenbeek, Belgium, [Paperback]

This book reports the proceedings of a meeting held in the 'Limburgs Universitair Centrum' , Diepenbeek, Belgium, August 26 to 30, 1974. In convening this meet? ing, my aim was to bring together a small number of specialists working on photosynthesis of course but also always keeping in mind that plants are in? fluenced by their environment (temperature, light quality and intensity, air com? position, daylength . . . . . ) and can differently react according to their stage of deve? lopment. In general, all these specialists work on whole plants cultivated in well? known conditions (they are not 'market spinach specialists') but, when necessary, give up the idea of measuring photochemical activities in isolated they don't chloroplasts, enzyme kinetics . . . etc. It is noticeable that about 50% of them are working in laboratories directly involved with applied research in agriculture or forestry. The format of the meeting was intentionally kept small but it allowed generous time for discussion; thanks are due to Drs. O. BJ?RKMAN, J. W. BRADBEER, M. M. LUDLOW and C. B. OSMOND for taking the chairs during these discussions. In such a small meeting, the choice of invited scientists was really a personnal one and thus reflected my own fields of interest. When planning the conference, I was continually divided between the wish for inviting other interesting people and the necessity of keeping time free for discussions.Environmental and Biological Control of Photosynthesis: Inaugural Address.- Relationships between Carbon Dioxide Transfer Resistances and some physiological and anatomical Features.- Tomato Leaf Resistance and Respiration in various Light and Carbon Dioxide Environments.- The Basis of Expression of Leaf Photosynthetic Activities.- Control of Photorespiration in Soybean and Maize.- Problems in building Computer Models for Photosynthesis and Respiration.- Effect of Growth Temperature on Photosynthetic and Photorespiratory Activity in Tall Fescue.- The Effects olc'