From owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Wed Jul 12 17:42:58 2000 Return-Path: Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 110) id 1788C17B9A; Wed, 12 Jul 2000 17:42:56 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id EBF6617B99; Wed, 12 Jul 2000 17:42:53 +0100 (BST) To: photosyn@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.photosynthesis Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 17:04:56 +0100 From: Jeff.Wu@GarstSeedCo.com ("Wu, Jeff") Subject: IMMEDIATE JOB OPENING ---- PLANT PHYSIOLOGIST Message-id: Organization: BIOSCI/MRC Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre Sender: owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk JOB OPENING POSITION: Team Leader Plant Physiologist LOCATION: Slater, IA DATE: July 7, 2000 SALARY: This is a full-time exempt position with complete company benefits. Salary will be commensurate with knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience. DESCRIPTION: Garst Seed Company is currently seeking an individual to design and conduct experiments in the field, greenhouse, and lab to study the physiology of crop plants in relation to genetic improvements and to evaluate and establish innovative methodologies to screen for resistance to abiotic stresses including low soil moisture, high soil pH, high and low temperature. As part of an applied physiology team in a leading crop breeding company, the candidate will also have opportunities to collaborate with plant breeders, molecular biologists and geneticists to identify genes/QTLs, and evaluate transgenic plants. Some travel is required, including extended time at the Hawaii Research Center. QUALIFICATIONS: MS in plant physiology, biochemistry, genetics or plant breeding. Demonstrated experience is required in research of biochemical and physiological regulation mechanisms of plant development, growth, and productivity. Working experience of growing plants in greenhouses and growth cabinets is highly desirable. Knowledge and experience in cytogenetics and molecular genetics is an asset. The successful candidate will have strong leadership and managerial qualities, excellent communication skills and demonstrated knowledge of spreadsheet and presentation software. Please send cover letter and resume to Human Resources - Job Opening 00-050, Garst Seed Company, 2369 330th Street, Slater, IA 50244, fax to 515-685-5053, or e-mail to Judy.Ellis@GarstSeedCo.com. Garst is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V --- From owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Thu Jul 13 17:47:06 2000 Return-Path: Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 110) id 46EBD17A43; Thu, 13 Jul 2000 17:47:05 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id 3E46317A5F; Thu, 13 Jul 2000 17:47:03 +0100 (BST) To: photosyn@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.photosynthesis Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 08:24:03 +0100 Subject: PhD positions available in Munich Organization: BIOSCI/MRC Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre Message-Id: <20000713164703.3E46317A5F@mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk> From: nobody@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Nobody) Sender: owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk PhD positions (BATIIA/2 up to three years) in plant molecular biology are available in Munich. Candidates will join a group working on the interactive network between the genetic compartments nucleus and plastid to get insights into the regulatory, functional and evolutionary aspects of thylakoid membrane biogenesis. The programs combine modern approaches related to proteomics, genomics, transcriptomics, spectroscopy, nucleus and plastid transformation using Arabidopsis, tobacco and Oenothera as plant models. Motivated candidates preferentially with experience in molecular biology should submit their CV including a statement of research interests to Dr. Joerg Meurer, meurer@botanik.biologie.uni-muenchen.de __________________________________________________________ Dr. J=F6rg Meurer Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit=E4t Botanisches Institut Menzinger Str. 67 D-80638 M=FCnchen Germany Tel. ++49-(0)89-17861288 =46ax ++49-(0)89-1782274 Email meurer@botanik.biologie.uni-muenchen.de http://www.botanik.biologie.uni-muenchen.de --- From owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Mon Jul 17 18:02:12 2000 Return-Path: Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 110) id CA2EC17B02; Mon, 17 Jul 2000 18:02:10 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id AD4AF17ACB; Mon, 17 Jul 2000 18:02:08 +0100 (BST) To: photosyn@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.photosynthesis Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 17:27:05 +0100 Subject: EUROSILVA 2000 Workshop Final Program Message-id: <39733301.19D7787D@imgpf.fi.cnr.it> Organization: BIOSCI/MRC Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre From: nobody@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Nobody) Sender: owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Dear colleagues please find enclosed the final program of the EUROSILVA Workshop on 'Development and ageing in forest trees', to be held in Florence, Italy, on 20-24 September, 2000. The program can also be accessed on the workshop web page at: http://www.dsa.unipr.it/~sisef/eurosilva/eurosilva2000.html Please circulate it as widely as possible. Best regards Prof. Marco Borghetti Prof Giuseppe Scarascia Mugnozza Dr Federico Magnani Workshop local organisers Workshop on DEVELOPMENT AND AGEING IN FOREST TREES Florence, Italy 20-24 September, 2000 FINAL PROGRAM Please visit the Workshop web page at: http://www.dsa.unipr.it/~sisef/eurosilva/eurosilva2000.html BACKGROUND What controls tree development and ageing? what is the relative role=20 of internal and external factors? At the tissue level, recent=20 advances have demonstrated in detail that development and senescence=20 both result from the interaction of genetic and environmental=20 controls, involving differential gene expression and activation. At=20 the tree level, a shift in hormonal patterns, possibly of endogenous=20 genetic origin, has been found to trigger the process of maturation,=20 which strongly affects the structure, function and growth of the=20 plant and initiates the diversion of resources from vegetative to=20 reproductive growth. Also at the tree and population level,=20 exogenous factors have been proposed to control the developmental=20 pattern of rise and decline of primary productivity with age. A=20 lively discussion has been going on for several years on what could=20 be the ecological determinants of the age-related decline in forest=20 productivity. Several theories have been proposed to explain this=20 phenomenon, variously suggesting nutrient or hydraulic limitations,=20 increased respiration and shifts in biomass allocation as possible=20 mechanisms, but to date there is no definitive evidence to support=20 any of them as a universal mechanism. Ageing and maturation are=20 generally thought to be intimately interwined albeith distinct=20 processes. Eventually, what are the implications of development and=20 ageing for the response of tissues and plants to their biotic and=20 abiotic environment? OBJECTIVES Because of the variety of processes involved in tree development and=20 maturation, definite answers often result elusive, requiring a=20 comprehensive and holistic approach that takes both endogenous and=20 external factors into account. The aim of the workshop is therefore to bring together experts of=20 different background and expertise to discuss these processes of=20 central relevance both to plant biology and to forest ecology moving=20 from different perspectives. An interdisciplinary workshop on this=20 issue that brings together foresters, ecologists and biologists seems=20 most appropriate and relevant to the aims of the EUROSILVA Action. TREE PHYSIOLOGY SPECIAL ISSUE Tree Physiology, a well-known refereed journal, has agreed to draw=20 from the Workshop a special issue on 'Development and ageing of=20 forest trees'. All the authors of accepted oral presentations are=20 invited to contribute, although only those papers that are deemed=20 acceptable by the reviewers and editor will be published in the=20 special issue of Tree Physiology. Papers should be prepared in accordance with Tree Physiology's guide=20 for contributors and submitted (original plus three copies) to the=20 workshop local organisers no later than 31 October, 2000. The length=20 of the manuscript should not exceed 8 pages (about 8000 words,=20 including references). The manuscript should also be provided as a=20 digital file (a PDF file, if possible, otherwise an MS Word or Word=20 Perfect file, on an IBM-format floppy disk, zip disk or CD-ROM). The=20 file should be named after the corresponding author, e.g. smith.doc,=20 and contain all components of the article including tables, figures=20 and figure captions. WORKSHOP FINAL PROGRAMME Wednesday, 20 September 15.00 Arrival and registration 17.30 Opening session 18.30 Working group meeting Thursday, 21 September - WG1 Growth and development 8.30 Valjakka M., Tuhkanen E., Vapaavuori E., H=84ggman H., Kangasjarvi J. Keynote: Gene expression during leaf development and senescence=20 in birch (Betula pendula) 9.00 Rohde A., Boerjan W. Keynote: Molecular components of terminal bud formation in poplar 9.30 Palva E.T., Heino P., Li C.Y., Puhakainen T., Welling A., Boije=20 M., Aalto O. Development of dormancy and winter hardiess