Use of the atLEAF+ chlorophyll meter for a nondestructive estimate of chlorophyll content

At present, chlorophyll meters are widely used for a quick and nondestructive estimate of chlorophyll (Chl) contents in plant leaves. Chl meters allow to estimate the Chl content in relative units - the Chl index (CI). However, using such meters, one can face a problem of converting CI into absolute...

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Published in:Photosynthetica 2016-03, Vol.54 (1), p.130-137
Main Authors: Novichonok, E. V., Novichonok, A. O., Kurbatova, J. A., Markovskaya, E. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
Life Sciences
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Plant Physiology
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Summary:At present, chlorophyll meters are widely used for a quick and nondestructive estimate of chlorophyll (Chl) contents in plant leaves. Chl meters allow to estimate the Chl content in relative units - the Chl index (CI). However, using such meters, one can face a problem of converting CI into absolute values of the pigment content and comparing data acquired with different devices and for different plant species. Many Chl meters ( SPAD-502, CL-01, CCM-200 ) demonstrated a high degree of correlation between the CI and the absolute pigment content. A number of formulas have been deduced for different plant species to convert the CI into the absolute value of the photosynthetic pigment content. However, such data have not been yet acquired for the atLEAF+ Chl meter. The purpose of the present study was to assess the applicability of the atLEAF+ Chl meter for estimating the Chl content. A significant species-specific exponential relationships between the atLEAF value (corresponding to CI) and extractable Chl a , Chl b , Chl ( a + b ) for Calamus dioicus and Cleistanthus sp. were shown. The correlations between the atLEAF values and the content of Chl a , Chl b , and Chl ( a + b ) per unit of leaf area was stronger than that per unit of dry leaf mass. The atLEAF value- Chl b correlation was weaker than that of atLEAF value-Chl a and atLEAF value-Chl ( a + b ) correlations. The influence of light conditions (Chl a / b ratio) on the atLEAF value has been also shown. The obtained results indicated that the atLEAF+ Chl meter is a cheap and convenient tool for a quick nondestructive estimate of the Chl content, if properly calibrated, and can be used for this purpose along with other Chl meters.
ISSN:0300-3604
1573-9058
DOI:10.1007/s11099-015-0172-8