Plants usually acclimate to low light condition by increase the light harvesting capacity. So we can see higher chlorophyll content in those low-light grown plants. But more light harvested may also damage photosynthesis, which require higher capacity of light protection. So, if we increased light protection by genetic manipulation, such as higher content of xanthophyll, whether it could be possible to increase light energy utilization during the low-light to high-light transition? If so, could it be possible to give strong light periodically to low-light grown plants to promote its growth?
Intermitently plants may be irradiated with high light intensity but more of it will damage the plant by photo oxidation. In fact, chlorophyll never acts as a limiting factor in carbon fixation. Transient high light intensity irradiation has been shown to augment light reaction and carbon fixation
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