Mn. Merzlyak et al., REFLECTANCE SPECTRA OF LEAVES AND FRUITS DURING THEIR DEVELOPMENT ANDSENESCENCE AND UNDER STRESS, Russian journal of plant physiology, 44(5), 1997, pp. 614-622
The results of the authors' work on the application of reflectance spe
ctroscopy for diagnostics of the physiological state of plants and pla
nt injury are summarized. The problems of nondestructive measurement o
f chlorophyll content and following the course of autumnal leaf senesc
ence, ripening of fruits, tissue browning, chlorophyll pheophytinizati
on, and photodestructive events irt situ are discussed.