photosynthesis

[Søren Laurentius Nielsen]

I think that question is very difficult indeed to answer for any
specific plant. The theoretical maximum efficiency of photosynthesis
as a process is about 33%. The actual efficiency of a specific plant
will be lower than that.

On Mon, 19 Apr 1999 00:59:50 -0400, "David C. Baker"
<tonyr at frontiernet.net> wrote:

>How efficient are plants in the conversion of solar energy? Say an oak tree.
>How efficient is an oak tree in turning light into chemical energy? 20%?
>50%?
>
>Thanks. Just a curious.
>
>David C. Baker
>tonyr at frontiernet.net
>
>
>

Søren Laurentius Nielsen
Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry
Roskilde University, Denmark
nielsen at virgil.ruc.dk
http://virgil.ruc.dk/~nielsen
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