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Principles of Operation

Cerovic, Z.G., Samson, G., Morales, F., Tremblay, N. and Moya, I. 1999, 'Ultraviolet-induced fluorescence for plant monitoring: present state and prospects', Agronomie, vol. 19, pp. 543-578.

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Goulas, Y., Cerovic, Z.G., Cartelat, A. and Moya, I. 2004, 'Dualex: a new instrument for field measurements of epidermal ultraviolet absorbance by chlorophyll fluorescence', Applied Optics, vol. 43, no. 23, pp. 4488-4496.

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Optical Properties of Plant Surfaces

Pfûndel, E.E., Agati, G. and Cerovic, Z.G. 2006, 'Optical Properties of Plant Surfaces', in Biology of the Plant Cuticle, eds M. Riederer and C. Mûller, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 23, pp. 216-249.

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Nitrogen Fertilisation Management Application

Cartelat, A., Cerovic, Z.G., Goulas, Y., Meyer, S., Lelarge, C., Prioulb, J.-L., Barbottin, A., Jeuffroy, M.-H., Gate, P., Agati, G. and Moya, I. 2005, 'Optically assessed contents of leaf polyphenolics and chlorophyll as indicators of nitrogen deficiency in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)', Field Crops Research, vol. 91, pp. 35-49.

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Cerovic, Z.G., Cartelat, A., Goulas, Y. and Meyer, S. 2005, 'In-field assessment of wheat-leaf polyphenolics using the new optical leaf-clip Dualex', Precision Agriculture, pp. 243-249.

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Demotes-Mainard, S., Boumaza, R., Meyer, S. and Cerovic, Z.G. 2008, 'Indicators of nitrogen status for ornamental woody plants based on optical measurements of leaf epidermal polyphenol and chlorophyll contents', Scientia Horticulturae, vol. 115, pp. 377-385.

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Tremblay, N., Wang, Z. and Belec, C. 2007, 'Evaluation of the Dualex for the Assessment of Corn Nitrogen Status', Journal of Plant Nutrition, vol. 30, pp. 1355-1369.

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Vine Grape Applications

Agati, G., Meyer, S., Matteini, P. and Cerovic, Z.G. 2007, 'Assessment of Anthocyanins in Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) Berries Using a Noninvasive Chlorophyll Fluorescence Method', Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol. 55, pp. 1053-1061.

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Agati, G., Cerovic, Z.G., Marta, A.D., Stefano, V.D., Pinelli, P., Traversi, M.L. and Orlandini, S. 2008, 'Optically-assessed preformed flavonoids and susceptibility of grapevine to Plasmopara viticola under different light regimes', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 35, pp. 77–84.

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Cerovic, Z.G., Moise, N., Agati, G., Latouche, G., Ben Ghozlen, N. and Meyer, S. 2007, 'New portable optical sensors for the assessment of winegrape phenolic maturity based on berry fluorescence', in Precision Agriculture '07, ed J.V. Stafford, Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, pp. poster 035 , 031-036.

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