Changes of Photosynthetic Behaviors in Kappaphycus alvarezii Infected by Epiphyte

Table 4

Performance indexes (PI) and quantum yields in the healthy and epiphyte-infected K. alvarezii.

	𝜑𝑃𝑂	𝜓𝑂	𝜑𝐸𝑂	PIABS^∗	PICS𝑂^∗	PICS𝑚^∗
Healthy	0.57 ± 0.01	0.51 ± 0.08	0.29 ± 0.04	0.71 ± 0.23	411 ± 43	952 ± 97
Infected	0.57 ± 0.02	0.39 ± 0.07	0.22 ± 0.05	0.30 ± 0.15	230 ± 95	544 ± 237
RV	1	0.765	0.759	0.423	0.56	0.571

Values present mean ± SE of four replicates, *indicates significant differences at 𝑃<0.05 between the healthy and infected K. alvarezii, and RV indicates the relative value of infected sample to the healthy sample.