Areas of expertise

• Plant Physiology 060705
• Structural Chemistry And Spectroscopy 030606
• Crop And Pasture Biochemistry And Physiology 070303
• Cell Metabolism 060104
• Radiation And Matter 030702
• Receptors And Membrane Biology 060110
• Biological Physics 029901
• Catalysis And Mechanisms Of Reactions 030601
• Plant Cell And Molecular Biology 060702
• Reaction Kinetics And Dynamics 030703
• Chemical Thermodynamics And Energetics 030602
• Biochemistry And Cell Biology 0601

Publications

• Fan, D, Chow, W, Li-Jun, H et al. 2023, 'The Protective Role of Non-Photochemical Quenching in PSII Photo-Susceptibility: A Case Study in the Field', Plant and Cell Physiology, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 43-54.
• Che, Y, Fan, D, Teng, Z et al. 2023, 'Potassium alleviates over-reduction of the photosynthetic electron transport chain and helps to maintain photosynthetic function under salt-stress', Physiologia Plantarum, vol. 175, no. 4, p. 17.
• Liu, L, Fu, Z, Wang, X et al. 2023, 'Exposed anthocyanic leaves of Prunus cerasifera are special shade leaves with high resistance to blue light but low resistance to red light against photoinhibition of photosynthesis', Annals of Botany, vol. 132, no. 1, pp. 163-177.
• Ver Sagun, J, Chow, W & Ghannoum, O 2022, 'Leaf pigments and photosystems stoichiometry underpin photosynthetic efficiency of related C3, C�C4 and C4 grasses under shade', Physiologia Plantarum, vol. 174, no. 6.
• Che, Y, Dayong, F, Wang, Z et al. 2022, 'Potassium mitigates salt-stress impacts on photosynthesis by alleviation of the proton diffusion potential in thylakoids', Environmental and Experimental Botany, vol. 194, pp. 1-12.
• Andrew, S, Strzepek, R, Whitney, S et al. 2022, 'Divergent physiological and molecular responses of light- and iron-limited Southern Ocean phytoplankton', Limnology and Oceanography Letters, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 150-158.
• Yi, X, Yao, H, Fan, D et al. 2022, 'The energy cost of repairing photoinactivated photosystem II: an experimental determination in cotton leaf discs', New Phytologist, vol. 235, no. 2, pp. 446-456.
• Cai, M, Ding, W, Zhai, J et al. 2021, 'Photosynthetic compensation of non-leaf organ stems of the invasive species Sphagneticola trilobata(L.) Pruski at low temperature', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 149, pp. 121ââ‰134.
• Chow, W, Larkum, A, Pfuendel, E et al. 2021, 'A tribute to Robert John Porra (August 7, 1931– May 16, 2019)', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 147, pp. 125-130.
• Zheng, X, Yu, Z, Tang, J et al. 2021, 'The major photoprotective role of anthocyanins in leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana under long-term high light treatment: antioxidant or light attenuator?', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 149, pp. 25-40.
• Sagun, J, Badger, M, Chow, W et al. 2021, 'Mehler reaction plays a role in C3 and C4 photosynthesis under shade and low CO2', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 149, pp. 171-185.
• Oguchi, R, Terashima, I & Chow, W 2021, 'The effect of different spectral light quality on the photoinhibition of Photosystem I in intact leaves', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 149, pp. 83-92.
• Yu, Z, Lin, W, Zheng, X et al. 2021, 'The relationship between anthocyanin accumulation and photoprotection in young leaves of two dominant tree species in subtropical forests in different seasons', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 149, pp. 41-55.
• Meng, H, Yi, X, Jiang, C et al. 2021, 'Enhanced thermal dissipation confers photoprotection in top leaves despite systemic regulation from lower leaves in cotton', Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, vol. 207, no. 3, pp. 557ââ‰564.
• Chow, W 2021, 'My precarious career in photosynthesis: a roller-coaster journey into the fascinating world of chloroplast ultrastructure, composition, function and dysfunction', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 149, pp. 5-24.
• Chow, W, Osmond, C & Robinson, S 2021, 'Inhibition of non-photochemical quenching increases functional absorption cross-section of photosystem II as excitation from closed reaction centres is transferred to open centres, facilitating earlier light saturation of photosynthetic electron transport', Functional Plant Biology, vol. online.
• Zeng, L, Zhang, Q, Cai, M et al. 2020, 'Changes in photosynthetic pigments and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters in the super-high-yielding rice hybrid Peiai64S/E32 during senescence', Photosynthetica, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 862-868.
