Temperature impacts electron transport in photosynthesis, potentially boosting plant growth.
The researchers studied how temperature affects electron transport in bean chloroplasts. They found that electron transport between two photosystems happens best at temperatures between 5 and 30 degrees. The rate of electron transport increases with temperature up to 20 degrees but stays constant above that. They also discovered that the flexibility and motion of fatty acids in the chloroplast membrane increase with temperature changes. This flexibility is linked to the speed of electron transport between photosystems.