Relationships between leaf chlorophyll content and spectral reflectance and algorithms for non-destructive chlorophyll assessment in higher plant leaves.

Spectral reflectance of maple, chestnut, wild vine and beech leaves in a wide range of pigment content and composition was investigated and it was shown that reciprocal reflectance (R lambda)-1 in the spectral range lambda related closely to the total chlorophyll content in leaves of all species.