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The Photosynthetic Apparatus

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Barber J., Kühlbrandt W. (1999) Photosystem II. Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 9: 469-475

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Fluorescence

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Delayed Fluorescence

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Goltsev V., Yordanov I., Stefanov D., Zaharieva I., Lambrev P., Strasser R. J. (2001) Simultaneous analysis of variable and delayed chlorophyll fluorescence during induction period in photosynthetic apparatus. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of Photosynthesis, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne

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Herbicides

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Pfister K., Arntzen C. J. (1979) The mode of action of Photosystem II-specific inhibitors in herbicide-resistant weed biotypes. Z. Naturforsch. 34: 996-1009

Trebst A., Depka B., Ridley S. M., Hawkins A. F. (1985) Inhibition of photosynthetic electron transport by halogenated 4-hydroxy-pyridines. Z. Naturforsch. 40c: 391-399

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