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How does light intensity affect the rate of photosynthesis?

Photosynthesis is light dependent. At low light intensities, this may become the limiting factor - one reason why plants grow better outdoors, rather than in the house, and one reason why we recommend the use of light banks if you are trying to grow plants in schools. There is also a level above which photosynthesis cannot take place any faster as other factors become limiting - CO2 level or temperature for instance.

M. MacDonald SAPS

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