16 Aug
2005
16 Aug
'05
6:24 p.m.
Hey, thanks for doing all the legwork. There's some good reading in there.
There are three paths. I'm not a botanist.
I. For the blue end of the visible spectrum -
The terresterial plants that predominte our local Intermountain city-scape use chlorophyll-b to drive photosynthesis because chlorophyll-b absorbs light from the higher wavelength energy blue end of the spectrum - and reflects unused green light. Because blue light contains more energy, it can drive more efficient higher energy photochemical cycles -