English Explanatory Dictionary

Emerson effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The increase in the rate of photosynthesis after chloroplasts are exposed to light of wavelength 680 nm (deep red spectrum) and more than 680 nm (far red spectrum).

Word forms

Emerson effect Emerson effects

Etymology

Named after Robert Emerson who described the effect in 1957.

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