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Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
Absorption Spectrum and PAR
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- Wavelength range of PAR
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2004 AIPMT 1 question
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Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) represents the following range of wave lengthPhotosynthetically active radiation (PAR) is the part of the solar spectrum that plants can use for photosynthesis.
It corresponds to visible light, with wavelengths from about 400 nm (violet-blue) to 700 nm (red).
Chlorophyll a and b absorb mainly in the blue (around 430–450 nm) and red (around 640–680 nm) regions of this range.
PAR makes up less than half of the total incident solar radiation.
So PAR represents the wavelength range 400–700 nm.