Green light drives leaf photosynthesis more efficiently than red light in strong white light: revisiting the enigmatic question of why leaves are green.

By I. Terashima, T. Fujita, Takeshi Inoue, W. Chow, Riichi Oguchi. Plant and Cell Physiology, 2009

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Effect of Supplemental Lighting from Different Light Sources on Growth and Yield of Strawberry (2013, background): “Terashima et al. (2009) reported that in sunflower leaves, irradiation of green light under the moderate strong white light drives leaf photosynthesis more effectively than does red light.”
Impact of light color on photobioreactor productivity (2016, background): “The rationale behind this statement is that the PSI/PSII stoichiometry is optimized for the light the plant is exposed to andwhen there is a sudden change in light spectrum, theremight be an imbalanced excitation of the two photosystems [41].”
Multiple functional roles of anthocyanins in plant-environment interactions. (2015, background): “In addition, green light has been shown to be a key driver of photosynthesis in the lower mesophyll, since red and blue light is absorbed easily by the upper cell layers, especially under high irradiances (Terashima et al., 2009).”
Toward an optimal spectral quality for plant growth and development: The importance of radiation capture (2016, background): “This effect was demonstrated by Terashima et al. (2009) who reported that in a high light background, green light drives leaf Pnet more efficiently than red or blue light.”