Fresh perspectives on an established technique: Pulsed amplitude modulation chlorophyll <i>a</i> fluorescence
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Publication Date
2022-04Journal Title
Plant-Environment Interactions
ISSN
2575-6265
Publisher
Wiley
Language
en
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Article
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Zuo, G., Aiken, R. M., Feng, N., Zheng, D., Zhao, H., Avenson, T. J., & Lin, X. (2022). Fresh perspectives on an established technique: Pulsed amplitude modulation chlorophyll
<i>a</i>
fluorescence. Plant-Environment Interactions https://doi.org/10.1002/pei3.10073
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Funder: University of Cambridge; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000735
Funder: Kansas State University; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100007765
Funder: Texas A&M University; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100007904
Abstract
Abstract: Pulsed amplitude modulation (PAM) chlorophyll a fluorescence provides information about photosynthetic energy transduction. When reliably measured, chlorophyll a fluorescence provides detailed information about critical in vivo photosynthetic processes. Such information has recently provided novel and critical insights into how the yield potential of crops can be improved and it is being used to understand remotely sensed fluorescence, which is termed solar‐induced fluorescence and will be solely measured by a satellite scheduled to be launched this year. While PAM chlorophyll a fluorometers measure fluorescence intensity per se, herein we articulate the axiomatic criteria by which instrumentally detected intensities can be assumed to assess fluorescence yield, a phenomenon quite different than fluorescence intensity and one that provides critical insight about how solar energy is variably partitioned into the biosphere. An integrated mathematical, phenomenological, and practical discussion of many useful chlorophyll a fluorescence parameters is presented. We draw attention to, and provide examples of, potential uncertainties that can result from incorrect methodological practices and potentially problematic instrumental design features. Fundamentals of fluorescence measurements are discussed, including the major assumptions underlying the signals and the methodological caveats about taking measurements during both dark‐ and light‐adapted conditions. Key fluorescence parameters are discussed in the context of recent applications under environmental stress. Nuanced information that can be gleaned from intra‐comparisons of fluorescence‐derived parameters and intercomparisons of fluorescence‐derived parameters with those based on other techniques is elucidated.
Keywords
REVIEW, REVIEWS, chlorophyll a fluorescence, light sources, measurement, photosynthesis, plant stress
Sponsorship
USDA AMS (58‐3090‐5‐009)
USDA NIFA (2016‐68007‐25066)
Identifiers
pei310073, pei3-2021-0071.r1
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pei3.10073
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/335659
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