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Photosynthesis and Leaf Senescence as Determinants of Plant Productivity

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Biotechnological Approaches to Barley Improvement

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 69))

Abstract

The productivity of crop plants is directly related to net photosynthesis over the growing season. For example, there is a direct link between the duration of flag leaf photosynthesis and cereal grain yields. The optimisation of electron transport, carbon assimilation and assimilate production is important at all stages of leaf development, not least during senescence when chloroplasts are dismantled and photosynthetic proteins are recycled for vegetative or reproductive development and in particular for grain filling. The energy-producing reactions of the thylakoid membranes are closely linked to the energy-utilising reactions of metabolism. Imbalances in these processes favour an enhanced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that may act as signals leading to changes in nuclear gene expression. The sensing and signalling functions of chloroplasts may change during the breakdown of stromal and thylakoid membrane components and may vary between species and cultivars which use different strategies for dismantling of the photosynthetic apparatus during senescence. A knowledge of how chloroplast to nucleus signalling is altered during senescence, particularly in relation to redox and hormone signalling pathways, will provide novel insights that can be incorporated into breeding strategies aimed at enhancing productivity by prolonging the lifespan of leaves.

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We thank Luca Boschian (University of Kiel) for critical reading of the manuscript and for preparation of the figures. We acknowledge funding of the European Community in the frame of the MC-ITN ‘CropLife’.

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Gregersen, P.L., Foyer, C.H., Krupinska, K. (2014). Photosynthesis and Leaf Senescence as Determinants of Plant Productivity. In: Kumlehn, J., Stein, N. (eds) Biotechnological Approaches to Barley Improvement. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 69. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44406-1_7

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