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Re:Why are plants green? To reduce the noise in photosynthesis by hun3 on Saturday October 01, 2022 @10:44PM (#33052339)
> Since green is a relatively high frequency that's intense in sunlight, it's safer to filter that color out.

What about (ultra-)violet light?

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Re:Why are plants green? To reduce the noise in photosynthesis by deepsun on Saturday October 01, 2022 @11:46PM (#33052634)
I suspect ozone layer filters it out.
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Re:Why are plants green? To reduce the noise in photosynthesis by hun3 on Sunday October 02, 2022 @10:44AM (#33056267)
Ozone layer does not completely filter out UV-A (~400nm), and most certainly visible light.
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