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Figure - link %
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| Organism |
Plants |
| Reference |
Zhu XG, Long SP, Ort DR. Improving photosynthetic efficiency for greater yield. Annu Rev Plant Biol. 2010 61 :235-61. doi: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-042809-112206. p.240 figure 2PubMed ID20192734
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| Primary Source |
Zhu XG, de Sturler E, Long SP. 2007. Optimizing the distribution of resources between enzymes of carbon metabolism can dramatically increase photosynthetic rate: a numerical simulation using an evolutionary algorithm. Plant Physiol. 145: 513–26PubMed ID17720759
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| Comments |
"Both C3 and C4 (NADP–malic enzyme type) photosynthesis are
presented. Calculations assume a leaf temperature of 30°C and an atmospheric
[CO2] of 387 ppm. The theoretical maximal photosynthetic energy conversion
efficiency (ec) is 4.6% for C3 and 6% for C4 plants. These values are for total
full-spectrum solar radiation. If the analysis is limited to photosynthetically
active radiation (400–700 nm), then these values become 9.4% for C3 and
12.3% for C4. This analysis is redrawn, with modifications explained in the
text, from (primary source)." See note beneath table |
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Uri M |
| ID |
109830 |