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Cover Caption: Circadian clock in photosynthesis
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of integrative plant biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.734
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1744-7909
pISSN - 1672-9072
DOI - 10.1111/jipb.12569
Subject(s) - circadian clock , anticipation (artificial intelligence) , circadian rhythm , cover (algebra) , photosynthesis , biology , biological clock , neuroscience , computer science , botany , artificial intelligence , engineering , mechanical engineering
Circadian clocks are not engineered but evolved through evolutionary tinkering by natural selection. In this issue, Joo et al . (pp. 572–587) show that the circadian clock in plants allows them to selectively pay attention to light signals rather than simple wake‐up in anticipation of the rising sun. The authors measured photosynthetic rates of dark‐adapted wildtype and clock‐silenced plants throughout a 24‐h day under field and laboratory conditions.