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Chlorophyll fluorescence rise kinetics (OJIP) were monitored monthly for one year (September 2024 to September 2025). With this information, we estimated the relative deviation of the performance index (PIABS) of each species from the average PIABS in each season (denoted as \u2206PIABS). P. boldus was associated with destruction of PSII reaction centers and incapacity for electron transport, i.e., higher values of parameters ABS\/RC (effective antenna size of an active reaction center) and F0 (minimal fluorescence), whereas C. odorifera was associated with higher photosynthetic performance i.e., higher values of PIABS, PITOT (total performance index), FV\/F0 (ratio between variable and minimal fluorescence), and FV\/FM (maximum quantum yield of primary PSII photochemistry). PIABS exhibited a 52 and 38% reduction (i.e., \u2212\u2206PIABS) during spring and winter in P. boldus, but an increase (i.e., +\u2206PIABS) of 52 and 37% in the same seasons for C. odorifera. P. boldus was considerably more depressed during the winter\u2013spring season than the summer months. 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