• Qiao, M, Zhang, Y, Liu, L et al. 2020, 'Do rapid photosynthetic responses protect maize leaves against photoinhibition under fluctuating light?', Photosynthesis Research.
• Sagun, J, Badger, M, Chow, W et al. 2019, 'Cyclic electron flow and light partitioning between the two photosystems in leaves of plants with different functional types', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 142, no. 3, pp. 321-334.
• Zavaleta Fernandez de Cordova, Z, Iermak, I, Cheah, M et al. 2019, 'Two Quenchers Formed During Photodamage of Phostosystem II and The Role of One Quencher in Preemptive Photoprotection', Scientific Reports, vol. 9, no. 0.
• He, J, Qin, L & Chow, W 2019, 'Impacts of LED spectral quality on leafy vegetables: Productivity closely linked to photosynthetic performance or associated with leaf traits?', International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 16-25.
• Horton, P, Chow, W & Barrett, C 2019, 'Joan Mary Anderson 1932-2015', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 19-31.
• Osmond, C, Chow, W, Pogson, B et al. 2019, 'Probing functional and optical cross-sections of PSII in leaves during state transitions using fast repetition rate light induced fluorescence transients', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 567-583.
• Zhang, M, Fan, D, Murakami, K et al. 2019, 'Partially Dissecting Electron Fluxes in Both Photosystems in Spinach Leaf Disks during Photosynthetic Induction', Plant and Cell Physiology, vol. 60, no. 10, pp. 2206-2219.
• Zhang, X, Zheng, X, Sun, B et al 2018, 'Over-expression of the CHS gene enhances resistance of Arabidopsis leaves to high light', Environmental and Experimental Botany, vol. 154, pp. 33-43pp.
• Zhang, M, Fan, D, Sun, G et al. 2018, 'Optimising the linear electron transport rate measured by chlorophyll a fluorescence to empirically match the gross rate of oxygen evolution in white light: towards improved estimation of the cyclic electron flux around photosystem I in leaves', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 45, no. 11, pp. 1138-1148.
• Zeng, L, Li, M, Chow, W et al 2018, 'Susceptibility of an ascorbate-deficient mutant of Arabidopsis to high-light stress', Photosynthetica, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 427-432pp.
• Yi, X, Zhang, Y, Yao, H et al 2018, 'Changes in activities of both photosystems and the regulatory effect of cyclic electron flow in field-grown cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L) under water deficit', Journal of Plant Physiology, vol. 220, pp. 74-82.
• Yao, H, Zhang, Y, Yi, X et al 2018, 'Diaheliotropic leaf movement enhances leaf photosynthetic capacity and photosynthetic light and nitrogen use efficiency via optimising nitrogen partitioning among photosynthetic components in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)', Plant Biology, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 213-222.
• Zhu, H, Zhang, T, Zheng, J et al 2018, 'Anthocyanins function as a light attenuator to compensate for insufficient photoprotection mediated by nonphotochemical quenching in young leaves of Acmena acuminatissima in winter', Photosynthetica, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 445-454.
• Zhao, J, Gao, F, Fan, D et al 2018, 'NDH-1 Is Important for Photosystem I Function of Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 under Environmental Stress Conditions', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 8, no. 2183, pp. 1-10.
• Kou, J, Fitzpatrick, D, Fan, D et al 2018, 'Estimation of the Cyclic Electron Flux around Photosystem I in Leaf Discs ', in James Barber and Alexander V Ruban (ed.), Photosynthesis and Bioenergetics, World Scientific, Singapore, pp. 265-275.
• Osmond, C, Chow, W, Wyber, R et al. 2017, 'Relative functional and optical absorption cross-sections of PSII and other photosynthetic parameters monitored in situ,at a distance with a time resolution of a few seconds, using aprototype light induced fluorescence transient (LIFT) device', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 44, pp. 985-1006pp.
• Zhang, T, Zheng, J, Yu, Z et al 2017, 'Variations in photoprotective potential along gradients of leaf development and plant succession in subtropical forests under contrasting irradiances', Environmental and Experimental Botany, vol. 154, pp. 23-32.
• Zhu, H, Zeng, L, Yi, X et al. 2017, 'The half-life of the cytochrome bf complex in leaves of pea plants after transfer from moderately-high growth light to low light', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 351-357pp.
• Zavaleta Fernandez de Cordova, Z, Koinuma, W, Chow, W et al. 2017, 'Mechanism of Photodamage of the Oxygen Evolving Mn Cluster of Photosystem II by Excessive Light Energy', Scientific Reports, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 8pp..
