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Physical Measurements in Crop Physiology II. Water Relations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

G. R. Squire ,
C. R. Black  and
P. J. Gregory
G. R. Squire
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham School of Agriculture, Department of Physiology and Environmental Studies, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK
C. R. Black
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham School of Agriculture, Department of Physiology and Environmental Studies, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK
P. J. Gregory
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham School of Agriculture, Department of Physiology and Environmental Studies, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK
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Summary

Instruments and techniques are reviewed for measuring the content and potential of water in the soil, the water potential and solute potential of plant tissue, and the diffusive resistance of leaves. Emphasis is placed on difficulties encountered in the field and in the interpretation of measurements. References are given to recent technical papers and reviews dealing with the principles and construction of individual instruments.

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Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , July 1981 , pp. 225 - 242
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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