Photoinhibition of Photosynthesis: Role of Carotenoids in Photoprotection of Chloroplast Constituents
Authors:
- N.K. ChoudhuryNCN.K. Choudhury
- R.K. BeheraRBR.K. Behera
- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Experimental Botany in Photosynthetica
- Vol. 39 (4) , 481-488
Abstract
Exposure of plants to irradiation, in excess to saturate photosynthesis, leads to reduction in photosynthetic capacity without any change in bulk pigment content. This effect is known as...Keywords
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