Calibration of the Minolta SPAD-502 leaf chlorophyll meter

Use of leaf meters to provide an instantaneous assessment of leaf chlorophyll has become common, but calibration of meter output into direct units of leaf chlorophyll concentration has been difficult and an understanding of the relationship between these two parameters has remained elusive. We examined the correlation of soybean (Glycine max) and maize (Zea mays L.) leaf chlorophyll concentration, as measured by organic extraction and spectrophotometric analysis, with output (M) of the Minolta SPAD-502 leaf chlorophyll meter. The relationship is non-linear and can be described by the equation chlorophyll (mol m^–2)=10(^M0.265), r ²=0.94. Use of such an exponential equation is theoretically justified and forces a more appropriate fit to a limited data set than polynomial equations. The exact relationship will vary from meter to meter, but will be similar and can be readily determined by empirical methods. The ability to rapidly determine leaf chlorophyll concentrations by use of the calibration method reported herein should be useful in studies on photosynthesis and crop physiology.Abbreviations Chl- chlorophyll - M- SPAD-502 meter value     

Evaluation of a SPAD-502 Plus Chlorophyll Meter to Estimate Chlorophyll Content in Leaves with Interveinal Chlorosis

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - The portable chlorophyll (Chl) meter SPAD-502 Plus (Konica Minolta Optics, Japan) is one of the most commonly used diagnostic tools for rapid and...     

叶绿素计SPAD-502在林业上应用

叶绿素是植物光合作用的色素,传统方法测定叶绿素一般采用分光光度法.本研究采用便携式叶绿素计SPAD-502测定落叶松人工林下4个主要阔叶树种绿色度（SPAD值）的季节变化,并与分光光度法测定的叶绿素含量进行相关性分析.结果表明,SPAD值与叶绿素含量具有显著的相关性,SPAD值能较好地反映树木叶绿素含量的变化.因此,使用叶绿素计测定树木的叶绿素含量是完全可行的,在一定条件下可代替叶绿素含量的直接测定.由于叶绿素计SPAD-502携带方便、测定简便、迅速,且不损坏叶片,应在林业研究中积极推广使用.     

Comparison of Chlorophyll Meter Readings with Leaf Chlorophyll Concentration in Amaranthus vlitus: Correlation with Physiological Processes1

The portable chlorophyll meter (SPAD-502) has been successfully used for a rapid and direct estimation of total chlorophyll content (TCHL) in the leaves of some crops. In this work, SPAD-502 meter readings and TCHL concentration were compared for the leaves of Amaranthus vlitus L., a common weed. SPAD readings were linearly and positively correlated to TCHL concentration in the leaves. A linear correlation was also shown between SPAD-502 readings and some physiological parameters of the leaves, such as photosynthesis, transpiration, and stomatal conductance.     

Errors in Leaf Area Measurement with an Automatic Area Meter due to Leaf Chlorophyll in Crop Plants

This study revealed that an area meter with a semi-automaticfeeding mechanism underestimated the area of yellowish leavesand wavy leaves in crop plants. It is recommended that areameasurements should be made using photocopied leaves and leafsegments. The degree of underestimation should be checked whenchlorophyll meter (SPAD) values are less than 30.Copyright 1999Annals of Botany Company Glycine max Merr., Hordeum vulgare L., leaf area meter, leaf colour, Oryza sativa L.,Solanum tuberosum L., SPAD, Triticum aestivum L., Zea mays L.     

Evaluating the relationship between leaf chlorophyll concentration and SPAD-502 chlorophyll meter readings

Relationships between chlorophyll concentration ([chl]) and SPAD values were determined for birch, wheat, and potato. For all three species, the relationships were non-linear with an increasing slope with increasing SPAD. The relationships for birch and wheat were strong (r ² ∼ 0.9), while the potato relationship was comparatively weak (r ² ∼ 0.5). Birch and wheat had very similar relationships when the chlorophyll concentration was expressed per unit leaf area, but diverged when it was expressed per unit fresh weight. Furthermore, wheat showed similar SPAD–[chl] relationships for two different cultivars and during two different growing seasons. The curvilinear shape of the SPAD–[chl] relationships agreed well with the simulated effects of non-uniform chlorophyll distribution across the leaf surface and multiple scattering, causing deviations from linearity in the high and low SPAD range, respectively. The effect of non-uniformly distributed chlorophyll is likely to be more important in explaining the non-linearity in the empirical relationships, since the effect of scattering was predicted to be comparatively weak. The simulations were based on the algorithm for the calculation of SPAD-502 output values. We suggest that SPAD calibration curves should generally be parameterised as non-linear equations, and we hope that the relationships between [chl] and SPAD and the simulations of the present study can facilitate the interpretation of chlorophyll meter calibrations in relation to optical properties of leaves in future studies.     

