The minolta SPAD-502 leaf chlorophyll meter: An exciting new tool for education in the plant sciences

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 672-676

  Markwell, John ^a   Blevins, Dale ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0033235013     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4450800     Document Type: Article

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