THE EFFECT OF ULTRAVIOLET-B STRESS ON PHOTOSYSTEM II EFFICIENCY IN BARLEY PLANT

• Main Authors: Nuran ÇİÇEK, Hüsnü ÇAKIRLAR, Reto Jörg STRASSER
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Anadolu University 2012-02-01
• Series: Anadolu University Journal of Science and Technology - C. Life Sciences and Biotechnology
• Subjects: Barley; Photosynthetic efficiency; Polyphasic chlorophyll a fluorescence; UV-B radiation
• Online Access: http://btd.anadolu.edu.tr/index.php/BTDC/article/view/70/83

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of UV-B radiation with different exposure times (0, 1, 3 and 5 hours) on photosystem II (PSII) efficiency of barley (Hordeum vulgare L., Bülbül 89) leaves. The polyphasic rise (OJIP) in the chlorophyll a fluorescence was used to evaluate the effect of UV-B stress on the efficiency of PSII. UV-B stress significantly affected the functional parametersand structural parameters calculated by JIP-Test. The effect of UV-B with different application times on polyphasic chlorophyll a fluorescence parameters are discussed from the perspective ofevaluating the relative importance of UV-B of donor and acceptor side capacity in PSII.