Cold-acclimation limits low temperature induced photoinhibition by promoting a higher photochemical quantum yield and a more effective PSII restoration in darkness in the Antarctic rather than the Andean ecotype of <it>Colobanthus quitensis</it> Kunt Bartl (Cariophyllaceae)

Cold-acclimation limits low temperature induced photoinhibition by promoting a higher photochemical quantum yield and a more effective PSII restoration in darkness in the Antarctic rather than the Andean ecotype of <it>Colobanthus quitensis</it> Kunt Bartl (Cariophyllaceae)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ecotypes of <it>Colobanthus quitensis</it> Kunt Bartl (Cariophyllaceae) from Andes Mountains and Maritime Antarctic grow under contrasting photoinhibitory conditions, reaching differential cold tolerance upon cold acclima...

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Main Authors: Bascuñán-Godoy Luisa, Sanhueza Carolina, Cuba Marely, Zuñiga Gustavo E, Corcuera Luis J, Bravo León A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Antarctic plants
Andean plants
Cold-induced-photoinhibition
Recovery
PSII restoration
D1 cycle
Photoprotection
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/12/114

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