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Table 1 Correlation coefficients among gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters derived at each light step of rapid light curves

From: A procedure for maize genotypes discrimination to drought by chlorophyll fluorescence imaging rapid light curves

PAR

GEM

Chlorophyll fluorescence parameter

F

Fm′

Y(II)

Y(NPQ)

Y(NO)

NPQ

qN

qP

qL

PS/50

0

A

−0.52**

0.28ns

0.58**

−0.62**

−0.57**

0.33*

−0.19ns

0.50**

0.53**

 

gs

−0.52**

0.22ns

0.53**

−0.59**

−0.52**

0.30ns

−0.22ns

0.44**

0.47**

 

Ci

0.25ns

−0.29ns

−0.49**

0.36*

0.49**

−0.35*

−0.10ns

−0.50**

−0.51**

 

E

−0.51**

0.28ns

0.58**

−0.62**

−0.57**

0.34*

−0.20ns

0.49**

0.52**

 

20

A

−0.47**

0.38*

0.71**

−0.73**

−0.66**

−0.63**

−0.68**

0.76**

0.60**

0.76**

gs

−0.49**

0.31*

0.66**

−0.67**

−0.62**

−0.56**

−0.60**

0.73**

0.61**

0.72**

Ci

0.22ns

−0.37*

−0.56**

0.56**

0.52**

0.47**

0.55**

−0.55**

−0.37**

−0.56**

E

−0.46**

0.38*

0.71**

−0.73**

−0.66**

−0.62**

−0.67**

0.76**

0.59**

0.76**

55

A

−0.33*

0.58**

0.83**

−0.87**

−0.64**

−0.81**

−0.84**

0.80**

0.72**

0.85**

gs

−0.38*

0.50**

0.78**

−0.81**

−0.60**

−0.74**

−0.76**

0.77**

0.73**

0.80**

Ci

0.11ns

−0.50**

−0.61**

0.61**

0.50**

0.58**

0.62**

−0.59**

−0.44**

−0.60**

E

−0.33*

0.57**

0.82**

−0.86**

−0.63**

−0.80**

−0.83**

0.79**

0.71**

0.84**

110

A

0.03ns

0.71**

0.90**

−0.93**

−0.43**

−0.88**

−0.89**

0.79**

0.66**

0.92**

gs

−0.05ns

0.62**

0.87**

−0.87**

−0.45**

−0.82**

−0.82**

0.77**

0.68**

0.88**

Ci

−0.16ns

−0.55**

−0.61**

0.61**

0.33*

0.57**

0.61**

−0.59**

−0.38*

−0.60**

E

0.03ns

0.70**

0.89**

−0.92**

−0.43**

−0.87**

−0.88**

0.79**

0.66**

0.91**

185

A

0.34*

0.76**

0.90**

−0.95**

0.19ns

−0.93**

−0.90**

0.80**

0.58**

0.91**

gs

0.24ns

0.68**

0.88**

−0.90**

0.09ns

−0.87**

−0.83**

0.80**

0.63**

0.90**

Ci

−0.34*

−0.56**

−0.55**

0.60**

−0.16ns

0.54**

0.60**

−0.49**

−0.26ns

−0.54**

E

0.32*

0.74**

0.89**

−0.94**

0.16ns

−0.91**

−0.88**

0.80**

0.59**

0.91**

280

A

0.44**

0.73**

0.91**

−0.94**

0.45**

−0.91**

−0.85**

0.85**

0.67**

0.92**

gs

0.34*

0.65**

0.91**

−0.89**

0.35**

−0.85**

−0.78**

0.86**

0.71**

0.91**

Ci

−0.42**

−0.55**

−0.49**

0.57**

−0.40**

0.54**

0.59**

−0.43**

−0.24ns

−0.49**

E

0.42**

0.71**

0.91**

−0.92**

0.42**

−0.90**

−0.83**

0.85**

0.68**

0.91**

335

A

0.47**

0.71**

0.91**

−0.93**

0.50**

−0.89**

−0.83**

0.87**

0.73**

0.92**

gs

0.38*

0.64**

0.90**

−0.89**

0.41**

−0.83**

−0.76**

0.87**

0.76**

0.91**

Ci

−0.44**

−0.55**

−0.50**

0.58**

−0.43**

0.55**

0.59**

−0.43**

−0.26ns

−0.50**

E

0.45**

0.70**

0.91**

−0.92**

0.47**

−0.87**

−0.81**

0.87**

0.74**

0.92**

395

A

0.46**

0.70**

0.90**

−0.92**

0.47**

−0.86**

−0.81**

0.87**

0.76**

0.91**

gs

0.38*

0.63**

0.89**

−0.88**

0.39**

−0.80**

−0.75**

0.87**

0.79**

0.90**

Ci

−0.43**

−0.53**

−0.48**

0.53**

−0.38**

0.52**

0.57**

−0.43**

−0.29ns

−0.48**

E

0.44**

0.68**

0.89**

−0.90**

0.44**

−0.84**

−0.79**

0.87**

0.77**

0.90**

460

A

0.44**

0.68**

0.88**

−0.90**

0.43**

−0.83**

−0.81**

0.87**

0.78**

0.90**

gs

0.36**

0.61**

0.87**

−0.86**

0.36*

−0.77**

−0.75**

0.86**

0.80**

0.89**

Ci

−0.41**

−0.53**

−0.46**

0.51**

−0.36*

0.50**

0.57**

−0.41**

−0.28ns

−0.46**

E

0.43**

0.67**

0.88**

−0.88**

0.40*

−0.81**

−0.79**

0.86**

0.78**

0.89**

  1. Abbreviations: photosynthetically active radiation (PAR, µmol photons m−2 s−1); gas exchange measurements (GEM); net CO2 assimilation rate (A); stomatal conductance to water vapor (gs); intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci); transpiration rate (E); fluorescence yield (not necessarily in the steady-state) before application a saturate pulse (F); quantum yield of nonregulated energy dissipation [Y(NO)]; maximum fluorescence yield on light-adapted leaf (Fm′); effective PSII quantum yield [Y(II)]; coefficient of non-photochemical quenching (qN, lake model); quantum yield of regulated energy dissipation [Y(NPQ)]; non-photochemical quenching (NPQ); coefficient of photochemical quenching (qP, puddle model); coefficient of photochemical quenching (qL, lake model); apparent rate of photosynthesis (PS/50)
  2. ns,*,** Not significantly different, significant at the 5 and 1% probability levels, respectively