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Blackman's law of limiting factors: a standalone construct

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Plant physiology

the principle that when a process depends on several factors, its rate is set by the factor in shortest supply, illustrated with photosynthesis.

In plant physiology, Blackman's law of limiting factors refers to the principle that when a process depends on several factors, its rate is set by the factor in shortest supply, illustrated with photosynthesis. This meaning comes from Blackman (1905) in Annals of Botany.[1]

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Blackman, F. F. (1905). Optima and Limiting Factors. Annals of Botany, os-19(2), 281-296. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a089000

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