Hyperspectral and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Analyses of Comparative Leaf Surfaces Reveal Cellular Influences on Leaf Optical Properties in Tradescantia Plants.

ABSTRACT: The differential effects of cellular and ultrastructural characteristics on the optical properties of adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces in the genus Tradescantia highlight the intricate relationships between cellular arrangement and pigment distribution in the plant cells. We examined hyperspectral and chlorophyll a fluorescence (ChlF) kinetics using spectroradiometers and optical and electron microscopy techniques. The leaves were analysed for their spectral properties and cellular makeup. The biochemical compounds were measured and correlated with the biophysical and ultrastructural features. The main findings showed that the top and bottom leaf surfaces had different amounts and patterns of pigments, especially anthocyanins, flavonoids, total phenolics, chlorophyll-caroten

SUBMITTER: Falcioni R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11171972 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature