Interrogating Plant Status in the Key of F
The story of how scientists learned to eavesdrop on chlorophyll’s secret signal and read a leaf’s state of mind.
MultispeQ · PAM Fluorometry · Photochemistry · PhotosynQ
4175 words
20 minutes
Quantum Yield and Other Benign Amusements
A pocket-sized PAM fluorometer, a sweaty Kinston cornfield, and a Pakistani visiting scholar add up to a surprising verdict on whether open-source electronics can catch what drought stress does to a corn leaf before the human eye ever notices.
MultispeQ · PAM Fluorometry · Photochemistry · PhotosynQ · Quantum Yield
4873 words
23 minutes