Breeding for Light

Yes, can be. Here is an example spectra of the sun mid-day partly cloudy northeastern US late spring.

In this sample the PAR (400-700nm) measured as 1580 umol / m^2 s as captured by a spectrophotometer:
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The solar irradiation will vary by location, environmental conditions, calendar date, and time of day.

For instance, here is what the DLI looks like based on latitude and day-year (estimated daily light received in Mols:

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And how the amount of irradiation varies based on time of year, this is Ecuador (graph is rotated clockwise):

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And, here is Sydney:
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etc…

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