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Photosynthetic responses of hydroponically grown basil (

Małgorzata Mirgos, Piotr Dąbrowski, Hazem Mohamed Kalaji, Jacek Wróbel, Janina Gajc-Wolska, Bogumiła Pawluśkiewicz, Małgorzata Kunka, Katarzyna Kowalczyk

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Małgorzata MirgosDepartment of Vegetable and Medicinal Plants, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Piotr DąbrowskiDepartment of Environmental Development and Remote Sensing, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Warsaw, Poland.
Hazem Mohamed KalajiDepartment of Botany and Plant Physiology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Jacek WróbelDepartment of Bioengineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland.
Janina Gajc-WolskaDepartment of Vegetable and Medicinal Plants, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Bogumiła PawluśkiewiczDepartment of Environmental Development and Remote Sensing, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Warsaw, Poland.
Małgorzata KunkaThe National Institute of Horticultural Research, Skierniewice, Poland.
Katarzyna KowalczykDepartment of Vegetable and Medicinal Plants, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.

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Background: Basil ( Methods: Chlorophyll fluorescence was assessed using both continuous-excitation and modulated pulse-amplitude-modulated (PAM) techniques. Fluorescence parameters were monitored in plants at two developmental stages, immature and mature, under drought and high-electrical-conductivity (EC) stress. Results: Both stressors altered Photosystem II (PSII)-related fluorescence parameters, but high EC stress caused a wider spectrum of changes. In mature plants, those alterations were less pronounced, indicating enhanced tolerance likely due to more efficient electron transport and greater structural stability of the photosynthetic apparatus. The obtained results supported our hypothesis, that drought and high-EC stress would differentially impair photosynthetic efficiency, with drought imposing stronger osmotic limitations on photochemistry and high EC introducing additional ionic constraints. These stresses generated distinct physiological response patterns detectable by chlorophyll fluorescence measurements.

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DroughtsElectric ConductivityOcimum basilicumPhotosynthesisStress, PhysiologicalChlorophyllDrought ResistanceFluorescenceHydroponicsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexChlorophyllPhotosystem II Protein ComplexAbiotic stressesBasilChlorophyll a fluorescenceHydroponic systemsJIP-testPhotosynthesisPhotosynthetic performancePlant traitsPulse-modulated amplitude fluorescence

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