Effect of polyols on photosynthetic response of foliose lichens to sub-zero temperature

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Authors	HÁJEK Josef BARTÁK Miloš
Year of publication	2005
Type	Article in Proceedings
Conference	XVII International Botanical Congress - Abstracts
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
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Field	Botany
Keywords	ribitol; mannitol; cryoprotection; Lasallia pustulata; Umbilicaria hirsuta; chlorophyll fluorescence
Description	Effect of ribitol and mannitol addition to cuts of Lasallia pustulata and Umbilicaria hirsuta was studied at +6, -6, and -18 degree Celsius. The temperature- and polyol-induced changes in functioning of PS II were monitored by a chlorophyll fluorescence technique.
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