More diverse communities have a lower value of D BP than less-diverse communities.

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

The ratio of red light (R) to far-red light (FR) varies remarkably in different environments. This ratio can be defined as follows:

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Phytochrome is that it enables plants to sense shading by other plants. Plants that increase stem extension in response to shading are said to exhibit a shade avoidance response.

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As shading increases, the R:FR ratio decreases.

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The greater proportion of far-red light converts more Pfr to Pr, and the ratio of Pfr to total phytochrome (Pfr/Ptotal) decreases.

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When stimulated natural radiation was used to vary the far-red content, it was found that for so-called sun plants, the higher the far-red content (i.e., the lower the Pfr:Ptotal ratio), the higher the rate of stem extension.

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For a “sun plant” or “shade-avoiding plant” there is a clear adaptive value in allocating its resources toward more rapid extension growth when it is shaded by another plant.