Effects of drought during grain filling on PS II activity in rice.

The Rice varieties Araure 4 (A4) and Fonaiap 2000 (F2000) were grown in the glasshouse under natural sunlight and subjected to drought at heading. The drought induced changes in chlorophyll a fluorescence parameters, pigment composition, D1 contents and carbohydrate accumulation were investigated. Drought decreased phiPS II, FV'/FM' and qP, and increased qN in both varieties.