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Temperature dependent chlorophyll a fluorescence induction transients in leaf discs of two cucumber lines were measured between 27°C and 0°C. Cucumber cv Farbio was compared with line 45 with a better growth capacity at suboptimal temperature (20°C D/12°C N). With decreasing temperature breaks were evident in the rate of change of the fast fluorescence maximum P. After growth at normal temperature (25°C D/20°C N) the temperature dependent yield of P of Farbio showed one break at 13°C. The curve of Farbio grown at suboptimal temperature (20°C D/12°C N) showed two breaks at 19°C and 4°C. A similar curve with breaks at 21°C and 7°C was observed in line 45 grown at normal conditions. After growth at suboptimal conditions line 45 showed breaks at 16°C and 8°C. Temperature dependent changes of the fluorescence yield of the slow maximum M minus the yield of the minimum S showed optimum curves. Young leaves (10 day-old) of both lines showed an optimal value of M-S at 3°C. In older leaves (35 day-old) the optimum shifted to 12°C with Farbio and 18°C with line 45 suggesting an influence of plant age on fluorescence properties. Plants grown at suboptimal conditions retained their optimum at 6°C (Farbio) or 3°C (line 45).
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van Hasselt, P.R., Woltjes, J., de Jong, F. (1983). The Effect of Temperature on Chlorophyll Fluorescence Induction of Cucumber Lines Differing in Growth Capacity at Suboptimal Conditions. In: Marcelle, R., Clijsters, H., van Poucke, M. (eds) Effects of Stress on Photosynthesis. Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6813-4_28
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