• Szabo, M, Larkum, A, Suggett, D et al. 2017, 'Non-intrusive assessment of photosystem II and photosystem I in whole coral tissues', Frontiers in Marine Science, vol. 4, no. AUG, pp. 269 (12pp).
• Luo, Q, Peng, M, Zhang, X et al 2017, 'Comparative mitochondrial proteomic, physiological, biochemical and ultrastructural profiling reveal factors underpinning salt tolerance in tetraploid black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)', BMC Genomics, vol. 18, pp. 1-23pp.
• Chow, W, Zhang, T, Liu, X et al 2016, 'A magic red coat on the surface of young leaves: Anthocyanins distributed in trichome layer protect Castanopsis fissa leaves from photoinhibition', Tree Physiology, vol. 36, no. 10, pp. 1296-1306.
• Zhang, Y, Yi, X, Zhang, W et al 2016, 'Photoprotection of Cotton in the Field', in Prof. Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov (ed.), Cotton Research, InTech, Croatia, pp. 45-62pp.
• Cheng, D, Zhang, Z, Sun, X et al 2016, 'Photoinhibition and photoinhibition-like damage to the photosynthetic apparatus in tobacco leaves induced by pseudomonas syringae pv. Tabaci under light and dark conditions', BMC Plant Biology, vol. 16, no. 29, pp. 1-11.
• Fan, D, Fitzpatrick, D, Oguchi, R et al. 2016, 'Obstacles in the quantification of the cyclic electron flux around Photosystem I in leaves of C3 plants', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 129, no. 3, pp. 239-251.
• Cheng, D, Liu, M, Sun, X et al 2016, 'Light Suppresses Bacterial Population through the Accumulation of Hydrogen Peroxide in Tobacco Leaves Infected with Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 7, no. Article 512, pp. 512-512.
• Meng, F, Luo, Q, Wang, Q et al 2016, 'Physiological and proteomic responses to salt stress in chloroplasts of diploid and tetraploid black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)', Scientific Reports, vol. 6, no. 23098.
• Yi, X, Zhang, Y, Yao, H et al 2016, 'Rapid recovery of photosynthetic rate following soil water deficit and re-watering in cotton plants (Gossypium herbaceum L.) is related to the stability of the photosystems', Journal of Plant Physiology, vol. 194, pp. 23-34.
• Yi, X, Zhang, Y, Yao, H et al 2016, 'Different strategies of acclimation of photosynthesis, electron transport and antioxidative activity in leaves of two cotton species to water deficit', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 448-460.
• Chow, W, Horton, P, Barrett, M et al. 2016, 'Remembering Joan (Jan) Mary Anderson (1932-2015)', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 129, no. 2, pp. 129-146.
• Fan, D, Ye, Z, Wang, S et al. 2016, 'Multiple roles of oxygen in the photoinactivation and dynamic repair of Photosystem II in spinach leaves', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 127, no. 3, pp. 307-319.
• He, J, Yang, W, Qin, L et al. 2015, 'Photoinactivation of Photosystem II in wild-type and chlorophyll b-less barley leaves: which mechanism dominates depends on experimental circumstances', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 126, no. 2-3, pp. 399-407.
• Zhang, Q, Zhang, T, Chow, W et al 2015, 'Photosynthetic characteristics and light energy conversions under different light environments in five tree species occupying dominant status at different stages of subtropical forest succession', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 42, no. 7, pp. 609-619.
• Li, Z, Fan, D, Chen, F et al 2015, 'Physiological integration enhanced the tolerance of Cynodon dactylon to flooding', Plant Biology, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 459-465.
• Zavaleta Fernandez de Cordova, Z, Chow, W & Cheah, M 2015, 'The action spectrum of Photosystem II photoinactivation in visible light', Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, vol. 152, pp. 247-260.
• Sun, Z, Zhang, T, Su, J et al 2015, 'A novel role of ethephon in controlling the noxious weed Ipomoea cairica (Linn.) Sweet', Scientific Reports, vol. 5, no. 11372.
• Karim, W, Seidi, A, Hill, R et al 2015, 'Novel Characteristics of Photodamage to PSII in a High-Light-Sensitive Symbiodinium Phylotype', Plant and Cell Physiology, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 1162-1171.
• Li, W, Luo, J, Tian, X et al 2015, 'A new strategy for controlling invasive weeds: selecting valuable native plants to defeat them', Scientific Reports, vol. 5, no. 11004.
