... quenching; PQ, plastoquinone; PS, photosystem; QA and QB, primary and secondary quinone acceptors of photosystem II; t1 ⁄ 2 O–J, t1 ⁄ 2 J–I and t1 ⁄ 2 I–P, half-times of O–J, J–I and I–P ... reduction of QA in DCMU-inhibitedPSII is accounted for by the O–J phase. Interestingly,this decrease of AJ–Iwas compensated for by theequivalent increase of AO–J, making the sum of contri-butions ... the quantitative parameters are discussed in terms of the origin of each kinetic phase.AbbreviationsAO–J, AJ–I and AI–P, amplitude of O–J, J–I and I–P phases, respectively; Chl, chlorophyll;...