Figure 4.
Analysis of Chl fluorescence during photosynthesis under EL. (A) Chl fluorescence was monitored in cultures dark-adapted for 2 h. Cell suspensions were illuminated for 25 min and the non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) was determined at the end of light treatment (i.e., during steady-state photosynthesis). (B) PSII quantum yield recovery after EL treatment was quantified on WT and NFR strains by measuring Fv/Fm recovery in low light (20 μmol photons m−2 s−1, 24 °C, light yellow bar) upon 3 h of EL treatment (1800 μmol photons m−2 s−1, 24 °C, yellow bar). (Inset) kinetics of Fv/Fm were zeroed at the end of the EL treatment and normalized to the maximum Fv/Fm during low light recovery. Data are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 4.
