Chloroplast Biogenesis and Plastid Interconversions

This edited book covers the latest developments surrounding plastids, with a focus on chloroplasts and their inter-conversions to other plastids, namely chromoplasts, gerontoplasts and leucoplasts.Chloroplasts convert solar energy into biologically useful forms of energy by performing photosynthesis. The parts of plants above ground contain green tissues that house chloroplasts, one of several typ...