In photosynthesis research, pulse-amplified modulated
(PAM) fluorescence is used to study the chlorophyll
fluorescence induction of plants in order to investigate
the mechanisms of the energy transfer in photosynthesis
and to determine the plant physiological state. However, in
many cases the lack of accuracy and reproducibility in
measurement introduces some problems in the determination
of fluorescence parameters and therefore in their
interpretation concerning environmental research domain.
In this paper, a new type of modulated fluorometer
designed to resolve these problems is presented. An
integrating sphere was used as a measuring chamber
associated with a PAM fluorometer system that was originally
built in our laboratory. To demonstrate the performance
and the reliability of our measuring system, we presented
results of fluorescence measurements of plants that
have been exposed to different environmental conditions
(ultraviolet-B radiation, low- and high-temperature stress).
The advantages of measuring different fluorescence
parameters with synchronous detection by this type of
PAM system are discussed.