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In the topmost leaves of low-irradiance (LI) tolerant CO 43 and LI susceptible IR 20 rice cultivars, the contents of chlorophyll (chl)a andb and carotenoids and the Hill reaction activity increased under LI. The increase was greater in cv. CO 43 than that in cv. IR 20, and in Chlb than in Chla. The contents of soluble proteins and reducing sugars and nitrate reductase activity of the leaves decreased while the content of non-reducing sugars increased due to shading. The decrease in reducing sugars was greater in cv. CO 43 than in cv. IR 20. On the other hand, the decrease in soluble proteins and nitrate reductase was much less in cv. CO 43 as compared with cv. IR 20.
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Chowdhury, P.K., Thangaraj, M. & Jayapragasam, M. Biochemical changes in low-irradiance tolerant and susceptible rice cultivars. Biol Plant 36, 237–242 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02921092
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