Abiotic Stress Research Glossary
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Metabolic quiescence
A dormant state in which organisms drastically reduce metabolic activity and energy consumption to survive prolonged abiotic stress. This reversible condition allows survival during unfavorable environmental periods with minimal resource depletion.
Photosynthetic quantum yield
The efficiency of photosystem II at converting absorbed photons into separated electron-hole pairs, expressed as the rat...
Photosynthetic Quantum Yield Depression
The reduction in the efficiency of light energy conversion to chemical energy (measured as Fv/Fm ratio or electron trans...