chapter 1 Mechanisms of Photosynthetic Oxygen Evolution and Fundamental Hypotheses of Photosynthesis -- chapter 2 Thermoluminescence as a Tool in the Study of Photosynthesis -- chapter 3 Chlorophyll Biosynthesis — A Review -- chapter 4 Probing the Relationship between Chlorophyll Biosynthetic Routes and the Topography of Chloroplast Biogenesis by Resonance Excitation Energy Transfer Determinations -- chapter 5 Protochlorophyllide Photoreduction — A Review -- chapter 6 Formation and Demolition of Chloroplast during Leaf Ontogeny -- chapter 7 Role of Phosphorus in Photosynthetic Carbon Metabolism -- chapter 8 Inhibition or Inactivation of Higher-Plant Chloroplast Electron Transport -- chapter 9 Photosystem I -- chapter 10 Covalent Modification of Photosystem II Reaction Center Polypeptides -- chapter 11 Reactive Oxygen Species as Signaling Molecules Controlling Stress Adaptation in Plants -- chapter 12 Plastid Morphogenesis -- chapter 13 Plastid Proteases -- chapter 14 Supramolecular Organization of Water-Soluble Photosynthetic Enzymes along the Thylakoid Membranes in Chloroplasts -- chapter 15 Cytochrome c6 Genes in Cyanobacteria and Higher Plants -- chapter 16 External and Internal Factors Responsible for Midday Depression of Photosynthesis -- chapter 17 Root Oxygen Deprivation and the Reduction of Leaf Stomatal Aperture and Gas Exchange -- chapter 18 Rising Atmospheric CO2 and C4 Photosynthesis -- chapter 19 Influence of High Light Intensity on Photosynthesis: Photoinhibition and Energy Dissipation -- chapter 20 Development of Functional Thylakoid Membranes: Regulation by Light and Hormones -- chapter 21 Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation of C3, C4, and CAM Pathways -- chapter 22 Photosynthesis in Nontypical C4 Species -- chapter 23 Regulation of Phycobilisome Biosynthesis and Degradation in Cyanobacteria -- chapter 24 Short-Term and Long-Term Regulation of Photosynthesis during Leaf Development -- chapter 25 Recent Advances in Chloroplast Development in Higher Plants -- chapter 26 Photosynthesis in Leaf, Stem, Flower, and Fruit -- chapter 27 Photosynthetic Plant Productivity -- chapter 28 Photosynthate Formation and Partitioning in Crop Plants -- chapter 29 Crop Radiation Use Efficiency and Photosynthate Formation—Avenues for Genetic Improvement -- chapter 30 Physiological Perspectives on Improving Crop Adaptation to Drought—Justification for a Systemic Component-Based Approach -- chapter 31 Whole-Plant CO2 Exchange as a Noninvasive Tool for Measuring Growth -- chapter 32 Approaches to Measuring Plant Photosynthetic Activity -- chapter 33 Analysis of Photosynthetic Pigments: An Update -- chapter 34 Photosynthesis, Respiration, and Growth -- chapter 35 Nitrogen Assimilation and Carbon Metabolism -- chapter 36 Leaf Senescence and Photosynthesis -- chapter 37 Photosynthesis in Plants under Stressful Conditions -- chapter 38 Photosynthetic Response of Green Plants to Environmental Stress -- chapter 39 Salt and Drought Stress Effects on Photosynthesis -- chapter 40 Photosynthetic Carbon Metabolism of Crops under Salt Stress -- chapter 41 Photosynthesis under Drought Stress -- chapter 42 Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Stomatal Limitation to Photosynthesis during Water Stress -- chapter 43 Adverse Effects of UV-B Light on the Structure and Function of the Photosynthetic Apparatus -- chapter 44 Heavy Metal Toxicity Induced Alterations in Photosynthetic Metabolism in Plants -- chapter 45 Effects of Heavy Metals on Chlorophyll–Protein Complexes in Higher Plants -- chapter 46 Origin and Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis.