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- PAR range: 400â700 nm â visible light that drives photosynthesis
- Blue light (400â500 nm): promotes compact vegetative growth and chlorophyll synthesis
- Red light (600â700 nm): drives photosynthesis most efficiently; promotes flowering
- Green light (500â600 nm): partially absorbed by plants; penetrates deeper into canopy
- Far-red (700â800 nm): not classic PAR, but triggers shade avoidance and the Emerson effect
- Lux and lumens measure light as perceived by the human eye â irrelevant for plant growth