IN-SITU PLANT ANALYSIS APPARATUS, METHOD FOR TRACKING THE STATE OR EVOLUTION OF A CULTURE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VEGETABLE PROCESSING

摘要

The invention relates to an apparatus for analysing plants by light excitation and fluorescence measurement that can be used in-situ without preparing the plants. The invention further relates to an apparatus for evaluating the content of a compound in the skin or the epidermis of the plant. Based on the use of such an apparatus, the invention also relates to a method for evaluating and tracking the evolution and maturation of a culture, and to a method for controlling and managing plant processing. The geometry of the apparatus is characterised in that the direction of the excitation light rays and the direction of the fluorescent light rays are not colinear. The apparatus includes several sets of emitters at different wavelengths each including several emitters, and can be used for measuring a plurality of excitation-fluorescence combinations.