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PHOTOSYNTHETIC CONVERSION EFFICIENCY [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Energy Transformation
DEF

The ratio of the energy absorbed and converted into tissue by plants to the total solar energy falling on the plants ... about 3% or less.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Transformation de l'énergie
DEF

Rapport entre l'énergie contenue dans la matière végétale et l'énergie du rayonnement solaire qui l'a produite par photosynthèse.

CONT

Le rendement de captation [...] [devient] alors très faible.

CONT

Les algues permettent un rendement de conversion de l'énergie solaire de l'ordre de 3%.

CONT

Le rendement photosynthétique est de l'ordre de 0,5% à 1% en général.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Transformación de la energía
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