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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (34): 147-152.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2021-0039

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Plant Chlorophyll a and Chlorophyll b Nondestructive Testing System: Research and Development

Yang Zhangqing1,2(), Li Guoqiang1(), Zhang Yumin2, Su Weibo2, Wu Jianzhong2, Duan Tiecheng2,3, Qi Lei2   

  1. 1Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450008
    2Henan Nongda Xunjie Measurement and Testing Technology Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou 450002
    3Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002
  • Received:2021-01-14 Revised:2021-05-19 Online:2021-12-05 Published:2022-01-06
  • Contact: Li Guoqiang E-mail:qingqing0212005@163.com;gqli@hnagri.org.cn

Abstract:

Aiming at the limitations of the transmission spectra for the detection of chlorophyll content at a high concentration, a novel optical detection system using the theory of diffuse reflection was developed. The detection system could show the concentration of chlorophyll a and b in plant leaves in real-time by nondestructive diagnostic technique. In this detection system, the light system was in an enclosed dark room, which adopted the design method of three light sources and three beams incident vertically, the characteristic wavelength of 645 nm and 663 nm were selected as the detection wavelength of Chlorophyll a and b, and the wavelength of 800 nm was the reference wavelength. The light source modulation, high-pass filter amplification and mathematical algorithm were used to eliminate the interference from the external light-source. The stability and repeatability of the detection system were carefully evaluated with a 75% permeable extinction film. The stability with relative standard deviation (RSD) ≤0.39% (n=20) and the repeatability with RSD≤0.59% (n=20) were obtained from this detection system. A total of 344 samples of wheat, corn, and flowers were selected, the correlation of chlorophyll a and b total correlations r between the diffuse reflectance and the conventional Arnon reached a very significant level. The diffuse reflectance could be used to detect glass emerald leaf with the thickness of about 3.0 mm.

Key words: three light sources and three beams, optical diffuse reflectance, chlorophyll a and b, nondestructive diagnostic technique, nitrogen

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