Effect of Leaf Detachment on Chlorophyll Fluorescence during Chilling Experiments

The effect of leaf detachment on chlorophyll fluorescence was analyzed for Zea mays, Cucumis sativus, Phaseolus vulgaris, and Echinochloa crus-galli. Results clearly indicate that detachment hastens the decrease in chlorophyll fluorescence during the course of chilling experiments. For maize and bean, the activity of photosystem II of chloroplasts isolated from detached leaves is lower than that of chloroplasts isolated from attached leaves. There are also large differences in ionic loss between detached and attached leaves of barnyard grass which could correlate with changes in leaf water status. The detached leaves lost some 50% of their total ionic content. Finally, detachment alters the ranking of the species with regard to their chilling tolerance.     

Viral Lesion Formation on Chlorophyll deficient Leaf Area

Chlorophyllfreie Blatter von Vida faba zeigten nadi Infektion mit dem Gurkenmosaikvirus nekrotische Lokalläsionen. Dies dürfte darauf hinweisen, daß voU entwickelte Chloroplasten für Virussynthese und Entstehung von Nekrosen nicht unbedingt erforderlidi sind.     

Effect of Irradiance, Sugars and Nitrogen on Leaf Size of In Vitro Grown Ceratonia Siliqua L.

Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) has compound pinnate leaves consisting of 4 – 6 pairs of leaflets. However, in conditions of in vitro culture only one pair of leaflets develops. With increasing irradiance from 9.3 to 74.1 µmol m^–2 s^–1, leaf area increased 5-fold. Sucrose also significantly increased leaf area and the maxima were at concentration 147 mM at high irradiance and 233.6 mM at low irradiance. Sucrose was superior to fructose, glucose and combination of both in increasing leaf area. Decreasing concentration of KNO₃ and NH₄NO₃ caused a 3-fold decline of leaf area.     

Chlorophyll-Protein Complexes from the Red-Tide Dinoflagellate, Gonyaulax polyedra Stein : Isolation, Characterization, and the Effect of Growth Irradiance on Chlorophyll Distribution

A comparision of high (330 microeinsteins per meter squared per second) and low (80 microeinsteins per meter squared per second) light grown Gonyaulax polyedra indicated a change in the distribution of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll c₂, and peridinin among detergent-soluble chlorophyll-protein complexes. Thylakoid fractions were prepared by sonication and centrifugation. Chlorophyll-protein complexes were solubilized from the membranes with sodium dodecyl sulfate and resolved by Deriphat electrophoresis. Low light cells yielded five distinct chlorophyll-protein complexes (I to V), while only four (I′ to IV′) were evident in preparations of high light cells. Both high molecular weight complexes I and I′ were dominated by chlorophyll a absorption and associated with minor amounts of chlorophyll c. Both complexes II and II′ were chlorophyll a-chlorophyll c₂-protein complexes devoid of peridinin and unique to dinoflagellates. The chlorophyll a:c₂ molar ratio of both complexes was 1:3, indicating significant chlorophyll c enrichment over thylakoid membrane chlorophyll a:c ratios of 1.8 to 2:1. Low light complex III differed from all other high or low light complexes in that it possessed peridinin and had a chlorophyll a:c₂ ratio of 1:1. Low light complexes IV and V and high light complexes III′ and IV′ were spectrally similar, had high chlorophyll a:c₂ ratios (4:1), and were associated with peridinin. The effects of growth irradiance on the composition of chlorophyll-protein complexes in Gonyaulax polyedra differed from those described for other chlorophyll c-containing plant species.     

