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  1. Calibration of a hand-held instrument for measuring condensed tannin concentration based on UV- and red-excited fluorescence

    Calibration of a hand-held instrument for measuring condensed tannin concentration based on UV- and red-excited fluorescence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Peter Scogings --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa Sithembile Siko --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa Robert Taylor --- NRF/SAEON Ndlovo Node, South Africa
    Condensed tannins are ecologically important compounds in plants for several reasons, e.g. as herbivore deterrents or protecting photosynthetic tissues against ultraviolet radiation. The hand-held Dualex Series 4 instrument was originally developed for indirect determination of flavonol concentrations in crops. Flavonols...
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