in birch 9.50 Collins A., Jones H., Campbell M. The control of meristem establishment, maintenance and=20 maturation in Eucalyptus 10.10 Coffee 10.40 Moritz T., Eriksson M., Israelsson M., Sandberg G., Olsson O.,=20 Olsen J., Junttila O. Keynote: Studies of photoperiodic induction of shoot elongation=20 in trees: a transgenic approach 11.10 Magel E., Sundberg B., Uggla C. Sucrose synthase is the dominating sucrose cleaving enzyme in=20 secondary differentiation processes of forest tree=20 axes, cambial growth and heartwood formation 11.30 Piispanen R., Saranpaa P. Seasonal variation in storage lipids and non-structural=20 carbohydrates of young silver birch (Betula pendula=20 Roth) trees 11.50 Taylor G., Robinson K.M., Ferris R., Bunn S.M., Bradshaw H.D. Leaf growth and yield in poplar: can putative QTL be identified? 12.10 Lunch 14.00 Poster session 15.00 Drouet A. Keynote: Ageing control on flavonoid biosynthesis in walnut 15.30 Diaz-Sala C. Keynote: Maturation and rejuvenation in trees: physiological,=20 molecular and cellular mechanisms 16.00 Barnett J.R., Eshtiaghi Z. Morphological and anatomical rejuvenation induced by sequential=20 grafting in walnut 16.20 Coffee 16.50 Fraga M.F., Centeno M.L., Ca=A4al M.J., Rodr=A1guez A., Fern ndez=20 B., Rodriguez R. Molecular basis of organ and tree ageing and reinvigoration:=20 applications to micropropagation of selected=20 progenies and mature trees of Pinus radiata D. Don 17.10 Ritter E., Fernandez B., Rodriguez R., Giannino D., Racchi M.,=20 Wagner E., Albrechtowa J., Favre J.M., Smulders S.M.J.,=20 van der Linden G., Pasqualetto P.L., Paques M. Development, validation and application of molecular,=20 morphological and physiological markers for juvenile=20 and mature state characterisation in woody plant=20 species (FAIR3- CT96-1445) 17.30 Danti S., Bagnoli F., Caparrini S., Racchi M.L. Catalases are differentially expressed during development in=20 peach (Prunus persica) 17.50 Poster session 18.30 MC meeting =46riday, 22 September - WG2 Mineral nutrition and water relations 8.30 Mencuccini M. Keynote: Functional interpretation of allometric analyses in=20 forest trees. The role of hydraulic constraints 9.10 Kostner B., Falge E., Bernhofer Ch., Tenhunen J. Age- and management-related effects on leaf area / sapwood area=20 relationships, canopy transpiration, and carbon gain of Picea abies=20 stands in Central Germany 9.30 Magnani F., Mencuccini M., Borghetti M. Optimal self-similarity in xylem structure. Implications for=20 the developmental pattern of tree hydraulic architecture and=20 gas exchange 9.50 Hubbard R.M., Stiller V., Ryan M.G., Sperry J.S. Stomatal conductance and photosynthesis vary linearly with=20 plant hydraulic conductance in ponderosa pine 10.10 Coffee 10.40 Gower S.T. Keynote: Towards a better understanding of age-related forest=20 NPP decline 11.20 Bond B.J., Ryan M.G., Phillips N., McDowell N.G. Testing the hydraulic limitation hypothesis in tropical and=20 temperate ecosystems 11.40 Nikinmaa E., M=84kel=84 A., Berninger F., Hari P., Peram=84ki M.,= Valentine H. Size related decline of tree productivity from carbon balance=20 perspective 12.00 Lunch 14.00 Poster session 14.40 Ryan M.G., Bond B.J., Hubbard R.M., Williams M. Keynote: Experimental evidence for hydraulic constraints on=20 stomatal function, and implications for age-related decline in=20 forest growth 15.20 Rust S., Roloff A. Reduced photosynthesis in old oak (Quercus robur L.): the=20 impact of crown and hydraulic architecture 15.40 Niinemets U. Changes in foliar morphology and chemical composition with=20 increasing tree size: a review of several case studies 16.00 Giardina C., Ryan M., Fownes J., Binkley D. Total belowground carbon allocation and aboveground net primary=20 production in a fast growing Eucalyptus plantation 16.20 Coffee 16.50 Urbinati C., Carrer M., Anfodillo T. Age-dependent radial growth differences of Norway spruce (Picea=20 abies Karst.) in Eastern Italian Alps 17.10 Vanninen P. Carbon budget for individual Scots pine trees: effects of size,=20 competition and site fertility on growth allocation 17.30 Bauer G.A., Bazzaz F.A. Nitrogen partitioning influences photosynthetic capacity during=20 leaf aging 17.50 Poster session 18.30 MC meeting Saturday, 23 September - WG3 Biotic and abiotic interactions 8.30 Ceulemans R., Bortier K., Gielen B., Laureysens I., Janssens I.A. Keynote: Developmental processes in trees: effects of abiotic=20 factors, competition and genotype 9.10 Marek M.V., Sprtova. M. Thinning effects on photosynthetic characteristic of a Norway=20 spruce stand 9.30 Stewart J. Understanding the biological processes underlying growth=20 stagnation in lodgepole pine and its response to=20 silvicultural interventions 9.50 Wirth C., Schulze E.