Table 1. Effect of stationary magnetic field treatment on Performance index (PI) and its different components as derived from the fluorescence induction curve.
Treatment | The density of reaction Centers (RC/ABS) | The efficiency of light reaction ΦPo/(1-Φpo) | The efficiency of biochemical reaction ψ0/(1- ψ0) | PIABS RC/ABS. ΦPo/(1 -Φpo) . ψ0/(1 - ψ0) |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 mT |
0.625 ± 0.01 |
2.802 ± 0.061 |
0.949 ± 0.029 |
1.688 ± 0.13 |
100mT (2h) |
0.707 ± 0.012*** |
3.385 ± 0.036*** |
1.061 ± 0.021*** |
2.50 ± 0.18*** |
200 mT (1h) |
0.736± 0.014*** |
3.545 ± 0.048*** |
1.105 ± 0.020*** |
2.742 ± 0.181*** |
Data are the means of ± S.E.M. of fifteen plants (n=15). ***, ** and * indicate significance at p < 0.001, 0.01, 0.05 respectively |