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This book provides a comprehensive review of chlorophyll fluorescence in plants, spanning fundamental principles to advanced applications. Bridging scales from the global ecosystem level to cellular and molecular processes, it explores how plants interact with light and regulate photosynthetic efficiency under dynamic environmental conditions. The chapters cover a wide range of topics, including the history and evolution of chlorophyll fluorescence research, its critical role in photosynthesis monitoring, and recent breakthroughs in proximal remote sensing technologies. The book also outlines time-resolved fluorescence techniques, light re-absorption and scattering models, and their relevance from satellite observations to intracellular dynamics.
Edited and written by leading experts in plant physiology, biophysics, and environmental science, this volume highlights the practical applications of chlorophyll fluorescence in plant stress detection, crop monitoring, and ecosystem assessment. It is an essential reference for researchers working in plant biology, biochemistry, ecology, environmental science, agriculture, and remote sensing.
With its interdisciplinary scope, the book equips scientists and practitioners with the tools to advance sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, and ecosystem management. Combining theoretical insights with applied methodologies, it serves as a critical resource for understanding the complex interplay between light, photosynthesis, and plant health.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Chlorophyll Fluorescence: History.- Chapter 2. Chlorophyll fluorescence and Photosynthesis.- Chapter 3. Non-Photochemical Quenching in Plants: A Chlorophyll a Fluorescence Perspective.- Chapter 4. Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Plants.- Chapter 5. Proximal remote sensing: simultaneous active and passive measurements of fluorescence at the interface from single leaves to the canopy.- Chapter 6. From space to cells: Physical models for light re-absorption and scattering.- Chapter 7. Fluorescence applications on plants.- Chapter 8. Perspectives on Chlorophyll Fluorescence.
About the author
María Gabriela Lagorio holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Sciences and a Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences (Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, 1991). She served as the Director of the Department of Inorganic, Analytical, and Physical Chemistry at the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, between 2022 and 2024 and she is currently President of the Argentine Society of Environmental Science and Technology.
Within the same department, she also holds the position of Professor and serves as a Principal Researcher at the Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE-CONICET). Her research interests encompass the field of biophotonics, with a primary focus on the roles of fluorescence and reflectance in living organisms, chlorophyll fluorescence, photosynthesis, environmental photochemistry, optical techniques for assessing vegetation health, and the significance of leaf reflectance in satellite-based monitoring systems. She has made significant contributions to the academic community through a series of publications, including eight journal covers in notable journals such as PNAS, Acc. Chem. Res., J. Zoology, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., and more (PNAS, 2020, 202006771, Acc. Chem. Res., 2019, 52, 110; PNAS, 2017, 114, 3672; South Am. J. Herpetol., 12, 2017, 1; J. Zoology, 2012, 288, 135; Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2012, 11, 724; Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2009, 8, 337; Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 735).
Summary
This book provides a comprehensive review of chlorophyll fluorescence in plants, spanning fundamental principles to advanced applications. Bridging scales from the global ecosystem level to cellular and molecular processes, it explores how plants interact with light and regulate photosynthetic efficiency under dynamic environmental conditions. The chapters cover a wide range of topics, including the history and evolution of chlorophyll fluorescence research, its critical role in photosynthesis monitoring, and recent breakthroughs in proximal remote sensing technologies. The book also outlines time-resolved fluorescence techniques, light re-absorption and scattering models, and their relevance from satellite observations to intracellular dynamics.
Edited and written by leading experts in plant physiology, biophysics, and environmental science, this volume highlights the practical applications of chlorophyll fluorescence in plant stress detection, crop monitoring, and ecosystem assessment. It is an essential reference for researchers working in plant biology, biochemistry, ecology, environmental science, agriculture, and remote sensing.
With its interdisciplinary scope, the book equips scientists and practitioners with the tools to advance sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, and ecosystem management. Combining theoretical insights with applied methodologies, it serves as a critical resource for understanding the complex interplay between light, photosynthesis, and plant health.
