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Plants can grow in near-darkness, new research shows – here are three promising benefits

By Sven Batke, Lecturer in Biology, Edge Hill University
Plants can grow with much less light than previously thought, according to a new study on tiny water-based organisms called microalgae that has been published in Nature Communications. The German-led team of researchers lowered light sensors into Arctic water to a depth of 50 metres to test how low light levels must become before plant life ceases to exist, with incredible results.

They found that plants were able to perform photosynthesisThe Conversation


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