Summary. Sunflower leaf discs incubated in ithe light oln carbohydrate substrates exhibit several-fold increases in amounts of extractable allagochrome and chlorogen,ic acid. Thes,e changes are linear with time, and oxygen is required. The light effect saturates at approximately 600 UW/cm2 "white" light, roughly the compensation point for photosynthesis. Red 'light is as effective as white light. Incubation in the dark, or in far red light, produces negligible changes 'in allagochrome and chlorogenic acid conten't.