• Chow, W & Osmond, C 2015, 'A Tribute to Joan (Jan) Mary Anderson 12 May 1932-28 August 2015 Memoriam', Trends in Plant Science, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 687-689.
• Kou, J, Takahashi, S, Fan, D et al 2015, 'Partially dissecting the steady-state electron fluxes in photosystem I in wild-type and pgr5 and ndh mutants of arabidopsis', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 6, no. September, pp. Article 758.
• Zavaleta Fernandez de Cordova, Z, Cheah, M, Hillier, W et al. 2015, 'Photodamage to the oxygen evolving complex of photosystem II by visible light', Scientific Reports, vol. 5, pp. 16363-16363.
• Jia, H, Dwyer, S, Fan, D et al 2014, 'A novel P700 redox kinetics probe for rapid, non-intrusive and whole-tissue determination of photosystem II functionality, and the stoichiometry of the two photosystems in vivo', Physiologia Plantarum, vol. 152, no. 3, pp. 403-413.
• Wu, B, Chow, W, Liu, Y et al 2014, 'Effects of stomatal development on stomatal conductance and on stomatal limitation of photosynthesis in Syringa oblata and Euonymus japonicus Thunb', Plant Science, vol. 229, pp. 23-31.
• Hu Y, Zhang Y, Yi X et al 2014, 'The relative contribution of non-foliar organs of cotton to yield and related physiological characteristics under water deficit', Journal of Integrative Agriculture, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 975-989.
• Jia, H, Liggins, J & Chow, W 2014, 'Entropy and biological systems: Experimentally-investigated entropy-driven stacking of plant photosynthetic membranes', Scientific Reports, vol. 4, 4142.
• Shao, L, Chen, X, Chen, Y et al 2013, 'DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSES OF PHOTOSYSTEM II ACTIVITY TO PHOTOOXIDATION IN RED AND GREEN TISSUES OF AMARANTHUS TRICOLOR LEAVES', Pakistan Journal of Botany, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 1905-1912.
• Hu, Y, Oguchi, R, Yamori, W et al. 2013, 'Cotton bracts are adapted to a microenvironment of concentrated CO₂ produced by rapid fruit respiration', Annals of Botany, vol. 112, no. 1, pp. 31-40.
• Albrecht, V, Kauss, D, Fan, D et al. 2013, 'A novel proteinase, SNOWY COTYLEDON4, is required for photosynthetic acclimation to higher light intensities in Arabidopsis', Plant Physiology, vol. 163, no. 2, pp. 732-745.
• Kou, J, Takahashi, S, Oguchi, R et al 2013, 'Estimation of the steady-state cyclic electron flux around PSI in spinach leaf discs in white light, CO₂-enriched air and other varied conditions', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 40, no. 10, pp. 1018-1028.
• Hu, Y, Fan, D, Losciale, P et al. 2013, 'Whole-tissue determination of the rate coefficients of photoinactivation and repair of photosystem II in cotton leaf discs based on flash-induced P700 redox kinetics', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 117, no. 1-3, pp. 517-528.
• Jia, H, Forster, B, Chow, W et al 2013, 'Decreased Photochemical Efficiency of Photosystem II following Sunlight Exposure of Shade-Grown Leaves of Avocado: Because of, or in Spite of, Two Kinetically Distinct Xanthophyll Cycles?', Plant Physiology, vol. 161, no. 2, pp. 836-852.
• Hu, Y, Zhang, Y, Luo, H et al 2012, 'Important photosynthetic contribution from the non-foliar green organs in cotton at the late growth stage', Planta, vol. 235, no. 2, pp. 325-336.
• Dwyer, S, Chow, W, Yamori, W et al 2012, 'Antisense reductions in the PsbO protein of photosystem II leads to decreased quantum yield but similar maximal photosynthetic rates', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 63, no. 13, pp. 4781-4795.
• Chow, W, Fan, D, Oguchi, R et al. 2012, 'Quantifying and monitoring functional photosystem II and the stoichiometry of the two photosystems in leaf segments: approaches and approximations', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 113, no. 1-3, pp. 63-74.
• Kou, J, Oguchi, R, Fan, D et al. 2012, 'The time course of photoinactivation of photosystem II in leaves revisited', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 113, no. 1-3, pp. 157-164.
• Chow, W 2012, 'Towards Artificial Photosynthesis1', in Julian J Eaton-Rye, Baishnab C. Tripathy, Thomas D. Sharkey (ed.), Photosynthesis: Plastid Biology, Energy Conversion and Carbon Assimilation, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 607-622.
