Why are higher plants green? Evolution of the higher plant photosynthetic pigment complement.

By J. Nishio. 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science

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Anthocyanin Function in Vegetative Organs (2008, background): “They argued that because green light contributes to photosynthesis only in the lowermost tissues of the leaf lamina (Sun et al. 1998; Nishio 2000 ), then those leaves which are relatively thick and whose mesophyll contain large amounts of chlorophyll would benefit most from the abatement of green l”
Light Heterogeneity and Plants: from Ecophysiology to Species Coexistence and Biodiversity (2003, background): “Photosynthetic pigments Plant photoreceptors: blue-light receptors and (Nishio 2000) interactions among phytochromes and crypto chromes (Lin 2000; Mazzella and Casal 2001) 3.”
Nature's Swiss Army Knife: The Diverse Protective Roles of Anthocyanins in Leaves (2004, background): “Chlorophyll and the associated accessory pigments allow plants to maximise use of the visible light spectrum for photosynthesis [1].”
Parameters Symptomatic for Boron Toxicity in Leaves of Tomato Plants (2012, background): “The main pigments are chlorophylls, given that they are directly involved in the uptake and conversion of light energy for photosynthesis [39].”
Toward an optimal spectral quality for plant growth and development: The importance of radiation capture (2016, background): “Accordingly, once the upper part of individual leaves and the upper canopy as a whole are saturated, a higher fraction of green light should be especially beneficial (Nishio 2000).”
Do changes in light direction affect absorption profiles in leaves (2010, background): “As expected, green light penetrated deeper into leaves and was absorbed more equally throughout the mesophyll than other colours (Sun et al. 1998; Nishio 2000; Terashima et al. 2009).”
Multiple functional roles of anthocyanins in plant-environment interactions. (2015, background): “, 2001) by intercepting a portion of supernumerary photons that would otherwise strike the chloroplasts, thus increasing the ROS production and ROS-triggered damage (Nishio, 2000).”
LEDs for Energy Efficient Greenhouse Lighting (2014, background): “All three parameters have different effects on plant performance [18]:”
Green light drives leaf photosynthesis more efficiently than red light in strong white light: revisiting the enigmatic question of why leaves are green. (2009, unknown): “As Nishio (2000) clearly postulated, and as we have detailed so far, red or blue light is preferentially absorbed by the chloroplasts in the upper part of the leaf.”