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Whole Leaf Thermoluminescence Emission in Pisum Sativum L.: Influence of Leaflet Age

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The thermoluminescence signals from leaflets of the same pea plant varied gradually according to their developmental stage. The AG emission, due to a back flow of electrons towards photosystem 2 (PS2) along a cyclic/chlororespiratory pathway, was stronger in mature leaves than in the growing ones. These age-related variations could be explained by a higher capacity of cyclic electron flow in mature leaves.

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Roman, M. Whole Leaf Thermoluminescence Emission in Pisum Sativum L.: Influence of Leaflet Age. Photosynthetica 40, 153–156 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020151903882

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