Table 1 Parameters derived from photosynthetic light response curves calculated with incident (I) and absorbed photon flux (αI); replication and conditions of measurement as given in Fig. 1.

From: High C3 photosynthetic capacity and high intrinsic water use efficiency underlies the high productivity of the bioenergy grass Arundo donax

Photosynthetic light response curves

21% Oxygen

2% Oxygen

Asat (μmol CO2 m−2 s−1)

38.11 (0.56)

43.45 (2.08)

Фmax (mol CO2 mol photons−1)

0.050 (0.003)

0.064 (0.004)

ΦCO2,max (mol CO2 mol photons−1)

0.056 (0.003)

0.072 (0.004)

Rd (μmol CO2 m−2 s−1)

1.471 (0.15)

1.581 (0.16)

θ (−)

0.543 (0.06)

0.601 (0.08)

LCP (μmol m−2 s−1)

29.88 (2.14)

24.89 (1.63)

  1. mean, (SE), n = 5.
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