Table 1.

The influence of prolonged temperature exposure (50°C) on stability of the chlorophyll a/b lightharvesting complex within photosystem II based on chlorophyll fluorescence Fo responses within leaf tissue of Evergreen oak (Quercus ilex).

Treatment0 min5 min10 min15 min20 min
Control238a589d645c633c688b
0.15g240a446bc564bc561bc632ab
0.30g258a333ab451ab493a570a
0.45g229a427bc475ab577bc610ab

  • Lower case letters indicate significant differences between means for each evaluation date by LSD (P = 0.05).

  • All values mean of ten trees, five leaves per tree.