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Why is red light the best for photosynthesis?

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The primary reasons why LED fixtures emit a lot of red are 1) red LEDs are among the most efficient at converting electricity into photosynthetic photons, 2) chlorophyll strongly absorbs red light, thus it is effective at photosynthesis, and 3) red LEDs are relatively inexpensive

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