Internal filters: Prospects for UV‐acclimation in higher plants

Wavelength-selective absorption of solar radiation within plant leaves allows penetration of visible radiation (400–700 nm) to the chloroplasts, while removing much of the damaging ultraviolet-B (UV-B, 280–320 nm) radiation. Flavonoids are important in this wavelength-selective absorption. Induction of flavonoid synthesis by solar radiation, and specifically by UV-B radiation, is discussed as this relates to the potential acclimation of plants to enhanced solar UV-B radiation that would result from stratospheric ozone reduction.

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