Effects of increasing doses of UV-B radiation on photosynthesis and motility in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
Effects of increasing doses of UV-B radiation on photosynthetic efficiency (PE) and motility in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii were investigated. The exposure time ranged from 10 to 120 min at 0.73 W/m2 UV-B radiation. A decrease in compensation points (CP) was followed by an increase in PE on extending the UV-B treatment up to 60 min. The subsequent increase in PE was accompanied by increasing CPs. Enhanced doses of UV-B radiation thus have a stimulatory effect on the PE in C. reinhardtii. No inhibitory effects could be detected. No statistically significant differences in motility could be observed due to an extremely high variation of values.
Danilov
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Department of Applied Science, Mid Sweden University, 871 88 Hārnösand, Sweden. roman.danilov@tnv.mh.se
Ekelund
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D000818:Animals; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000528:radiation effects; D016825:Chlamydomonas reinhardtii / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D010788:Photosynthesis / Q000528:radiation effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays