Photosynthetica 2000, 38(1):53-56 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1026791823551

A Cheap Chlorophyll a Fluorescence Imaging System

P. Lootens1, P. Vandecasteele1
1 Centre of Ecophysiological Diagnosis Techniques, Department of Crop Husbandry and Ecophysiology, Agricultural Research Centre - Ghent, Ministry of Small Enterprises, Traders and Agriculture, Merelbeke, Belgium

A cheap chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence imaging system was developed for measuring leaf areas of 30×45 cm. Uniform saturating irradiances were created using CuSO4 filtered radiation from stroboscopes. The system was tested using maize leaves treated with diuron. Comparison was made with a small-area-measuring pulse amplified modulation Chl fluorometer.

Additional key words: diuron; Zea mays

Prepublished online: October 1, 2000; Published: April 1, 2000  Show citation

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Lootens, P., & Vandecasteele, P. (2000). A Cheap Chlorophyll a Fluorescence Imaging System. Photosynthetica, 38(1), 53-56. doi: 10.1023/A:1026791823551
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