Biology Forum › Botany Discussion › plant sunburn
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- November 1, 2006 at 8:07 pm #6204
Tebo RasenyaiParticipantY is it not possible 4 plant to get sunburn,does it have something to do with chlorophyll? 😀
- November 7, 2006 at 4:36 am #58264LinnParticipant
well plants can sorta get " sunburned" its called bleaching (photooxidation)
of chlorophyll if light is too intense. of course most plants native to areas of strong sunlight are protected by waxy cuticle. all plants have this called cutin in their epidermis.hope that helps a bit
- November 14, 2006 at 9:05 am #60230honeevKeymaster
this article might be interesting…
http://www.biology-online.org/articles/ … g_burn.htm^_^
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