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Abiotic Stress Research Glossary

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Metabolic quiescence

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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.

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Photosynthetic quantum yield

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The efficiency of photosystem II at converting absorbed photons into separated electron-hole pairs, expressed as the rat...

The reduction in the efficiency of light energy conversion to chemical energy (measured as Fv/Fm ratio or electron trans...

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