A nondestructive method to estimate the chlorophyll content of Arabidopsis seedlings

Abstract Background Chlorophyll content decreases in plants under stress conditions, therefore it is used commonly as an indicator of plant health. Arabidopsis thaliana offers a convenient and fast way to test physiological phenotypes of mutations and treatments. However, chlorophyll measurements wi...

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Main Authors: Ying Liang, Daisuke Urano, Kang-Ling Liao, Tyson L. Hedrick, Yajun Gao, Alan M. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Plant Methods
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13007-017-0174-6