light compensation point (photon flux needed for survival) for green plants

Value 3 µmol/m^2/sec
Organism Biosphere
Reference Kiang et al. Spectral Signatures of Photosynthesis I. Review of Earth Organisms. Astrobiology 2007. 7(1) p.233PubMed ID17407409
Primary Source Nobel, P.S. Physicochemical and Environmental Plant Physiology, Academic Press, San Diego. 1999.
Comments This value is equivalent to 1.8e18 photons/m^2/sec
Entered by Phil Mongiovi
ID 101686