-D. Multiple control of variability of above-ground NPP in Siberian=20 Scots pine forests 10.10 Coffee 10.40 Kuppers M. Keynote: Ecophysiology of forest succession: from leaf to plant=20 in a competitive environment 11.20 Valentini R., Manca G., Dore S., Tedeschi V., Tirone G. Age related carbon dynamics in a Quercus cerris L. coppice=20 forest under intensive management 11.40 Carrer M., Urbinati C., Anfodillo T. Age influence in tree ring growth response to climate of=20 Larix decidua Mill. and Pinus cembra L. at timberline 12.00 Lunch 14.00 Poster session 14.40 Kolb T. Keynote: Ageing as an influence on tree response to ozone.=20 Theory and observations 15.20 Wieser G. Can tree age dependent differences in ozone susceptibility of=20 Picea abies be related to cumulative ozone uptake and ozone flux ?=20 15.40 Havranek W.M., Wieser G., Tegischer K. Ozone effects in a multiple stress experiment with young Norway=20 spruce 16.00 Vapaavuori E., Riikonen J., Oksanen E., Repo T., Peltonen P.,=20 Holopainen T., Holopainen J., Julkunen-Tiitto R. Responses of fast-growing ozone-tolerant and ozone-sensitive=20 silver birch clones to elevated CO2 and O3: clonal differences and=20 results from first year of fumigation 16.20 Coffee 16.50 Scarascia Mugnozza G., Calfapietra C., Sabatti M., de Angelis=20 P., Ceulemans R., Gielen B., Miglietta F. Biomass growth and canopy development under elevated CO2=20 conditions of a poplar tree plantation: the POPFACE experiment 17.10 Ferris R., Sabatti M., Miglietta F., Mills R.F., Taylor G. Leaf cell expansion and leaf cell production in poplar are both=20 increased in elevated CO2: a free-air CO2 enrichment (POPFACE)=20 study 17.30 Schutzendubel A., Langenfeld-Heyser R., Fritz E., Teichmann T.,=20 Ott, Godbold D., Polle A. Cadmium-induced oxidative stress in ecomycorrhizal fungi and hosts 17.50 Poster session 18.30 MC meeting Sunday, 24 September 9.00 Field excursion: Tuscanian forests and vineyards 18.00 Return to Florence Departure POSTER SESSIONS 21 September - WG1 Growth and development Abe H., Nakai T. Effects of the temporal deficit on morphogenesis of=20 the xylem cells in Cryptomeria japonica D. Don Benderoth G., Silber G., Koloupaev V. Mechanical limits for the=20 growth of tree stems Climent J., Chambel M.R., P=82rez E., Gil L. Prediction of heartwood=20 radius in Pinus canariensis Chr. Sm. Ex DC. =46unada R., Iwatate-Suzuki T., Utsumi Y., Suzuki T., Sano Y. Cambial=20 reactivation in the ring-porous hardwood Fraxinus mandshurica var. japonica Giovannelli A., Giannini R. In vitro growth characteristics of mature=20 and re-invigorated chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) Palumbo M.G., Giannini R., Paffetti D. Characterization of different=20 growth stages in Cupressus sempervirens L. Kauppinen L., Immanen J., Ulvila J., Paulin L., Palva T., Helariutta=20 Y. Analysis of wood development in birch by cDNA sequencing Kurth W., Anzola J=81rgenson G., Dzierzon H., Schulte M. Digital=20 reconstruction of tree architecture as a tool for assessing growth=20 and functional performance Pirttila A.M., Laukkanen H., Hohtola A. Differences in the=20 regeneration capacity of mature and juvenile Scots pine tissues Saranpaa P., Piispanen R. Neutral and phospholipids in sapwood and=20 heartwood of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Schaber J., Badeck F. Physiology-based phenology models of forest trees Tegischer K., Tausz M., Grill D., Wieser G. Tree-age and needle-age=20 dependent variations of antioxidants and photoprotective pigments=20 in spruce needles Valjakka M., Luomala E.-M., Vapaavuori E., Sutinen S., Kangasjarvi=20 J., and Haggman H. Photosynthesis, growth and senescence in sense-RbcS=20 transformed birch (Betula pendula) lines Zaspel I., Hertel H. Development of progenies of Quercus petraea and=20 Q. robur descending from selected old trees of a relic population 22 September - WG2 Mineral nutrition and water relations Anttonen S., Jolkkonen A., Linder S., Lundmark T., Vapaavuori E.=20 Effects of optimal fertilisation on carbon allocation, and=20 chemical composition of Norway spruce Aranda X., De Herralde F., Fleck I., Sav=82 R. Hydraulic conductivity=20 in Quercus ilex resprouts after fire Gall R., Landolt W., Bucher J.B. Are reversible changes in bark size=20 driven by the descent of assimilation products in Norway spruce=20 stems? Genenger M., Brodbeck S., Zimmermann S., Frossard E., Brunner I.