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. 2016 Sep 9;7:1321. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01321

Table 3.

Photosynthetic parameters and constants of the FvCB model at 25°C.

Symbol Value Unit Description
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.