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Fraction of sun light intensity that leads to saturation of photosynthesis

Value	25 %
Organism	C3 plants
Reference	Ort DR, Melis A. Optimizing antenna size to maximize photosynthetic efficiency.Plant Physiol. 2011 Jan155(1):79-85 p.79 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID21078863
Comments	C3 (tobacco) leaf photosynthesis is saturated by ~25% of maximum full sunlight.
Entered by	Uri M
ID	106361