Plant stress detection by remote measurement of fluorescence

Appl Opt. 1980 Oct 1;19(19):3287-9. doi: 10.1364/AO.19.003287.

Abstract

Chlorophyll fluorescence of mature lemon trees was measured with a Fraunhofer line discriminator (FLD). An increase in fluorescence was correlated with plant water stress as measured by stomatal resistance and twig water potential.