Owner's Manual

METER MODELS
The MC-100 chlorophyll concentration meter is the only chlorophyll meter model offered by Apogee Instruments.
It includes custom coefficients to determine chlorophyll concentration for over 25 different plant species (with
more coming soon). It also includes a generic equation for use with all plant species, where the equation was
derived from the data from all twenty-two species measured. Custom coefficients for additional species can be
added, once established from measurement of chlorophyll content index (CCI) and in vitro determination of leaf
chlorophyll concentration, which requires chemical digestion of leaf samples and subsequent chlorophyll
extraction, then optical analysis for chlorophyll determination. The method is detailed and equations for twenty-
two different plant species are provided in Parry et al. (2014).
Parry, C., J. M. Blonquist Jr., and B. Bugbee, 2014. In situ measurement of lead chlorophyll concentration: analysis
of the optical/absolute relationship. Plant, Cell and Environment 37:2508-2520.
Meter model number, serial number, and
production date are located on a label on back
of each meter.