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. 2025 Sep 21;16(9):984. doi: 10.3390/insects16090984
1-qL The fraction of closed PSII reaction centres based on the “lake” model
1O2 Singlet oxygen
3chl Triplet state of chlorophyll
Fm′ Maximum chlorophyll a fluorescence in the light-adapted leaf
Fo Minimum chlorophyll a fluorescence in the dark-adapted leaf
Fo′ Minimum chlorophyll a fluorescence in the light-adapted leaf
Fs Steady-state photosynthesis
Fv′/Fm′ Efficiency of the open PSII reaction centers
Fv/Fm Maximum efficiency of PSII photochemistry
Fv/Fo Efficiency of the oxygen-evolving complex on the donor side of PSII
GLI Growth light intensity
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide
HIPVs Herbivore-induced plant volatiles
HLI High light intensity
L3 Third-instar larvae
LHCII Light-harvesting complexes of PSII
MDS Mildly drought-stressed
NPQ Non-photochemical quenching (dissipation of excitation energy as heat)
O2•− Superoxide anion radical
OEC Oxygen-evolving complex
PPFD Photosynthetic photon flux density
PSII Photosystem II
QA Quinone A
qp Photochemical quenching (fraction of open PSII reaction centers representing also the redox state of quinone A)
RCs Reaction centers
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SDs Standard deviations
SPs Saturating pulses
VOCs Volatile organic compounds
WW Well-watered
ΦNO Quantum yield of non-regulated energy loss in PSII
ΦNPQ Quantum yield of regulated non-photochemical energy loss in PSII
ΦPSII Effective quantum yield of PSII photochemistry