Plant-ed folks,
I am a biochemist who will be teaching plant physiology for the first
time this coming year, so I'm trying to get some lab ideas...
I have a bench-top fluorimeter that I would love to be able to put it
to work to measure chlorophyll content, photosynthetic capacity,
xanthophyll cycle, and other fun related stuff. So, I'm trying to read
up on this. Unfortunately, the primary literature on the subject is
very difficult for us biochemists to understand beyond the
superficial level; there's a lot of physiology lingo in there (e.g. PAM,
PAR, Fo, Fv/Fm, OJIP, ...???) and there is little explanation of
exactly how these measurements are taken, or what they mean.
Is there a good book (or other resourse) out there that goes beyond
the undergrad plant physiology text to describe how to take these
kinds of measurements, provide their context, and their
interpretation? and which is also readable for the non-specialist
(me!)?
Thanks,
steve
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Dr. Stephen G. Cessna
cessnas at emu.edu
phone: 540-432-4403
FAX: 540-432-4488
Departments of Biology and Chemistry
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA 22802
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