Measurement of sap flow in plant stems

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 305, 1996, Pages 1833-1844

  Smith, D M ^a   Allen, S J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

heat pulse velocity; review; Sap flow; stem heat balance; transpiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030477135     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/47.12.1833     Document Type: Article

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