Non-invasive Assay for Chlorophyll Biosynthesis Kinetics Determination during Early Stages of Arabidopsis De-etiolationVeronika Balakhonova *1,2, Nadiia Pushkarova *1,3, Jan Skalak 1,2, Tereza Dobisova 1,2,4, Zuzana Benedikty 5, Klara Panzarova 5, Martin Trtilek 5, Jan Hejátko 1,2
1CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, 2National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 3Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 4Labdeers s.r.o, 5Photon Systems Instruments, Prumyslova
Here, we describe an advanced tool designed for chlorophyll biosynthesis monitoring during the early stages of Arabidopsis seedling de-etiolation. The novel methodology provides non-invasive real-time chlorophyll fluorescence imaging at high spatial and temporal resolution.