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A decrease in the quantum yield during the synchronous life cycle of Scenedesmus obliquus seems to be associated with the second light reaction of photosynthesis.
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SENGER, H., BISHOP, N. Quantum Yield of Photosynthesis in Synchronous Scenedesmus Cultures. Nature 214, 140–142 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214140a0
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