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Alteration in growth and thylakoid membrane lipid composition of Azolla caroliniana under phosphate deficiency

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Biologia Plantarum

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The changes in the fresh biomass accumulation, photosynthetic and anthocyanin pigments, photosystem 2 (PS 2) activity, ultrastructure of chloroplast, total lipids and fatty acid composition of thylakoid membrane were followed in the aquatic fern Azolla caroliniana grown on medium either deficient or supplied with various phosphorus concentrations. The content of photosynthetic pigments and the anthocyanin/chlorophyll ratio increased significantly with increasing PO4 3− concentration. Phosphate deficiency inhibited growth and PS 2 activity and decreased content of total lipids and phospholipids in isolated thylakoids. This was accompanied with a significant increase in the percentage of galalactolipids.

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Abbreviations

Anth:

anthocyanins

Car:

carotenoids

Chl:

chlorophyll

PS:

photosystem

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Ismail, G.S.M., Mohamed, H.E. Alteration in growth and thylakoid membrane lipid composition of Azolla caroliniana under phosphate deficiency. Biol Plant 54, 671–676 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10535-010-0119-7

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