Author:Ryan-Keogh, Thomas J; Thomalla, Sandy JDate:May 2020Chlorophyll fluorescence, primarily used to derive phytoplankton biomass, has long been an underutilized source of information on phytoplankton physiology. Diel fluctuations in chlorophyll fluorescence are affected by both photosynthetic ...Read more
Author:Smit, Jacoba E; Prinsloo, LC; Nel, JMDate:Jul 2012Photosynthesis provides us with the most abundant and efficient light-harvesting systems found in nature. The photosynthetic process is very much dependent on the aggregation state of the chlorophylls and secondary conformational structure ...Read more
Author:Smit, E; Prinsloo, LC; Nel, JM; Grobler, AF; Sparrow, RWDate:Jul 2011The most abundant and efficient light harvesting, energy transfer and transduction systems are found in nature within the process of photosynthesis. Although the processing sequences of an absorbed solar photon in the photosynthetic apparatus ...Read more
Author:Devnarain, N; Crampton, BG; Chikwamba, Rachel K; Becker, JVW; O'Kennedy, Maretha MDate:Mar 2016Sorghum is particularly drought tolerant compared with other cereal crops and is favoured for subsistence farming in water scarce regions of the world. This study was conducted to identify South African sorghum landraces with superior drought ...Read more
Author:Oberholster, Paul J; Blaise, C; Botha, A-MDate:Aug 2010The occurrence of a sunflower oil spill in 2007 in the Con Joubert Bird Sanctuary freshwater wetland, South Africa, inhibited the growth of sensitive phytoplankton species and promoted that of tolerant species. The algal divisions Chlorophyta ...Read more