The Leaf: A Platform for Performing Photosynthesis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Adams III, William W. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Terashima, Ichiro (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, Including Bioenergy and Related Processes, 44
• Subjects: Plant physiology.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Biochemistry.

The leaf is an organ optimized for capturing sunlight and safely using that energy through the process of photosynthesis to drive the productivity of the plant and, through the position of plants as primary producers, that of Earth's biosphere. It is an exquisite organ composed of multiple tiss...