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Parameter: FvFm

Dataset: 
Irradiance exposure experiments
Parameter: 
Fv to Fm ratio
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 Fv_Fm
Short Description:
 Fv to Fm ratio
Official Name:
 Fv_Fm
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

The difference between maximum fluorescence and minimum fluorescence is Fv, or variable fluorescence. Fv/Fm is a normalized ratio created by dividing variable fluorescence by maximum fluorescence.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
FvFm
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Photosynthetic efficiency (variable fluorescence normalized to maximum fluorescence)