Abstract

BENAVIDES-MENDOZA, Adalberto  and  FRANCISCO-FRANCISCO, Nazario. Recent Applications of Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Vegetable Crops. Epistemus (Sonora) [online]. 2022, vol.16, n.33, pp.106-114.  Epub May 19, 2023. ISSN 2007-8196.  https://doi.org/10.36790/epistemus.v16i33.285.

The production of agricultural crops facing climate change is a topic of current interest. In recent years, the negative effects of biotic and abiotic factors on its productivity have been observed. In this sense, the clarification of the tolerance mechanisms that plants use towards the various stress factors should be outlined as a strategy to generate cultivars and resilient production systems. The measurement of chlorophyll fluorescence is a fast and non-destructive way to understand the sensitivity of plants to various factors. This article reviews jointly scientific information about the effects of changing abiotic and biotic factors that are currently reported on the chlorophyll fluorescence of vegetable crops. The utility of fluorescence parameters as indicators of adaptation mechanisms and future trends in their use are analyzed.

Keywords : Chlorophyll a; climate change; phytopathogens.