• Anderson, J, Horton, P, Kim, E et al. 2012, 'Towards elucidation of dynamic structural changes of plant thylakoid architecture', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B, vol. 367, no. 1608, pp. 3515-3524.
• Jia, H, Liggins, J & Chow, W 2012, 'Acclimation of leaves to low light produces large grana: The origin of the predominant attractive force at work', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B, vol. 367, no. 1608, pp. 3494-3502.
• Losciale, P, Morandi, B, Manfrini, L et al 2012, 'Incoming energy management and photoinactivation as a function of light interception in peach leaves', Acta Horticulturae, vol. 940, pp. 147-153.
• Kou, J, Takahashi, S, Oguchi, R et al 2012, 'Quantification of Cyclic Electron Flow in Spinach leaf discs', International Conference on Photosynthesis 2010, ed. T Kuang, C Lu, L Zhang, Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, pp. 271-274.
• Oguchi, R, Douwstra, P, Takashi, F et al 2012, 'Gradients of Photoinhibition in the interior of a leaf induced by Photoinhibition lights of different colours', International Conference on Photosynthesis 2010, ed. T Kuang, C Lu, L Zhang, Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, pp. 459-464.
• Hu, Y, Zhang, Y, Luo, H et al 2012, 'The different Photoprotective Mechanisms of various green organs in cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L)', International Conference on Photosynthesis 2010, ed. T Kuang, C Lu, L Zhang, Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, pp. 726-729.
• Zhang, Y, Hu, Y, Luo, H et al 2011, 'Two distinct strategies of cotton and soybean differing in leaf movement to perform photosynthesis under drought in the field', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 567-575.
• Losciale, P, Hendrickson, L, Corelli-Grappadelli, L et al 2011, 'Quenching partitioning through light-modulated chlorophyll fluorescence: A quantitative analysis to assess the fate of the absorbed light in the field', Environmental and Experimental Botany, vol. 73, pp. 73-79.
• Chow, W, Jiang, C, Wang, X et al 2011, 'Systemic regulation of leaf anatomical structure, photosynthetic performance, and high-light tolerance in sorghum', Plant Physiology, vol. 155, no. 3, pp. 1416-1424.
• Zhang, Q, Zhang, J, Chow, W et al 2011, 'The influence of low temperature on photosynthesis and antioxidant enzymes in sensitive banana and tolerant plantain (Musa sp.) cultivars', Photosynthetica, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 201-208.
• Oguchi, R, Douwstra, P, Fujita, T et al 2011, 'Intra-leaf gradients of photoinhibition induced by different color lights: Implications for the dual mechanisms of photoinhibition and for the application of conventional chlorophyll fluorometers', New Phytologist, vol. 191, no. 1, pp. 146-159.
• Oguchi, R, Terashima, I, Kou, J et al 2011, 'Operation of dual mechanisms that both lead to photoinactivation of Photosystem II in leaves by visible light', Physiologia Plantarum, vol. 142, no. 1, pp. 47-55.
• Zhang, Y, Zhang, H, Du, M et al 2010, 'Leaf Wilting Movement Can Protect Water-Stressed Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Plants Against Photoinhibition of Photosynthesis and Maintain Carbon Assimilation in the Field', Journal of Plant Biology, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 52-60.
• Ryu, J, Song, J, Chung, Y et al 2010, 'Transcript accumulation of carotenoid biosynthesis genes in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 during the dark-to-light transition is mediated by photosynthetic electron transport', Plant Biotechnology Reports, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 149-155.
• Losciale, P, Chow, W & Corelli-Grappadelli, L 2010, 'Modulating the light environment with the peach 'asymmetric orchard': effects on gas exchange performances, photoprotection, and photoinhibition', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 1177-1192.
• Zeng, X, Chow, W, Su, L et al 2010, 'Protective effect of supplemental anthocyanins on Arabidopsis leaves under high light', Physiologia Plantarum, vol. 138, no. 2, pp. 215-225.
• Song, L, Chow, W, Sun, L et al 2010, 'Acclimation of photosystem II to high temperature in two Wedelia species from different geographical origins: implications for biological invasions upon global warming', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 61, no. 14, pp. 4087-4096.
• Takahashi, S, Milward, S, Fan, D et al 2009, 'How does cyclic electron flow alleviate photoinhibition in Arabidopsis?', Plant Physiology, vol. 149, pp. 1560-1567.
• Terashima, I, Fujita, T, Inoue, T et al 2009, 'Green light drives leaf photosynthesis more efficiently than red light in strong white light: Revisiting the enigmatic question of why leaves are green', Plant and Cell Physiology, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 684-697.
