Chlorophyll Fluorescence: Understanding Crop Performance - Basics and Applications

by Mohamed H. Kalaji, Vasilij N. Goltsev, Krystyna Zuk-Golaszewska, Marek Zivcak, Marian Brestic

Overview

Chlorophyll a fluorescence is a tool for evaluating plant responses to stress conditions. Fluorescence can be used in plant phenotyping and breeding programs to monitor biotic and abiotic stresses including mineral deficiencies, soil salinity, and pathogenic diseases. Chlorophyll Fluorescence: Understanding Crop Performance — Basics and Applications reviews a diversity of instruments available for recording and analyzing different types of light signals from plants and addresses the use of chlorophyll a fluorescence in research on plants and other photosynthesizing organisms, such as algae and cyanobacteria.

This book characterizes the phenomenon of chlorophyll a fluorescence, describes the methods for its measurement, and demonstrates — using selected examples — the applicability of these methods to research the response of the photosynthetic apparatus and plant tolerance to unfavorable environmental conditions. In addition, chapters cover a general background on photosynthesis, analysis of delayed fluorescence, and the pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) technique. The book is addressed to a wide range of professionals in photosynthesis research and scientists from other areas of plant sciences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498764490
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/25/2017
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mohamed H. Kalaji, Vasilij N. Goltsev, Krystyna ?uk-Go?aszewska, Marek Zivcak, Marian Brestic

Table of Contents

Photosynthesis. Fluorescence of chlorophyll a. JIP (OJIP) test. Delayed fluorescence in photosynthesis. Pulse-amplitude modulated fluorescence (PAM) measurements. Application of chlorophyll a fluorescence in plant research