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Photoinhibition

Photoinhibition logo #21000 Photoinhibition is light-induced reduction in the photosynthetic capacity of a plant, alga, or cyanobacterium. Photosystem II (PSII) is more sensitive to light than the rest of the photosynthetic machinery, and most researchers define the term as light-induced damage to PSII. In living organisms, photoinhibited PSII centres are continuously repair...
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Photoinhibition

Photoinhibition logo #10444Reduction in photosynthesis rate at high light intensities that has been observed for both phytoplankton and terrestrial plants.
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