Table 3. Changes in the photosynthetic pigment contents in leaves of 2-year old seedlings of O. insularis under four different light intensities.

Relative light intensity (%) 10 20 55 100
Chlorophyll a (μg/cm2) 15.43±0.07c 18.05±0.02b 32.60±0.02a 14.55±0.03d
Chlorophyll b (μg/cm2) 6.96±0.03c 7.10±0.06b 12.72±0.01a 6.39±0.02d
Total chlorophyll (μg/cm2) 22.38±0.09c 25.14±0.08b 45.31±0.01a 20.93±0.04d
Carotenoid (μg/cm2) 3.87±0.03c 4.59±0.03b 8.23±0.04a 4.65±0.03b
Chlorophyll a/b 2.22±0.01d 2.54±0.02b 2.56±0.01a 2.28±0.01c
Chlorophyll/carotenoid 5.78±0.02a 5.48±0.02b 5.50±0.03b 4.50±0.02c