Talk:Photosynthesis/to do
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- The page is in desperate need of clarification and tidying.
- many more more on carbon cycle
- Figure out what else isn't done.
- Find or create textbook style diagrams where helpful:
- Photosystems/electron transport chain
- (Optional) Clean up light reaction and Calvin cycle article associated with photosynthesis.
- Add section about the biophysics of photosynthesis.
- CAM and C4 need to be incorporated
- Expand lead section
- More of a basic introduction, as well as the one with all the longer scientific word that no everyone understands
- Photosynthesis is inhibited with increased temperature due to the reduced specificity of Rubisco and the reduced solubility of carbon dioxide - Long 1991 Plant Cell and Env. 14, 729-739.
In overview it says "Photosynthesis uses light energy and carbon dioxide to make triose phospates." The production of triose phosphates does not occur until respiration. In photosynthesis the hydrocarbon made is glucose.
"Plants use up to 90% of the light that strikes them, whereas commercial solar panels use less than 30%. This is achieved by groups of chlorophyll molecules spending a long time in a superposition of states.[4]"
The above statement is clearly wrong, there is no way that 90% of radiant energy is converted to stored energy as glucose by photosythesis - where did this number come from? Solar cells are much more efficient. Other articles on the net have shown that less than 5% of the incoming radiant energy is stored as chemical energy in Glucose. Detailed data needs to be provided on this concept as using sustainable energy sources in the future is becoming increasingly important. Plants may also vary in their efficiency depending on the species in their ability to convert sunlight into energy.
