Infrared spectroscopy of pollen identifies plant species and genus as well as environmental conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is imperative to have reliable and timely methodologies for analysis and monitoring of seed plants in order to determine climate-related plant processes. Moreover, impact of environment on plant fitness is predominantly based on studies of female functions, while the contribution of male gametophytes is mostly ignored due to missing data on pollen quality. We explored the use of infrared spectroscopy of pollen for an inexpensive and rapid characterization of plants.

Methodology

The study was based on measurement of pollen samples by two Fourier transform infrared techniques: single reflectance attenuated total reflectance and transmission measurement of sample pellets. The experimental set, with a total of 813 samples, included five pollination seasons and 300

SUBMITTER: Zimmermann B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3991668 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature