Low-cost spectrometers prove effective for plant health monitoring

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Jan 10, 2025, 12:40 pm87 pts
Nanjing University researchers have confirmed the efficiency of budget-friendly low-configuration spectrometers in retrieving solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF)—the red glow that plants emit during photosynthesis and a critical marker of plant health and productivity. This research serves to…

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