Energy metabolism in plants under water deficits.

Optimal cropping patterns under water deficits

A mathematical programming model is proposed for optimal cropping patterns under water de®cits in dry regions. Crops may be deliberately under-irrigated in order to increase the total irrigated area and possibly the pro®t. An operating policy will identify both the total area and the irrigation level allocated to a given selected crop taking into account the possible successors and predecessors...

Energy and Water Optimization in Biofuel Plants

In this paper we address the topic of energy and water optimization in the production of bioethanol from corn and switchgrass. We show that in order for these manufacturing processes to be attractive, there is a need to go beyond traditional heat integration and water recycling techniques. Thus, we propose a strategy based on mathematical programming techniques to model and optimize the structu...

Apparent photosynthesis of soybean plants as affected by changes in leaf water potential under field conditions

Redox homeostasis in plants under abiotic stress: role of electron carriers, energy metabolism mediators and proteinaceous thiols

*Correspondence: Dhriti Kapoor, Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-Punjab, 143005 Amritsar, India e-mail: [email protected] Contemporaneous presence of both oxidized and reduced forms of electron carriers is mandatory in efficient flux by plant electron transport cascades. This requirement is considered as redox poising that involves the movement of...

Trehalose metabolism in plants.

It has long been thought that the biosynthesis of trehalose, a sugar present in all kingdoms, is absent from the vast majority of higher plants. However, recent experiments have indicated that genes from Arabidopsis are able to complement yeast strains deficient in trehalose metabolism. In yeast, trehalose has been suggested as a regulatory component in the control of glycolytic flux and in a v...