Measurements of Sap Flow in the Roots, Trunk and Shoots of an Apple Tree Using Heat Pulse and Heat Balance Methods

Journal of Agricultural Meteorology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-145

  Sakuratani, Tetsuo ^a   Clothier, Brent E ^b   Green, Steven R ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apple tree; Heat pulse method; Sap flow; Stem heat balance method; Time lag

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344666617     PISSN: 00218588     EISSN: 18810136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.53.141     Document Type: Article

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