Photosynthetic response curve to light for sun (solid line, N = 14) and shade leaves (dashed line, N = 21) of S.  Why in this graph do we see shaded leaves have lower values compared to light leaves as PAR is increasing?

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Photosynthetic response curve to light for sun (solid line, N = 14) and shade leaves (dashed line, N = 21) of S. 

Why in this graph do we see shaded leaves have lower values compared to light leaves as PAR is increasing? 

Amax umol CO₂ m² s¹]
10
8
6
4
2
0
-2
4
250
500
PAR [umol m² s-¹]
750
1000
Transcribed Image Text:Amax umol CO₂ m² s¹] 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 4 250 500 PAR [umol m² s-¹] 750 1000
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