Photosynthetica 2025, 63(3):288-290 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2025.027

Cadmium and high light stress interactions highlight limits of PSII in Arabidopsis thaliana

R. SINGH
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Received: August 31, 2025; Accepted: September 3, 2025; Prepublished online: September 9, 2025; Published: October 15, 2025  Show citation

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SINGH, R. (2025). Cadmium and high light stress interactions highlight limits of PSII in Arabidopsis thaliana . Photosynthetica, 63(3), 288-290. doi: 10.32615/ps.2025.027
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