=20 Nitrate reductase activity of Norway spruce fine roots as=20 affectedby nitrogen and wood-ash fertilisation Iivonen S., Rikala R., Vapaavuori E. Seasonal patterns of root and=20 shoot growth, gas exchange and carbohydrate status of Scots=20 pine seedlings subjected to low or high nutrient availability Kutnar L., Levanic T. Growth and age characteristics of the Norway=20 spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) from the mires on the Pokljuka=20 Plateau, Slovenia Landolt W., Michellod V., Bleuler P., Bucher J. Effects of soil=20 fertility, elevated CO2 and increased N deposition on=20 biochemical parameters in the foliage of young beech and spruce=20 trees Mencuccini M., Grace J. Age-related dynamics of carbon exchange in=20 European forests: the EU Carbo-Age Project Oberhuber W. Vulnerability of an inner Alpine drought-exposed forest=20 ecosystem to climatic extremes Patz G. The water balance in trees Patakas A., Noitsakis B., Radoglou K., Jarvis P. Relationships=20 between photosynthetic rate and leaf anatomy in two evergreen oak=20 species Radoglou K., Raftoyannis Y. Seasonal variation in physiological=20 parameters of broadleaved seedlings during the first two years of field establishment Whitehead D., Ryan M.G. Low leaf-specific hydraulic conductivity=20 reduces stomatal conductance and photosynthesis in older,=20 taller mountain beech trees Zitnik S., Muller C., Cl=C7Cment A., Bonnet-Masimbert M., Hanke D.E.,=20 Kraigher H. Metabolism of sugars and phytic acid during long term=20 storage of acorns at low temperatures 23 September - WG3 Biotic and abiotic interactions Einhorn K.S. Growth of beech (Fagus sylvatica) seedlings in response=20 to temperature at four different light levels in simulated=20 canopy gaps Gielen B., Calfapietra C., Ceulemans R. Effects of elevated CO2 on=20 crown structure, leaf area and growth of poplar genotypes in the=20 POPFACE experiment Kozovits A.R., Grams T.E.E., Blaschke H., Sommerkorn M., Matyssek R.=20 Competition between beech (Fagus sylvatica) and spruce (Picea abies) saplings=20 under CO2/O3-regimes Muller M., Stabentheiner E., Tausz M., Wonisch A., Grill D.=20 Structural and physiological responses of forest tree species to=20 different environmental situations Reiter I., Haberle K.-H., Blaschke H., Matyssek R. Quantifying=20 competition on crown level between mature European beech and Norway spruce Jokela A., Cordeiro A., Altabella T., Sarjala T., Bortolotti C.,=20 Tiburcio A., Huttunen S. Cloning and molecular analysis of=20 arginine decarboxylase (ADC) from Scots pine La Mantia T., Cullotta S., Marchetti M., Barbera G. Ecophysiology of=20 holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) in different environmental=20 conditions in Sicily Lomas C., Stober C., George E. Chronosequence studies of tree fine=20 root growth and turnover Michelozzi M., Tognetti R., Rossi F. Seasonal variations of=20 photosynthetic capacities and total chlorophyll contents in Aleppo=20 pine trees from Italian provenances Paoletti E., Raddi P., Di Lonardo V. Evolution of the Cupressus=20 sempervirens - Seiridium cardinale interaction in elevated CO2 over time Petkovsek S.A.S., Kraigher H. Impact of pollution on biodiversity of=20 types of ectomycorrhizae Trost T., Gaberscik A. Responses of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.)=20 Karst.) to enhanced UV-B radiation Vilhar U., Rupel M., Diaci J., Kraigher H. Norway spruce regeneration=20 and interactions in the mycorrhizosphere GENERAL INFORMATION Please note: all forms and relevant information can be found on the=20 Workshop web page at: http://www.dsa.unipr.it/~sisef/eurosilva/eurosilva2000.html Workshop Venue and Secretariat All the working sessions will be held at the Educatorio di Fuligno -=20 Via Faenza, 48 - 50123 Florence (Italy) - ph. ++39 055 210232, a=20 former convent newly transformed into conference venue, within=20 walking distance of Florence city centre. The Secretariat will open=20 at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 20 September and will remain open for the=20 duration of the Workshop. Accomodation will be in nearby hotels.=20 =46lorence, possibly the most charming of all cities, can be easily=20 reached either by plane or by train. How to register All participants must register by filling in the registration form=20 (available on the workshop web page) and returning it, with payment,=20 to the Organizing Secretariat Enic. Registration Fees (VAT included) By bank check/money order: until 30 April 2000 - EUR 200 after 30 April 2000 - EUR 250 By credit card: until 30 April 2000 - EUR 207 after 30 April 2000 - EUR 259 The fee includes: abstract book, congress kit, coffee breaks, working=20 lunches and the social dinner. Please remember that registration=20 forms received without payment will not be honored. You may pay your congress fee by: a) Bank check - payable to Enic/EUROSILVA b) Money order - payment must be received by ENIC/EUROSILVA - account=20 number 23884/00 (ABI/CAB 06160/02805), Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze,=20 Agenzia n. 5, Via Gioberti n. 163/r, Florence, Italy. Payments are to=20 be made net of all bank charges which are to be paid by the=20 participant. Note If you pay by bank transfer, please attach a copy of the=20 transfer order to your registration form. c) Credit card - we accept VISA, CARTA SI, MASTERCARD and EUROCARD.