• Fan, D, Jia, H, Barber, J et al 2009, 'Novel effects of methyl viologen on photosystem II function in spinach leaves', European Biophysics Journal, vol. 39, pp. 191-199.
• Oguchi, R, Terashima, I & Chow, W 2009, 'The involvement of dual mechanisms of photoinactivation of photosystem II in Capsicum annuum L. plants', Plant and Cell Physiology, vol. 50, no. 10, pp. 1815-1825.
• Mao, S, Jiang, C, Zhang, W et al 2009, 'Water translocation between ramets of strawberry during soil drying and its effects on photosynthetic performance', Physiologia Plantarum, vol. 137, no. 3, pp. 225-234.
• Barry, P, Coster, H & Chow, W 2009, 'Biographical memoir: Alexander Beaumont Hope, Australian biophysicist 1928-2008', European Biophysics Journal, vol. 39, pp. 175-178.
• Kim, E, Li, X, Razeghifard, M et al. 2009, 'The multiple roles of light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b-protein complexes define structure and optimize function of Arabidopsis chloroplasts: a study using two chlorophyll b-less mutants', Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: International journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics, vol. 1787, pp. 973-984.
• Jia, H, Oguchi, R, Hope, A et al 2008, 'Differential effects of severe water stress on linear and cyclic electron fluxes through Photosystem I in spinach leaf discs in Co2-enriched air', Planta, vol. 228, no. 5, pp. 803-812.
• Losciale, P, Oguchi, R, Hendrickson, L et al 2008, 'A rapid, whole-tissue determination of the functional fraction of PSII after photoinhibition of leaves based on flash-induced P700 redox kinetics', Physiologia Plantarum, vol. 132, pp. 23-32.
• Fallahi, H, Schofield, G, Badger, M et al 2008, 'Localization of sucrose synthase in developing seed and siliques of Arabidopsis thaliana reveals diverse roles for SUS during development', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 59, no. 12, pp. 3283-3295.
• Oguchi, R, Jia, H, Barber, J et al. 2008, 'Recovery of photoinactivated photosystem II in leaves: retardation due to restricted mobility of photosystem II in the thylakoid membrane', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 98, pp. 621-629.
• Fan, D, Hope, A, Smith, P et al 2008, 'The Stoichiometry of Photosysem II to Photosysem I in higher plants', International Congress on Photosynthesis (PS 2007), ed. J Allen, E Gantt, J Golbeck, B Osmond, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 7-10.
• Fan, D, Hope, A, Jia, H et al 2008, 'Separation of light-induced linear, cyclic and stroma-sourced electron fluxes to P700+ in cucumber leaf discs after pre-illumination at a chilling temperature', Plant and Cell Physiology, vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 901-911.
• Oguchi, R, Terashima, I & Chow, W 2008, 'Does photoinactivation of Photosystem II occur in low light conditions?', International Congress on Photosynthesis (PS 2007), ed. J Allen, E Gantt, J Golbeck, B Osmond, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 741-744.
• Losciale, P, Oguchi, R, Hendrickson, L et al 2008, 'A universal correlation between flash-induced P700 redox kinetics and photoinactivation of Photosysem II in all leaves?', International Congress on Photosynthesis (PS 2007), ed. J Allen, E Gantt, J Golbeck, B Osmond, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 1421-1424.
• Anderson, J, Chow, W & De Las Rivas, J 2008, 'Dynamic flexibility in the structure and function of photosystem II in higher plant Thylakoid membranes: the grana enigma', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 98, pp. 575-587.
• Fan, D, Nie, Q, Hope, A et al. 2007, 'Quantification of cyclic electron flow around Photosystem I in spinach leaves during photosynthetic induction', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 94, pp. 347-357.
• Kim, E, Razeghifard, M, Anderson, J et al. 2007, 'Multiple sites of retardation of electron transfer in Photosystem II after hydrolysis of phosphatidylglycerol', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 93, pp. 149-158.
• Fan, D, Hope, A, Smith, P et al 2007, 'The stoichiometry of the two photosystems in higher plants revisited', Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Bioenergetics, vol. 1767, no. 8, pp. 1064-72.
• Sun, Z, Lee, H, Matsubara, S et al. 2006, 'Photoprotection of residual functional photosystem II units that survive illumination in the absence of repair, and their critical role in subsequent recovery', Physiologia Plantarum, vol. 128, no. 3, pp. 415-424.
