Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Photoprotection comes at a cost: non-photochemical quenching shapes growthproductivity trade-offs in Haematococcus lacustris
Stefano Cazzaniga, Francesco Bellamoli, Edoardo Ceschi…·Matteo Ballottari
This study shows that enhanced non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) in Haematococcus lacustris improves high-light tolerance under carbon limitation but reduces growth and astaxanthin productivity under high CO2 conditions.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.19.745743