Gfs-3000 | Manual

They recommend using black felt or a foil bag over the leaf clip if you need true nighttime respiration. The internal cuvette still leaks a few photons (<1 µmol m⁻² s⁻¹), which is enough to suppress dark respiration by 10-15%.

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If you’ve ever unboxed a GFS-3000, you know the feeling. You look at this compact, weatherproof case, pop it open, and see a tangle of hoses, cuvettes, IRGA analyzers, and a touchscreen that looks like it belongs on a spaceship. They recommend using black felt or a foil