Pesticidi i fitomedicina 2014 Volume 29, Issue 1, Pages: 21-34
https://doi.org/10.2298/PIF1401021P
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Chlorophyll as a measure of plant health: Agroecological aspects
Pavlović Danijela (Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Belgrade)
Nikolić Bogdan (Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Belgrade)
Đurović Sanja (Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Belgrade)
Waisi Hadi (Institute for the Development of Water Resources “Jaroslav Černi”, Belgrade)
Anđelković Ana (Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Belgrade)
Marisavljević Dragana (Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Belgrade)
As photosynthesis is the basic process during which light energy is absorbed
and converted into organic matter, the importance of the plant pigment
chlorophyll (a and b forms) as an intermediary in transformation of the
absorbed solar energy and its activity in the process of photosynthesis and
synthesis of organic substances in plants are crucial. Therefore, this paper
provides an overview of methods for monitoring the optical activity of
chlorophyll molecules and methods (non-destructive and destructive) for
quantification of chlorophyll in plants. These methods are used to estimate
the effects of different stress factors (abiotic, biotic and xenobiotic) on
the efficiency of photosynthesis and bioproductivity, aiming to assess the
impact that these limiting factors have on the yield of various cultivars.
Also, those methods for analysis of chlorophyll optical activity and/or
content are appropriate for assessing the reaction of weed species to
different agricultural practices (mineral nutrition, treatment by herbicides,
etc.) and studies of different aspects of weed ecophysiology and their
influence on crop harvest.
Keywords: chlorophylls, photosynthesis, plant health
Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br.
TR 31018 and br. TR 31037