Spectral properties of maize as related to soil oxidation-reduction condition

Changes in spectral properties and net photosynthesis of maize leaves ( Zea mays cv. McCreedy 7676) in response to various levels of soil anaerobiosis were examined under controlled soil redox potential and environmental conditions. A close correlation was found between changes in transmittance in t...

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Published inEnvironmental and experimental botany Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 99 - 105
Main Authors Ewing, Kern, Pezeshki, S.R., Stepniewski, Witold
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 1991
Elsevier Science
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Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Metabolism
Photosynthesis, respiration. Anabolism, catabolism
Plant physiology and development
Anaerobiosis
Monocotyledones
Oxidation reduction
Controlled environment study
Zea mays
Gramineae
Angiospermae
Submersion
Spermatophyta
Photosynthesis
Soil plant relation
Cereal crop
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Summary:Changes in spectral properties and net photosynthesis of maize leaves ( Zea mays cv. McCreedy 7676) in response to various levels of soil anaerobiosis were examined under controlled soil redox potential and environmental conditions. A close correlation was found between changes in transmittance in the near-infrared portion of the soectrum, the ratio of green to red absorbance, net photosynthesis, and decreasing soil redox potential. These results indicate that leaf spectral characteristics can be used as an effective tool to monitor and evaluate various levels of flood stress in plants.
ISSN:0098-8472
1873-7307
DOI:10.1016/0098-8472(91)90012-D