Journal of plant physiologyPhotosynthesisChlorophyllLightPlantsRed Light
The far-red light absorption and "Redundant chlorophyll" in plants: A waste of resource or an important booster of photosynthesis?
Alexei Solovchenko, Anatoly Gitelson
Published: 202610.1016/j.jplph.2025.154669
Abstract
Mature non-stressed plants often contain a lot more chlorophyll than they need to efficiently capture light energy in the PAR range. In this situation, some pigment molecules apparently become physiologically redundant because they remain shaded and…
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