Table 2. Photosynthetic characteristics of 2-year old seedlings of O. insularis under four different light intensities.

RLI(%) Photosynthetic Capacity(μmol m−2 s−1) Dark Respiration Rate(μmol m−2 s−1) Apparent Quantum Yield(mmol mol−1) Light Compensation Point(μmol m−2 s−1)
10 2.8±1.7b 0.41±0.23b 0.023±0.009b 17.9±6.7a
20 4.3±2.7ab 0.55±0.13ab 0.031±0.014ab 20.3±8.9a
55 6.5±2.1a 0.82±0.36a 0.038±0.005a 22.4±12.1a
100 4.5±0.9ab 0.68±0.22ab 0.027±0.005b 25.1±5.1a