=20 Please remember to fill in the pertinent sections of the registration=20 form. Refunds will be made after the closing of the workshop (upon written=20 request submitted to the Organizing Secretariat Enic via fax) as=20 follows: before 30 June, 2000: 25% of the total amount will be withheld after 30 June, 2000: no refunds will be made Excursion A field excursion will be organized on Sunday 24 September, 2000.=20 Local foresters and ecologists will take us through the Chianti=20 region to the oak and beech stands of Montagnola Senese and of the=20 Parco Naturale della Val d'Orcia, close to the Monte Amiata massif.=20 We will then move on to visit the medieval abbey of Sant'Antimo,=20 founded by Charlemagne in 871, and the medieval village of=20 Montalcino, home to one of the most famous Italian wines, the=20 Brunello. A guided tour of the cellars in one of the most interesting=20 wineries in the area, complete with a wine tasting experience, will=20 end the day. Please note that an additional EUR 50 will be charged=20 for the field excursion. Accomodation The Organizing Secretariat Enic has reserved a sufficient number of=20 rooms in hotels located near the Workshop venue. Please fill in the=20 appropriate spaces on the registration form and return it to Enic.=20 Reservations cannot be accepted without a first night deposit + EUR=20 13 for booking fees. The deposit, minus the booking fees, will be=20 deducted from your hotel bill upon presentation of the voucher you=20 will receive from Enic. Please note that the hotel balance must be=20 paid in Italian Liras directly to the hotel upon departure. Please specify your accomodation requirements in the registration=20 form (available in Acrobat .pdf or MS-Word .zip format) and return=20 it, along with the first night deposit for the category of your=20 choice, no later than June 30th. We cannot guarantee room=20 availability after that date since the number of rooms in downtown=20 =46lorence is limited. Rooms will be assigned on a first-come-first-served basis. If the=20 single rooms are sold out, we will assign double rooms for single=20 occupancy; when rooms are no longer available in the category of your=20 choice, we will automatically book you into the next highest=20 category. Your consent will be asked before taking any actions. Cancellations: written cancellations received before July 30thwill be=20 entitled to a refund of the first night deposit less EUR 26 for=20 administrative fees. No refunds will be made for cancellations=20 received after June 30th. All refunds will be made after the closing=20 of the workshop. How to get to Florence By plane: The Amerigo Vespucci Airport is just 3 km from the center=20 of Florence and offers service to Europe's main cities, as well as=20 the Rome and Milan airports with connections to all international=20 destinations. There is also a shuttle service with hourly departures=20 (price Lit. 6.000, tickets can be purchased at the airport espresso=20 bar or on board). Taxis are available on the "Arrivals" side of the=20 airport, the average fair to downtown Florence is Lit. 30.000. The=20 Pisa airport (80 km from Florence) is linked to Florence by trains=20 leaving every hour. By train: Florence has excellent rail connections to the major=20 Italian and European cities via the Eurostar trains. The Santa Maria=20 Novella Railroad Station is in the center of the city. By car - Parking: You can access the city by car although the=20 historic center is closed to private traffic. You can get to your=20 hotel by showing the booking voucher, and then you can park in the=20 hotel's nearby garages. The main underground public parking=20 facilities (hourly or daily rates) are located under the Santa Maria=20 Novella Railroad Station, under the Parterre in Piazza della Libert=85=20 and at the Fortezza da Basso. Taxis: The minimum fare for a cab ride in Florence is Lit. 7.000.=20 The radio cab numbers are: 055 4798; 055 4242 and 055 4390. There are=20 cab stands at various strategic points throughout the city. You=20 cannot hail cabs on the street. CONTACTS Local Scientific Organizer Dr. Federico Magnani CNR - IMGPF Via A.