Photosynthetic parameter | Light condition | |
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Control | Shade | |
Chlorophyll a content (mg. g− 1 DM) | 3.07 ± 0.17 | 4.88 ± 0.32* |
Chlorophyll b content (mg. g−1 DM) | 1.05 ± 0.11 | 2.11 ± 0.18* |
Chlorophyll (a + b) content (mg. g−1 DM) | 4.12 ± 0.28 | 6.99 ± 0.49* |
Chlorophylla:b | 2.93 ± 0.15 | 2.32 ± 0.08* |
Initial fluorescence (F0) | 219.54 ± 13.61 | 247.33 ± 11.90* |
Maximal fluorescence (Fm) | 1153.46 ± 162.29 | 1240.17 ± 6.39* |
qP | 0.91 ± 0.039 | 0.97 ± 0.012* |
NPQ | 0.027 ± 0.005 | 0.016 ± 0.008* |