Figure 7From: Fungal-associated NO is involved in the regulation of oxidative stress during rehydration in lichen symbiosisEffect of NO inhibition in Asterochloris erici photosynthetic parameters. Photosynthetic parameters of axenic cultures of Asterochloris erici desiccated for 24 h and then rehydrated with either deionized water or 200 μM c-PTIO. The algae were incubated under normal culture conditions for 24 h before chlorophyll a fluorescence was measured. Control algae were not desiccated but instead maintained under normal culture conditions. Fv/Fm, maximum photochemical efficiency of photosystem II (PSII); ФPSII, photochemical efficiency in light; qP, photochemical component of fluorescence relaxation. Different letters show significant differences between treatments. LSD test (p < 0.05), n = 3Back to article page