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Chlorophyll Fluorescence: What Is It and What Do the Numbers Mean?

Ritchie, G. A. IN: National proceedings: forest and conservation nursery associations 2005. Riley, L.E.; Dumroese, R.K.; Landis, T.D., technical coordinators. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Proceedings RMRS-P-43, p.34-43. 2006.

This report outlines the underlying physiological basis for chlorophyll fluorometry and discusses measurement protocols and equipment. Interpretations of CF emissions are elucidated using heretofore unpublished data derived from Douglas-fir nursery seedlings.


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Author(s): Gary A. Ritchie

Section: Seedling Physiology and Morphology