• Ruban, A, Solovieva, S, Lee, P et al. 2006, 'Plasticity in the composition of the light harvesting antenna of higher plants preserves structural integrity and biological function', Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 28, no. 21, pp. 14981-14990.
• Rossel, J, Walter, P, Hendrickson, L et al. 2006, 'A mutation affecting ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE 2 gene expression reveals a link between responses to high light and drought tolerance', Plant Cell and Environment, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 269-281.
• Ghannoum, O, Evans, J, Chow, W et al 2005, 'Faster Rubisco is the Key to Superior Nitrogen-Use Eficiency in NADP-Malic Enzyme Relative to NAD-Malic Enzyme C4 Grasses', Plant Physiology, vol. 137, pp. 638-650.
• Chow, W & Hope, A 2005, 'Probing Electron Fluxes through Photosystem in Cucumber leaf discs', International Congress on Photosynthesis (PS 2005), ed. Art van der Est and Doug Bruce, Alliance Communications Group, Lawrence, Kansas, USA, pp. 570-573.
• Kim, E, Chow, W, Horton, P et al. 2005, 'Entropically assisted local order in Photosynthetic Membranes', International Congress on Photosynthesis (PS 2005), ed. Art van der Est and Doug Bruce, Alliance Communications Group, Lawrence, Kansas, USA, pp. 782-784.
• Chow, W, Lee, H, Hie, J et al. 2005, 'Photoinactivation of Photosystem II in leaves', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 84, pp. 35-41.
• Kim, E, Chow, W, Horton, P et al. 2005, 'Entropy-assisted stacking of thylakoid membranes', Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: International journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics, vol. 1708, pp. 187-195.
• Chow, W, Kim, E, Horton, P et al. 2005, 'Granal stacking of thylakoid membranes in higher plant chloroplasts: the physicochemical forces at work and the functional consequences that ensue', Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, vol. 4, pp. 1081-1090.
• Kim, J, Kim, S, Cho, S et al 2005, 'Photosystem I acceptor side limitation is a prerequisite for the reversible decrease in the maximum extent of P700 oxidation after short-term chilling in the light in four plant species with different chilling sensitivities', Physiologia Plantarum, vol. 123, pp. 100-107.
• Hendrickson, L, Foerster, B, Pogson, B et al. 2005, 'A simple chlorophyll fluorescence parameter the correlates with the rate coefficient of photoinactivation of Photosystem II', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 84, pp. 43-49.
• Chow, W & Aro, E 2005, 'Photoinactivation and Mechanisms of Recovery', in Thomas J. Wydrzynski and Kimiyuki Satoh (ed.), Photosystem II The Light Driven Water:Plastoquinone Oxidoreductase, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 627-648.
• Matsubara, S & Chow, W 2004, 'Populations of photoinactivated photosystem II reaction centres characterised by chlorophyll a fluorescence lifetime in vivo', PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 101, no. 52, pp. 18234-18239.
• Chow, W & Hope, A 2004, 'Kinetics of reaction around the cytochrome bf complex studied in intact leaf discs', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 81, pp. 153-163.
• Hendrickson, L, Furbank, R & Chow, W 2004, 'A simple alternative approach to assessing the fate of absorbed light energy using chlorophyll fluorescence', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 82, pp. 73-81.
• Hendrickson, L, Chow, W & Furbank, R 2004, 'Low temperature effects on grapevine photosynthesis: the role of organic phosphate', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 31, pp. 789-801.
• Ryu, J, Song, J, Lee, J et al 2004, 'Glucose-induced expression of carotenoid biosynthesis genes in the dark is mediated by cytosolic pH in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803', Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 279, no. 24, pp. 25320-25325.
• Chow, W & Hope, A 2004, 'Electron fluxes through photosystem II in cucumber leaf discs probed by far-red light', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 81, pp. 77-89.
• Hendrickson, L, Foerster, B, Furbank, R et al 2004, 'Processes contributing to photoprotection of grapevine leaves illuminated at low temperature', Physiologia Plantarum, vol. 121, no. 2, pp. 272-281.
• Hendrickson, L, Ball, M, Wood, J et al 2004, 'Low Temperature effects on Photosynthesis and Growth of Grapevine', Plant Cell and Environment, vol. 27, pp. 795-809.
• Ryu, K, Suh, K, Chung, Y et al 2003, 'NADPH Dehydrogenase-mediated respiratory electron transport in thylakoid membranes of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is inactive in the light', Molecules and Cells, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 240-244.
• Chow, W 2003, 'Photosynthesis: From natural towards artificial', Journal of Biological Physics, vol. 29, pp. 447-459.
