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chlor·o·phyll a

magnesium(II) pheophytinate a [(pheophytinato a)magnesium(II)]; the major pigment found in all oxygen-evolving photosynthetic organisms (higher plants, and red and green algae).
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05) were observed between the leaf contents of N and Mg and the index of chlorophyll a (0.
Chlorophyll index for real-time prediction of nutritional status of 'Prata' banana/Indice de clorofila para predicao do estado nutricional de bananeiras tipo Prata em tempo real
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Extinction coefficients of chlorophyll a and b in N.
Non-destructive analysis of photosynthetic pigments in cotton plants/ Analise nao destrutiva dos pigmentos fotossinteticos em plantas de algodoeiro
Further, salt marshes can decrease the nutrient supply to the estuaries and limit phytoplankton production and chlorophyll a levels.
Effects of nitrogen loading and salt marsh habitate on gross primary production and chlorophyll a in estuaries of Waquoit Bay
The content ratio of chlorophyll a to chlorophyll b (Ca/Cb) at the same growth period maintained at about 3 both in Burley21 and Maryland609 from transplanting period to mature period; the content ratio of total chlorophyll to carotenoid (Ca + b/Cx) in Maryland609 also maintained at about 5, but in Burley21, it showed a downward trend (Table 2).
Genetic, Physiological and Biochemical Analysis of the Formation of Yellow-green Leaf Color of Burley Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
The maximum SY of cultivar pa was due to high chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and chlorophyll ab and stomatal Conductance.
Evaluation of physiological traits changes in drought stress, the application of potassium and their impact on the yield of mung bean cultivars and promising lines
The leaf chlorophyll a concentration appeared to be reduced to a greater proportion than chlorophyll b concentration in these greenbug-damaged leaves (Table 1).
Leaf Reflectance Spectra of Cereal Aphid-Damaged Wheat
Previous studies have shown that measurement of chlorophyll a (Chl a) fluorescence in plants is an efficient tool for studying photosynthesis.
Can Herbicide Stress in Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus) be Detected by Chlorophyll Fluorescence?
The degradation of chlorophyll a biological enigma.
The leaf chlorophyll content and stress resistance relationship considering in corn cultivars (Zea. Mays)
Total chlorophyll content, chlorophyll a and b were determined with a spectrophotometer (Beckman DU 530, Coluter Life Science UV/VIS Spectrophotometer), as described by Wellburn (1994).
Determination of Conyza canadensis Levels of Sensitivity to Glyphosate Trimesium Sulphosate
Significantly higher chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and total chlorophyll contents were found in the mycorrhizal plants than in the non- mycorrhizal plants.
Effects of Diversispora spurca Inoculation on Growth, Root System Architecture and Chlorophyll Contents of Four Citrus Genotypes
When first identified in 1985, Prochlorothrix intrigued biologists because it has both chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b -- a combination of photosynthetic pigments that closely resembles the pigments inside chloroplasts.
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