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Quantum physics and photosynthesis!
A Holistic Approach to Study Photosynthetic Acclimation Responses of Plants to Fluctuating Light
Introduction
Plants in natural environments are exposed to light and other environmental conditions that fluctuate on timescales ranging over orders of magnitude.
Applied quantum biology
The rate of photosynthesis under any given set of conditions will be a function of the light absorbed, the capacity for charge separation in each photosystem, and of the use of that energy to drive carbon assimilation and other metabolic processes.
To maximize light capture efficiency at all times, plants need to ensure that the capacities of electron transport and metabolism exceed the maximum rate of light absorption across the full range of environmental conditions experienced.
This, however, is unlikely to be the optimal solution overall, in terms of resource allocation between different processes.
Plants growing under different conditions may be limited by, for example, light and water availability, nitrogen and other n