Spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of large chlorophyll a/b ratios

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-79

  Talbot, M F J ^a   Sauer, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll assay; Chlorophyll b; Chlorophyll extracts; Chlorophyll fluorescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030772196     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005809801266     Document Type: Article

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