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. 2013 Jul 10;2(3):473–488. doi: 10.3390/plants2030473

Table 5.

Mean values of the potential (Fv/Fm) and effective (∆F/Fm) photosystem II (PSII) quantum efficiency, the photochemical (qP) and the non-photochemical (NPQ) extinction coefficient, and the apparent electron transport rate (ETR) in G. max and B. brizantha under different water regimes (100% and 30% refill of the total amount of the evapontranspired water).

Photochemical parameters
G. max B. brizantha
100% 30% 100% 30%
Fv/Fm 0.788 a 0.817 a 0.783 a 0.786 a
ΔF/Fm 0.273 b 0.404 a 0.196 a 0.208 a
NPQ 2.07 a 1.70 b 3.15 a 3.10 a
ETR
(µmol m−2 s−1)
89 a 86 a 64 a 44 b
DAE 10.7 b 21.8 a 8.8 a 12.4 a

Different letters indicate statistical difference (p < 0.05) between water regimes (100% or 30%) to each species.