Photosynthesis, a global sensor of environmental stress in green plants: stress signalling and adaptation

CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 101, NO. 1, 10 JULY 2011 47 This is the fifth article on the theme ‘Photosynthesis and the Global Issues’, being guest-edited by Govindjee, George C. Papageorgiou and Baishnab C. Tripathy. The first article by Lars Olof Björn and Govindjee discussed the evolution of photosynthesis and the chloroplasts and was published in 2009 (96, 1466–1474). The second article, by Maria Ghirardi and Prasanna Mohanty, discussed hydrogen production by algae, and was published in 2010 (98, 499–507). The third article by Gernot Renger published in 2010, discussed the light reactions of photosynthesis (98, 1305–1319). The fourth article by Attipalli R. Reddy, et al. was also published in 2010 (99, 46–57). Here, the authors discussed the impact of global elevated CO2 concentration on photosynthesis and plant productivity. *For correspondence. (e-mail: [email protected]) Photosynthesis, a global sensor of environmental stress in green plants: stress signalling and adaptation