Chlorophyll f

``Blankenship sees applications for biotechnology as well. "If this chlorophyll could be put into a plant and function properly, then it would be able to utilize some additional light energy that no plant now can use," he wrote via e-mail. "This has the potential to increase the efficiency of photosynthesis, as before energy storage can take place, the light has to be absorbed. Any wavelengths of light that are not absorbed are lost forever. A typical plant absorbs most of the sunlight in the visible region (400–700 nm) but very little beyond 700 nm [which marks the border between red and infrared light]. The visible region accounts for about half of the solar output energy. By pushing the absorption into longer wavelengths, an additional 10 percent or so of the solar output is potentially useable."''

From Sciam.

Form of chlorophyll newly discoverd, feeds on infrared light.


Another article on Chlorofil f here.