Photosynthesis:AComprehensiveTreatise

Asthemostfundamentallifeprocessonearth,photosynthesisisthefocusofavastbodyofresearch,spanningstudiesoffemtosecondreactionsatthemolecularlevelthroughtofieldstudiesrequiringawholeseasonofobservation.Thisisthefirstadvanced-leveltreatmentwhichcoversthebroadrangeofthetopicwithinasinglevolume,soprovidingauniquelycomprehensive,authoritativeandself-containedsourcebook.Compiledbyaninternationalteamofexperts,thevolumeopensbyconsideringthecellandmolecularbiologyofchloroplasts,followedbyasectionwhichpresentsthelatestinformationonthebiochemistryandphysiologyofphotosynthesis.Thesechaptersarethencomplementedbycoverageofmoreecologicalandappliedaspects,suchasphotosynthesisandglobalclimatechange,andcropproductivity.