Diurnal changes in chlorophyll fluorescence and light utilization in Colocasia esculenta leaves grown in marshy waterlogged area |
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Authors: | S. Roy Chowdhury Ashwani Kumar N. Sahoo |
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Affiliation: | (1) Water Technology Center for Eastern Region, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Bhubaneswar, 751023, India |
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Abstract: | Diurnal cycle of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters was done in Colocasia esculenta L. (swamp taro) grown in marshy land under sun or under shade. The sun leaves maintained higher electron transport rate (ETR) and steady state to initial fluorescence ratio (Fs/F0) than shade leaves. In spite of lower ETR, higher photochemical quenching (PQ), and effective quantum yield of photosystem 2 (ΦPS2) was evident in shade plants compared to plants exposed to higher irradiance. ETR increased linearly with increase in irradiance more under low irradiance (r 2 = 0.84) compared to higher irradiance (r 2 = 0.62). The maximum quantum yield of PS 2 (Fv/Fm) did not differ much in sun and shade leaves with the exception of midday when excess of light energy absorbed by plants under sun was thermally dissipated. Hence swamp taro plants adopted different strategies to utilize radiation under different irradiances. At higher irradiance, there was faster decline in proportion of open PS 2 centers (PQ) and excess light energy was dissipated through non-photochemical quenching (NPQ). Under shade, absorbed energy was effectively utilized resulting in higher ΦPS2. |
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Keywords: | KeywordHeading" >Additional electron transport rate non-photochemical quenching photochemical quenching photosystem 2 |
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