The pho­to­syn­the­sis rate is one of the most impor­tant indi­ca­tors for the seques­tra­tion of car­bon and thus the ener­gy of plants. Cor­re­la­tions are estab­lished and pre­cise­ly described. The aim is to expand the under­stand­ing of ener­gy and mate­r­i­al flows and thus to make the use of resources more efficient.

The pho­to­syn­the­sis rate is deter­mined in real time using var­i­ous mea­sure­ment meth­ods. In par­tic­u­lar, gas exchange and chloro­phyll flu­o­res­cence were mea­sured for this pur­pose. On this basis, the ener­gy required to pro­duce plants under con­trolled con­di­tions can be optimized.

The real-time data acqui­si­tion makes it pos­si­ble to estab­lish pre­vi­ous­ly unknown cor­re­la­tions and describe them precisely.