Photosynthetica 2024, 62(3):302-304 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2024.035

On the discovery of the two-light effect on chlorophyll a fluorescence: Quenching of chlorophyll a fluorescence of Photosystem II by Photosystem I light

G. GOVINDJEE
Department of Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, and the Center of Biophysics & Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA

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Received: September 11, 2024; Accepted: September 13, 2024; Prepublished online: September 18, 2024; Published: October 14, 2024  Show citation

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GOVINDJEE, G. (2024). On the discovery of the two-light effect on chlorophyll a fluorescence: Quenching of chlorophyll a fluorescence of Photosystem II by Photosystem I light. Photosynthetica, 62(3), 302-304. doi: 10.32615/ps.2024.035
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