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Measurement of the Kinetics of Chlorophyll a Fluorescence by an LED-Light Source Fluorimeter, Handy PEA

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The chlorophyll a fluorescence measurement method is used to determine the efficiency of the photosynthetic apparatus and to assess the physiological state of photosynthetic organisms. The measurement is simple, fast, and noninvasive. It is a precise tool to study photosynthesis response under stress conditions or to assess the impact of specific environmental factors on plants. Here we describe the usage of this method in environmental-controlled plant production systems differing in temperature or light source on the growth and development of common buckwheat.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Centre of Science in Poland (no. 2017/25/B/NZ9/00148).

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  1. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland

    Marta Hornyák

  2. Department of Physiology, Breeding of Plant and Seed Science, University of Agriculture, Cracow, Poland

    Agnieszka Płażek

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  1. Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland

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Hornyák, M., Płażek, A. (2024). Measurement of the Kinetics of Chlorophyll a Fluorescence by an LED-Light Source Fluorimeter, Handy PEA. In: Betekhtin, A., Pinski, A. (eds) Buckwheat. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2791. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3794-4_13

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