Time‐resolved spectral measurements of delayed luminescence from a single soybean seed: effects of thermal damage and correlation with germination performance |
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| Authors: | Luca Lanzanò Li Sui Evelina Costanzo Marisa Gulino Agata Scordino Salvatore Tudisco Francesco Musumeci |
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| Institution: | 1. Dipartimento di Metodologie Fisiche e Chimiche per l'Ingegneria, University of Catania, Catania, Italy;2. Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, INFN, Catania, Italy;3. Present address: Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.;4. Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing, People's Republic of China;5. Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, University of Catania, and INFN Sezione di Catania, Catania, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Delayed luminescence from a single dry soybean seed was investigated in both spectral and time domains, under different excitation wavelengths. Emission spectra were collected, under 337 nm laser excitation, from native and artificially deteriorated seeds and the time‐dependence of different spectral components was analyzed in detail. The single seed viability was evaluated through observation of germination properties after imbibition and compared with different parameters related to the luminescence kinetics. The significant correlation found between single seed delayed luminescence parameters and germination capability strongly validates the connection of this phenomenon with the functional state of the system and suggests the development of a non‐invasive technique for seed quality determination. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | laser‐induced luminescence detection aging effects seed quality determination noninvasive diagnostic |
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