4th Annual Penn State Symposium in Plant Physiology; University Park, PA; May 18-20, 1989.

宾夕法尼亚州立大学植物生理学校际研究生计划赞助一年一度的宾夕法尼亚州立植物生理学研讨会，及时讨论植物生理学的主题。宾夕法尼亚州立大学位于美国东部沿海的中心地带，对于美国东部的学生和科学家来说，这是一个相对较短的旅行。随着1986年宾夕法尼亚州立大学研讨会的设立，植物生理学的年度研讨会现在在西部（加州河滨市）、中西部（美国密苏里州）和东部（宾夕法尼亚州立大学）举行。目的是促进研究人员之间的深入讨论和对话，评估和整合各种光合生物光能转导的现有知识和模型，并确定急需进一步研究的领域。光能转导是各种科学家的浓厚兴趣，他们使用分子、遗传、物理、化学、细胞、生态和农业方法研究光合作用，并可能从信息、技术和方法的交叉施肥中受益。除了具有重要的科学意义外，了解光能转导的机制对于控制光合生产力和植物产量的实际工作至关重要-这是农业和园艺学中非常感兴趣的目标。

The Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology of Pennsylvania State University sponsors an Annual Penn State Symposium in Plant Physiology on timely topics in plant physiology. Penn State is centrally located along the Eastern US seaboard and is a relatively short trip for students and scientists in the eastern US. With the institution of the Penn State symposium in 1986, annual symposia in plant physiology are now held in the West (Riverside, CA), Midwest (U. MO) and East (Penn State). %%% The aims are to foster in-depth discussion and dialogue among researchers, to assess and integrate current knowledge and models of light energy transduction from the various photosynthetic organisms, and to identify areas in critical need for further research. Light energy transduction is of keen interest to a diverse set of scientists who study photosynthesis using molecular, genetic, physical, chemical, cellular, ecological and agricultural approaches and who would likely benefit from a cross-fertilization of information, techniques, and approaches. In addition to its scientific importance understanding the mechanism of light energy transduction is central to practical efforts to manipulate photosynthetic productivity and plant yield - a goal of great interest in agriculture and horticulture.