Effects of Tomato-Leaf Trichomes for the Spectral Variations by Laser-Induced Fluorescence Method

Abstract

In this study, the effects of tomato-leaf trichomes for the spectral variations were investigated using laser-induced fluorescence method. As a result, leaves without the trichomes revealed that the fluorescence intensities of F490, F685 and F740 decreased when excited at 405 nm and those increased when excited at 385 nm. Although the rate of variations of F685 and F740 is in good correlation, it was found that the decrease rate is smaller for ΔF685.