Pak-chung Leung. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 151-158). / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgments --- p.iii / Table of contents --- p.iv / List of Figures --- p.viii / List of Tables --- p.ix / List of Abbreviations --- p.xiv / Chapter / Chapter 1. --- General Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Literature Review: Greening process in higher plants --- p.4 / Chapter 3. --- Greening Bioassay in Excised Cucumber Cotyledons / Introduction --- p.13 / Materials and Methods / Plant material --- p.14 / Measurement of Ch1 synthesizing activity in excised cotyledons of different ages --- p.14 / Measurement of Ch1 accumulation in excised cotyledons after various pretreatment periods --- p.15 / Measurement of Ch1 accumulation in excised cotyledons under different light intensities and temperatures --- p.15 / Greening curve --- p.16 / Results and Discussion / Effect of seedling age on Ch1 accumulation --- p.16 / Effect of pretreatment period on Ch1 accumulation --- p.18 / Effects of light intensity and temperature on Ch1 accumulation --- p.18 / Effect of shaking (for oxygen replenishment) on Ch1 accumulation --- p.19 / Greening curve --- p.20 / Greening bioassay in excised cucumber cotyledons --- p.20 / Chapter 4. --- Regulation of Chlorophyll Accumulation in Excised Cucumber Cotyledons / Introduction --- p.27 / Materials and Methods / Materials --- p.28 / Seed germination --- p.28 / Harvesting and pretreatment --- p.28 / Illumination and Ch1 determination --- p.29 / Results / Effect of BA on Ch1 accumulation --- p.29 / Effect of Na2EGTA on Ch1 accumulation --- p.30 / "Effect of Na+, Ca2+ and K+ on Ch1 accumulation" --- p.32 / Effect of duration of pretreatment with Na+ ， Ca2+ and K+ on Ch1 accumulation --- p.34 / Effect of verapamil and Ca ionophore A23187 on Chl accumulation --- p.36 / Effect of TFP on Chl accumulation --- p.37 / Discussion / Effect of BA on Chl accumulation --- p.38 / "Effect of Na+, Ca2+ and K+ on Chl accumulation" --- p.39 / Demonstration of the involvement of Ca2+ in Chl accumulation --- p.43 / Chapter 5. --- The Calcium Effect on Benzyladenine-induced Stimulation of Chlorophyll Accumulation in Excised Cucumber Cotyledons / Introduction --- p.63 / Materials and Methods / Materials --- p.64 / Plant growth and treatment --- p.64 / Pretreatment experiment --- p.64 / Sequence experiment --- p.65 / Results / Pretreatment experiment --- p.65 / Sequence experiment --- p.66 / Discussion --- p.68 / Chapter 6. --- Regulation of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid and Chlorophyll Accumulation in Levulinic Acid-treated Cotyledons / Introduction --- p.80 / Materials and Methods / Materials --- p.81 / Plant growth and treatment --- p.81 / Chl determination and ALA assay --- p.82 / Measurement of ALA and Chl accumulation in LA-treated cotyledons --- p.83 / ALA accumulation curve --- p.83 / Measurement of Chl accumulation in 50 mM NaCl-treated cotyledons --- p.84 / "Measurement of ALA and Chl accumulation in BA-, cations-, Na2EGTA-, verapamil- and TFP-pretreated cotyledons" --- p.85 / Results / Concentrations effect of LA on ALA and Chl accumulation --- p.85 / ALA accumulation curve --- p.86 / Effect of 50 mM NaCl on Chl accumulation --- p.87 / Effect of BA on ALA and Chl accumulation in LA- treated cotyledons --- p.90 / "Effects of Na+, Ca2+ and K+ on ALA and Chl accumulation in LA-treated cotyledons" --- p.91 / "Effects of Na2EGTA, verapamil and TFP on ALA and Chl accumulation in LA-treated cotyledons" --- p.92 / Discussion / Measurement of ALA accumulation in LA-treated cotyledons --- p.93 / Effect of BA on ALA and Chl accumulation in LA-treated cotyledons --- p.96 / "Effects of Na+, Ca2+ and K+ on ALA and Chl accumulation in LA-treated cotyledons" --- p.98 / Demonstration of the involvement of Ca2+ in ALA accumulation --- p.99 / Chapter 7. --- Regulation of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Accumulation in Isolated Developing Chloroplasts / Introduction --- p.123 / Materials and Methods / Materials --- p.124 / Plant materials --- p.124 / Chloroplast isolation --- p.125 / Incubation conditions --- p.126 / ALA assay --- p.127 / Measurement of ALA accumulation in LA-treated isolated developing chloroplasts --- p.128 / "Measurement of ALA accumulation in BA-, cations-, Na2EGTA-, verapamil- and TFP-treated isolated developing chloroplasts" --- p.128 / Results / Time course study of Chl accumulation in intact greening cotyledons of different ages --- p.129 / Measurement of ALA synthesizing activity in isolated developing chloroplasts incubated in the dark and light --- p.130 / Concentrations effect of LA on ALA accumulation in isolated developing chloroplasts --- p.130 / Effects of BA and the cations on ALA accumulation in isolated developing chloroplasts --- p.131 / "Effect of Na2EGTA, verapamil and TFP on ALA accumulation in isolated developing chloroplasts" --- p.132 / Discussion / Light regulation of ALA synthesizing activity in isolated developing chloroplasts --- p.132 / Regulation of ALA accumulation in isolated developing chloroplasts --- p.134 / Chapter 8. --- Conclusion --- p.147 / References --- p.151