NaCl胁迫对祁连山野生黄瑞香叶片光合叶绿素荧光特性的影响

以4片真叶黄瑞香幼苗为材料,设置不同浓度(0、50、100、150、200mmol·L~(-1))NaCl胁迫处理,采用温室砂培实验系统考察了其幼苗叶绿素含量、叶绿素荧光参数及气体交换参数等光合生理指标的变化。结果表明:(1)在正常环境条件下(对照),黄瑞香叶片净光合速率(P_n)、气孔导度(G_s)的日变化曲线呈双峰型,蒸腾速率(T_r)日变化曲线呈单峰型;较高浓度(100mmol·L~(-1))NaCl胁迫改变了黄瑞香叶片光合特性日变化曲线,导致其P_n、T_r、G_s日变化曲线整体下降,而胞间CO_2浓度(Ci)日变化曲线整体上升。(2)低浓度(50mmol·L~(-1))NaCl胁迫对黄瑞香叶片叶绿素含量及其比值无显著影响,但较高浓度(100mmol·L~(-1))NaCl胁迫则使叶绿素含量显著下降,其比值下降则较平缓。(3)较高浓度(100mmol·L~(-1))NaCl胁迫使得黄瑞香叶片最大荧光(F_m)、PSⅡ最大光化学效率(F_v/F_m)、PSⅡ光下最大捕光效率(F_v′/F_m′)、光化学荧光猝灭系数(qP)、PSⅡ实际光化学效率(Φ_(PSⅡ))均显著下降,却使其初始荧光(F_0)和非光化学猝灭(NPQ)显著上升。研究发现,随着盐胁迫浓度的增加,引起黄瑞香光合速率下降的主要原因是非气孔因素;在轻度NaCl胁迫下黄瑞香有较强的忍耐性,而重度NaCl胁迫则显著降低了叶片的光合机构活性,加剧了光抑制程度,从而严重限制了其叶片的光合作用效率。     

供氮水平对盐胁迫下水稻叶片光合及叶绿素荧光特性的影响

为了解供氮水平对不同时期盐胁迫下水稻(Oryza sativa)叶片光合及叶绿素荧光特性的影响, 以2个北方常规粳稻(Oryza sativa subsp. japonica)品种为材料, 在5个氮水平下进行培养, 于分蘖期、孕穗期和抽穗期分别进行盐胁迫处理, 测定分析了水稻叶片光合及叶绿素荧光参数的变化。结果表明, 与对照相比, 盐胁迫下水稻叶片的净光合速率(P_n)、蒸腾速率(T_r)、气孔导度(G_s)和表观叶肉导度(AMC)均显著降低, 在分蘖期、孕穗期和抽穗期分别以2N、1N和1/2N水平下降低的百分率最小; 气孔限制值(L_s)则显著增加, 分别以2N、1N和1/2N水平下增加的百分率最大。盐胁迫下, 与对照相比, PSII的实际光合效率(ΦPSII)、表观光合量子传递效率(ETR)和光化学淬灭(qP)均显著降低, 在分蘖期、孕穗期和抽穗期分别以2N、1N和1/2N水平下降低的百分率最小; 非光化学淬灭(NPQ)呈增加的变化趋势, 与对照相比, 分别以2N、1N和1/2N水平下增加的百分率最小。以上结果说明盐胁迫下水稻孕穗后, 供氮水平适量降低有利于减缓叶片光合作用的下降, 提高其抵御盐害能力。     

水稻温敏叶绿素突变体叶片超微结构的研究

对温敏转绿型叶绿素突变体1103S和武金4B“斑马叶”性状表达过程中叶绿素含量、叶绿体超微结构的变化进行了比较研究。结果表明,在一定条件下,叶片的失绿、复绿与叶绿素含量的下降、上升变化趋势一致;叶绿体结构在失绿区表现为严重退化,基粒和基粒片层减少,淀粉粒和嗜锇粒增多;复绿后,其叶绿体结构重建和恢复     

Photocontrol of Chlorophyll Loss in Papaya Leaf Discs

Both red and blue light pulses are separately shown to retarddark-stimulated chlorophyll loss of papaya leaf discs suggestingparticipation of phytochrome and blue light photoreceptors inregulating the pigment loss. The red light effect is fully reversibleby far-red light. The partial failure of far-red pulses to reversethe action of blue light suggests that blue light effect maynot be entirely through the phytochrome action. The apparentineffectiveness of continuous white light to check the chlorophyllloss is attributed to a balance of photooxidation and photoprotectionof the pigment. The interaction of blue light and kinetin at its different concentrationssuggests that the effect of interactions is additive. The bluelight effect in retarding chlorophyll loss is partly independentof the hormone level. (Received December 10, 1985; Accepted August 25, 1986)     

Direct and Indirect Relationships Between Specific Leaf Area, Leaf Nitrogen and Leaf Gas Exchange. Effects of Irradiance and Nutrient Supply

We present a series of competing path models relating interspecificpatterns between specific leaf area, leaf nitrogen content,net photosynthesis and stomatal conductance and test these againstdata from 22 species of herbaceous plants grown under controlledconditions with contrasting irradiance and nutrient supply rates.We then compare these results with two previous data sets, onebased on field measures and one based on glasshouse measures,to determine the robustness of the results. Only one model wasable to account for the patterns of direct and indirect effectsbetween the four variables to all data sets. In this model specificleaf area is the forcing variable that directly affects bothleaf nitrogen levels and net photosynthetic rates. Leaf nitrogenthen directly affects net photosynthetic rates which in turnthen affect stomatal conductance to water. Copyright 2001 Annalsof Botany Company Comparative ecology, modelling, path analysis, photosynthesis, plant strategies, SLA, specific leaf area, stomatal conductance     

