Calibration of the Minolta SPAD-502 leaf chlorophyll meter |
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Authors: | John Markwell John C Osterman Jennifer L Mitchell |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska, 68588-0664 Lincoln, NE, USA;(2) Department of Agronomy, University of Nebraska, 68588-0664 Lincoln, NE, USA;(3) Department of School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, 68588-0664 Lincoln, NE, USA |
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Abstract: | 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 |
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Keywords: | chlorophyll leaf meter Minolta SPAD-502 meter |
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