=20 Vannucci, 13 - 50134 Florence (Italy) Phone ++39 055 461453 - Fax=20 ++39 055 486604 E mail: federico@imgpf.fi.cnr.it Organizing Secretariat Enic Viale Amendola, 20 - 50121 Florence=20 (Italy) Phone ++39 055 240275 - Fax ++39 055 2345078 E mail:=20 chiara@egr.it- Website: http://www.egr.it Organizing committee Prof. Satu Huttunen, Finland Dr. Jurg Bucher, Switzerland Prof. Bjorn Sundberg, Sweden Prof. Paul G. Jarvis, United Kingdom Prof. Rainer Matyssek, Germany Local organizers Prof. Giuseppe Scarascia Mugnozza , Italy Prof. Marco Borghetti , Italy Dr. Federico Magnani, Italy Supported by CNR - National Research Council, Italy SISEF - Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology Italian Academy of Forest Science From owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Tue Jul 18 21:10:06 2000 Return-Path: Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 110) id 8FF7817A77; Tue, 18 Jul 2000 21:10:05 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id 4986B17A89; Tue, 18 Jul 2000 21:10:04 +0100 (BST) To: photosyn@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.photosynthesis Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 20:15:52 +0100 From: lazard@prfnw.upol.cz Subject: ask for a help Message-id: <7314E8755B9@prfnw.upol.cz> Organization: BIOSCI/MRC Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre Sender: owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Dear collegues, I am looking for a literature on the rate constants of the electron transport between tyr Z(+) and P680(+). I am especially interested in the value of the backward rate constant (e.g. electron transport from P680 back to tyr Z+). I know the BBA article by Brettel et al. (1984) and all other articles by these authors from eighties. Please, can you advise me some other references, if exist. Thank you for your help. Yours sincerely, Dusan Lazar Olomouc, Czech Republic Dusan Lazar, Dept. of Exper. Physics, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, tr. Svobody 26, 771 46 Olomouc, the Czech Republic tel: +420/68/5222451 ext. 315, fax: +420/68/5225737 e-mail: lazard@risc.upol.cz --- From owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Thu Jul 20 17:57:23 2000 Return-Path: Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 110) id D71E017AC1; Thu, 20 Jul 2000 17:57:22 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id 8B05D17AEF; Thu, 20 Jul 2000 17:57:21 +0100 (BST) To: photosyn@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.photosynthesis Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 14:51:57 +0100 From: m.sarcina@ucl.ac.uk ("Dr. Mary Sarcina") Subject: Re: ask for a help Message-id: <397702CA.E30A2145@ucl.ac.uk> Organization: University College London References: <7314E8755B9@prfnw.upol.cz> Sender: owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Hi, have you looked in the Oxygenic Photosynthesis Book? this is a great book and have all the basic infos. Good luck Mary lazard@prfnw.upol.cz wrote: > Dear collegues, > I am looking for a literature on the rate constants of the electron > transport between tyr Z(+) and P680(+). I am especially interested in > the value of the backward rate constant (e.g. electron transport from > P680 back to tyr Z+). I know the BBA article by Brettel et al. > (1984) and all other articles by these authors from eighties. Please, > can you advise me some other references, if exist. > Thank you for your help. > Yours sincerely, > Dusan Lazar > Olomouc, Czech Republic > > Dusan Lazar, Dept. of Exper. Physics, Faculty of Science, Palacky > University, tr. Svobody 26, 771 46 Olomouc, the Czech Republic > tel: +420/68/5222451 ext. 315, fax: +420/68/5225737 > e-mail: lazard@risc.upol.cz > > > --- --- From owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Thu Jul 20 20:57:01 2000 Return-Path: Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 110) id C237617AE5; Thu, 20 Jul 2000 20:57:00 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id AA1FF17AE8; Thu, 20 Jul 2000 20:56:59 +0100 (BST) To: photosyn@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.photosynthesis Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 21:56:09 +0200 From: Carsten Richter Subject: Live growing radish in Biobox Message-id: <8l7laf$6rb$1@lnews.rz.hu-berlin.de> Organization: Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin Sender: owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk On www.gms-biobox.de you can find live web-cam pictures of growing radish in a hydroponic system. The trial has just started. The plants are growing in a gastight plant growth chamber, which controls the temperature, air humidity, light and also the concentrations of O2 and CO2 in the atmosphere. The Biobox is also measuring the production and consumption of O2 and CO2 by the plants and allows measurement of photosynthesis and respiration. From owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Mon Jul 31 17:13:17 2000 Return-Path: Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 110) id EF80417ADF; Mon, 31 Jul 2000 17:13:15 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id 45E9117AE8; Mon, 31 Jul 2000 17:13:13 +0100 (BST) To: photosyn@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.photosynthesis Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 19:49:26 +0100 From: gov@life.uiuc.edu (govindjee) Subject: Suggestion from Vlad Shinkarev Organization: BIOSCI/MRC Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre Message-Id: <20000731161313.45E9117AE8@mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk> Sender: owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Dear Dr. Lazar: >Regarding your question about electron transfer rates between Yz and >P680 , Dr. Vlad Shinkarev suggested the following references to >check them out; if the answer is not there in full, ask Drs. G. >Renger, J. Golbeck and R.Debus.In all likelihood, Drs. Jerry >Babcock, Bill Rutherford, and Bruce Diner would know the answer too, >I think. When you find the answer, please post it on the net. Good >luck, Govindjee >G. Christen and G. Renger (1999) The Role of Hydrogen Bonds for the >Multiphasic P680+ Reduction by YZ in Photosystem II with Intact Oxygen >Evolution Capacity. Analysis of Kinetic H/D Isotope Exchange Effects, >Biochemistry 38: 6082-6092. > >Anna-Maria A. Hays, Ilya R. Vassiliev, John H. Golbeck, and Richard J. Debus >(1999) Role of D1-His190 in the Proton-Coupled Oxidation of Tyrosine YZ in >Manganese-Depleted Photosystem II, Biochemistry; 38: 11851-11865 > >From: vshinkar@uiuc.edu > > > > > >Dear Vlad: > > D. Lazar is looking for references for papers on the rate constant > >of ET > >between Yz and P680. Strasser has referred him to me; I think he is > >working for Lada Nedbal who recently visited me. Can you please provide him > >with this data/reference? > >Perhaps, Jerry Babcock has this number in his papers. I have his papers > >somewhere. > >Perhaps, we can look at this info. on OVID (Current contents) together. > >Did n't Sonneveld measure it or calculated it? > >Govindjee > >============================================== > >>Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 21:14:56 +0100 > >>Reply-To: lazard@PRFNW.UPOL.CZ > >>Sender: Chlorophyll Fluorescence LIST > >>From: Dusan Lazar > >>Subject: ask for a help > >>Comments: To: photosyn@net.bio.net > >>To: CF@warpcoil.luc.ac.be > >>X-Status: > >>X-Keywords: > >> > >>Dear collegues, > >>I am looking for a literature on the rate constants of the electron > >>transport between tyr Z(+) and P680(+). I am especially interested in > >>the value of the backward rate constant (e.g. electron transport from > >>P680 back to tyr Z+). I know the BBA article by Brettel et al. > >>(1984) and all other articles by these authors from eighties. Please, > >>can you advise me some other references, if exist. > >>Thank you for your help. > >>Yours sincerely, > >>Dusan Lazar > >>Olomouc, Czech Republic > >> > >> > >>Dusan Lazar, Dept. of Exper. Physics, Faculty of Science, Palacky > >>University, tr. Svobody 26, 771 46 Olomouc, the Czech Republic > >>tel: +420/68/5222451 ext. 315, fax: +420/68/5225737 > >>e-mail: lazard@risc.upol.cz > > --- From owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Mon Jul 31 17:13:18 2000 Return-Path: Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 110) id 8012F17AE8; Mon, 31 Jul 2000 17:13:15 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id 0501A17AED; Mon, 31 Jul 2000 17:13:13 +0100 (BST) To: photosyn@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.photosynthesis Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 19:31:21 +0100 From: gov@life.uiuc.edu (govindjee) Subject: Two New Books for Fun Message-Id: <20000731161313.0501A17AED@mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk> Sender: owner-photosyn@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Dear friends: Recently, I have read two books (1) Like Clockwork-an unfinished story by David Walker; and (2) the Music of Sunlight by Wilbert Veit (a dentist by profession). They are both great fun for students, teachers and faculty members. "Like Clockwork" is in the tradition of the earlier fun book by David Walker "Plants, Energy and Man". The new book explains basics of physics and chemistry behind photosynthesis at a level that makes reading a pleasure. Exciting quotations, pictures and personal touch are great. Please see information on obtaining a copy of this great book at David's Web site: http://www.daw.exl.co.uk/oxygraphics/ (The book is already available in CD format also). "The Music of Sunlight" is an engaging, exciting experience as it is a novel in which a "child" becomes an electron and goes into a leaf. The exciting molecular adve nture is fun for all ages. I am sure most of you will have fun and enjoy reading it. Dr. Veit has brought to us a novel that I could call "photosynthesis for fun for all ages, but without knowing it". Hard copies are to become available soon, but the ~100-page novel is available at the following web page: . It is hard to put this book down after you have started reading it. Govindjee July 30, 2000 2401 South Boudreau Urbana,IL 61801-6655, USA