• Hendrickson, L, Ball, M, Osmond, C et al 2003, 'Assessment of photoprotection mechanisms of grapevines at low temperature', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 30, pp. 631-642.
• Hie, J & Chow, W 2003, 'The rate coefficient of repair of photosystem II after photoinactivation', Physiologia Plantarum, vol. 118, pp. 297-304.
• Ryu, J, Suh, K, Chung, Y et al 2003, 'Cytochrome c oxidase of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 protects photosynthesis from salt stress', Molecules and Cells, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 74-77.
• Chow, W & Hope, A 2002, 'Mechanisms and physiological roles of proton movements in plant thylakoid membranes', in Z Rengel (ed.), Handbook of Plant Growth. pH as a Master Variable in Plant Growth, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, pp. 149-171.
• Choi, S, Jeong, S, Jeong, W et al 2002, 'Chloroplast Cu/Zn-SOD is a highly sensitive site in cucumber leaves chilled in the light', Planta, vol. 216, pp. 315-324.
• Jeong, S, Choi, S, Lee, D et al 2002, 'Differential susceptibility of photosynthesis to light-chilling stress in rice (Oryza sativa l.) depends on the capacity for photochemical dissipation of light', Molecules and Cells, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 419-428.
• Lee, H, Hong, Y & Chow, W 2002, 'A last-ditch defence against high-light stress: Photoinactivated photosystem II complexes protect functional neighbours in Capsicum annuum L. leaves', International Congress on Photosynthesis (PS 2001), CSLI Publications, Melbourne, pp. s8-007.
• Hendrickson, L, Ball, M, Chow, W et al. 2002, 'Low morning temperature limits photosynthesis and growth in cool climate grapevines', International Congress on Photosynthesis (PS 2001), CSLI Publications, Melbourne, pp. s34-008.
• Lee, H, Hong, Y & Chow, W 2002, 'Putative effects of pH in intra-chloroplast compartments on photoprotection of functional photosystem II complexes by photoinactivated neighbours and on recovery from photoinactivation in Capsicum annuum L. leaves', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 29, pp. 607-619.
• Anderson, J & Chow, W 2002, 'Structural and functional dynamics of plant photosystem 11', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B, vol. 357, pp. 1421-1430.
• Chow, W, Lee, H, Park, Y et al 2002, 'The role of inactive photosystem-11-mediated quenching in a last-ditch community defense against high light stress in vivo', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B, vol. 357, pp. 1441-1450.
• Anderson, J, Chow, W, Park, Y et al. 2001, 'Response of Tradescantia albiflora to growth irradiance: Change versus changeability', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 67, pp. 103-112.
• Flexas, J, Hendrickson, L & Chow, W 2001, 'Photoinactivation of photosystem II in high light-acclimated grapevines', Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, vol. 28, pp. 755-764.
• Kim, S, Lee, C, Hope, A et al. 2001, 'Inhibition of Photosystems I and II and Enhanced Back Flow of Photosystem I Electrons in Cucumber Leaf Discs Chilled in the Light', Plant and Cell Physiology, vol. 42, no. 8, pp. 842-848.
• Lee, H, Hong, Y & Chow, W 2001, 'Photoinactivation of photosystem II complexes and photoprotection by non-functional neighbours in Capsicum annuum L. leaves', Planta, vol. 212, pp. 332-342.
• Niyogi, K, Shih, C, Chow, W et al. 2001, 'Photoprotection in a zeaxanthin- and lutein-deficient double mutant of Arabidopsis', Photosynthesis Research, vol. 67, pp. 139-145.
• Chow, W 2001, 'The photoinactivation of photosystem II in leaves: A personal perspective', Journal of Photoscience, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 43-53.
• Chow, W, Funk, C, Hope, AB, Govindjee 2000, 'The greening of intermittent-light-grown bean plants in continuous light: thylakoid components in relation to photosynthetic performance and capacity for photoprotection.', Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics, vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 395-404.
• Chow, W 1999, 'Grana formation: entropy-assisted local order in chloroplasts?', Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, vol. 26, pp. 641-647.
• Flexas, J, Badger, M, Chow, W et al. 1999, 'Analysis of the relative increase in photosynthetic O2 uptake when photosynthesis in grapevine leaves is inhibited following low night temperatures and/or water stress', Plant Physiology, vol. 121, pp. 675-684.

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• The Mechanism of Photosynthetic Water Oxidation (Primary Investigator)
• Probing the four photosynthetic membrane protein complexes at work in situ in leaves (Primary Investigator)