Based on the measurements of fluorescence of bark chloroplasts by means of PAM and PEA fluorometers, the information capacity of the methods for assessing the physiological state of Tilia cordata L. from the maximum quantum efficiency of PS II photochemistry (Fv/Fm) and the performance index (PI) has been compared. The measurements were performed on annual shoots of linden trees growing in different environment. It was shown that the chlorophyll content in the bark of shoots growing near the busy urban street was twice less compared with trees growing out of the city. On the trees from the unsafe environment, a small decrease in the relative fluorescence variable (Fv/Fm) was registered, and there was a significant statistical deviation of this value compared to control trees. It was found that the PI and its constituent parameters calculated on the basis of light fluorescence induction curve (PEA-method) are more informative and allow one to recognize changes in the primary energy transformation processes in PS II when they are comparatively small. The results of our work show that PI can be used as a sensitive and a rapid test to evaluate the physiological state of trees and other plant objects even under minor environmental changes.

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