CHRISTINE H.FOYER Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Aberystwyth and W.PAUL QUICK Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield.

• SECTION ONE Primary Nitrogen Assimilation, Carbon Assimilation and Carbon Partitioning 1 The photosynthetic electron transport system: efficiency and control 2 The regulation and control of photosynthetic carbon assimilation 3 Modulation of sucrose metabolism 4 Modulation of starch synthesis 5 Molecular crosstalk and the regulation of C- and N[1]responsive genes 6 Manipulation of the pathways of sucrose biosynthesis and nitrogen assimilation in transformed plants to improve photosynthesis and productivity 7 Manipulating amino acid biosynthesis 8 Regulation of C/N metabolism by reversible protein phosphorylation SECTION TWO Compartmentation, Transport and Whole Plant Interactions 9 Compartmentation of C/N metabolism 10 Plasmodesmal-mediated plant communication network: implications for controlling carbon metabolism and resource allocation 11 Nitrogen uptake and assimilation in roots and root Nodules 12 Probing the carbon and nitrogen interaction: a whole plant perspective 13 The role of mycorrhiza SECTION THREE Related Metabolism 14 Respiration and the alternative oxidase 15 Manipulation of oil biosynthesis and lipid Composition 16 Resource use efficiency and crop performance: what is the link?

CHRISTINE H.FOYER Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Aberystwyth and W.PAUL QUICK Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield.

• SECTION ONE Primary Nitrogen Assimilation, Carbon Assimilation and Carbon Partitioning 1 The photosynthetic electron transport system: efficiency and control 2 The regulation and control of photosynthetic carbon assimilation 3 Modulation of sucrose metabolism 4 Modulation of starch synthesis 5 Molecular crosstalk and the regulation of C- and N[1]responsive genes 6 Manipulation of the pathways of sucrose biosynthesis and nitrogen assimilation in transformed plants to improve photosynthesis and productivity 7 Manipulating amino acid biosynthesis 8 Regulation of C/N metabolism by reversible protein phosphorylation SECTION TWO Compartmentation, Transport and Whole Plant Interactions 9 Compartmentation of C/N metabolism 10 Plasmodesmal-mediated plant communication network: implications for controlling carbon metabolism and resource allocation 11 Nitrogen uptake and assimilation in roots and root Nodules 12 Probing the carbon and nitrogen interaction: a whole plant perspective 13 The role of mycorrhiza SECTION THREE Related Metabolism 14 Respiration and the alternative oxidase 15 Manipulation of oil biosynthesis and lipid Composition 16 Resource use efficiency and crop performance: what is the link?

CHRISTINE H.FOYER Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Aberystwyth and W.PAUL QUICK Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield.

• SECTION ONE Primary Nitrogen Assimilation, Carbon Assimilation and Carbon Partitioning 1 The photosynthetic electron transport system: efficiency and control 2 The regulation and control of photosynthetic carbon assimilation 3 Modulation of sucrose metabolism 4 Modulation of starch synthesis 5 Molecular crosstalk and the regulation of C- and N[1]responsive genes 6 Manipulation of the pathways of sucrose biosynthesis and nitrogen assimilation in transformed plants to improve photosynthesis and productivity 7 Manipulating amino acid biosynthesis 8 Regulation of C/N metabolism by reversible protein phosphorylation SECTION TWO Compartmentation, Transport and Whole Plant Interactions 9 Compartmentation of C/N metabolism 10 Plasmodesmal-mediated plant communication network: implications for controlling carbon metabolism and resource allocation 11 Nitrogen uptake and assimilation in roots and root Nodules 12 Probing the carbon and nitrogen interaction: a whole plant perspective 13 The role of mycorrhiza SECTION THREE Related Metabolism 14 Respiration and the alternative oxidase 15 Manipulation of oil biosynthesis and lipid Composition 16 Resource use efficiency and crop performance: what is the link?