Table 3.
Symbol | Value | Unit | Description |
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Kc | 40.4 | Pa | Michaelis-Menten constant of Rubisco for CO2 |
Ko | 24.8 × 103 | Pa | Michaelis-Menten constant of Rubisco for O2 |
O | 20.5 × 103 | Pa | Oxygen partial pressure |
Rlo | 0.0089Vlo | μmol m−2 s−1 | Dark leaf respiration rate |
Γ | 4.4 | Pa | CO2 compensation point of photosynthesis |
Γ* | 3.69 | Pa | Γ in the absence of mitochondrial respiration |
f | 0.15 | – | Spectral correction factor |
θl | 0.68–0.83 | – | Curvature of leaf response of electron transport to irradiance |
Values of the photosynthetic parameters are given at 25°C.