Table 1.
Photosynthetic parameters of ycf3 intron deletion mutants grown at low-light conditions (30 µE m−2 s−1; upper part) or high-light conditions (1000 µE m−2 s−1; lower part)
| Parameter | Wild type | aadA control | Δ Intron 1 | Δ Intron 2 | Δ Intron 1+2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorophyll per leaf area (mg m−2) | 209.2 ± 9.7 | 221.5 ± 18.7 | 142.6 ± 9.1 | 208.2 ± 13.3 | 210.5 ± 24.8 | 30 µE m−2 s−1 |
| Leaf absorbance (%) | 77.1 ± 1.1 | 77.8 ± 2.4 | 73.0 ± 2.8 | 79.5 ± 2.0 | 78.6 ± 2.9 | |
| FV/FM | 0.80 ± 0.01 | 0.79 ± 0.01 | 0.74 ± 0.04 | 0.78 ± 0.01 | 0.78 ± 0.01 | |
| Chlorophyll/leaf area (mg m−2) | 421.9 ± 59.5 | 447.2 ± 34.9 | 346.1 ± 32.7 | 438.7 ± 18.7 | 416.1 ± 32.1 | 1000 µE m−2 s−1 |
| Leaf absorbance (%) | 89.0 ± 1.6 | 88.5 ± 1.3 | 86.5 ± 1.4 | 88.0 ± 1.4 | 88.5 ± 1.3 | |
| FV/FM | 0.77 ± 0.02 | 0.77 ± 0.02 | 0.75 ± 0.01 | 0.77 ± 0.01 | 0.76 ± 0.03 |
The values represent averages from at least five independent measurements ± standard deviation. FV/FM: maximum quantum efficiency of PSII.