超级高产小麦旗叶荧光动力学研究

探明超级小麦品种的旗叶光合作用与荧光动力学特性,为超级小麦品种选育利用提供理论依据。以超级小麦临麦4号为试验材料,应用CI-301PS型便携式光合作用测定系统和FMS-2便携式荧光测定仪(英国Hansatech公司)在田间试验中测定旗叶光合作用与荧光动力学参数。结果表明,与普通高产对照品种皖麦52和烟农19相比,超级小麦临麦4号的光合作用参数光合速率、光饱和点和CO2饱和点、羧化效率高,光补偿点和CO2补偿点低;光合机构系统工作参数PSII实际的光化学效率(ΦPSII)、光化学猝灭系数(qP)、PSII反应中心的激发能捕获效率(Fv/Fm)、PSⅡ潜在活性Fv/Fo和电子传递速率(ETR)值高,非光化学猝灭系数(NPQ)值低。这表明超级小麦临麦4号的光合机构系统工作能力强和工作效率高,保证旗叶光合作用的高效运行,为子粒灌浆提供充足的能量和碳水化合物。     

Combined Effect of Irradiance and Water Regime on Sorghum Photosynthesis

Grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. cvs. TX430 and KS82] was grown in a Haynie very fine sandy loam (coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, calcareous, mesic Mollic Udifluvents) under constant 47 % shade or full irradiance in a greenhouse under two watering regimes to see the combined and individual effects of low irradiance (LI) and low water (LW) on the sorghum genotypes. Under the high-irradiance (HI) and high-water (HW) treatment (control) and the LI-HW treatment, TX430 grew taller than KS82. Both LI and LW reduced several times the fresh and dry masses. Under the control conditions, TX430 reached its maximum net photosynthetic rate (P _Nmax) of 28.93 mol m^–2 s^–1 at a photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) of 1 707 mol m^–2 s^–1, and KS82 reached its P _Nmax of 28.32 mol m^–2 s^–1 at a PPFD of 2 973 mol m^–2 s^–1. The fact that TX430 had P _Nmax under a lower PPFD than KS82 may relate to its taller growth under LI conditions. Hence genotypes of sorghum might be selected for low irradiance using curves relating P _N to PPFD.     

Chlorophyll Degradation by Light in Leaf Discs in the Presence of Sugar

Leaf dises of Xanthium pensylvanicum floated on 0.01 M sucrose solutions inside Petri dishes incubated in a growth chamber at 22°G with illiumination of 3000 lux for 16 to 24 hours of light lost 90% of their chlorophyll. Similar dises floated on water under the same conditions lost 60% of their chlorophyll by the end of one week. chlorophyll degradation calculated as percent of the optical density of the original chlorophyll content accelerated with time. A minimum light intensity of 2000 lux is required for such degradation. Higher intensities accelerated chlorophyll degradation. Glucose, ribose, and xylose have effects similar to sucrose on chlorophyll destruction in the presence of light. chlorophyll degradation was found to be temperature sensitive. There is no difference in chlorophyll content in the presence or absence of sucrose at 10 °C.     

Significance of the Leaf Area Ratio in Hevea brasiliensis Under High Irradiance and Low Temperature Stress

Adjustment in leaf area : mass ratio called leaf area ratio (LAR) is one of the strategies to optimize photon harvesting. LAR was recorded for 10 genotypes of Hevea brasiliensis under high irradiance and low temperature and the genotypes were categorized into two groups, i.e. high LAR and low LAR types. Simultaneously, the growth during summer as well as winter periods, photosynthetic characteristics, and in-vitro oxidative damage were studied. Low LAR (19.86±0.52 m² kg^–1) types, recorded an average of 18.0 % chlorophyll (Chl) degradation under high irradiance and 7.1 % Chl degradation under low temperature. These genotypes maintained significantly higher net photosynthetic rate (P _N) of 10.4 mol(CO₂) m^–2 s^–1 during winter season. On the contrary, the high LAR (24.33±0.27 m² kg^–1) types recorded significantly lower P _N of 4 mol(CO₂) m^–2 s^–1 and greater Chl degradation of 37.7 and 13.9 % under high irradiance and low temperature stress, respectively. Thus LAR may be one of the physiological traits, which are possibly involved in plant acclimation process under both stresses studied.