An external heat pulse method for measurement of sap flow through fruit pedicels, leaf petioles and other small-diameter stems

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1652-1663

  Clearwater, Michael J ^a,b   Luo, Zhiwei ^b   Mazzeo, Mariarosaria ^c   Dichio, Bartolomeo ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actinidia chinensis; Actinidia deliciosa; Fruit; Heat pulse velocity; Phloem; Transpiration; Xylem

Indexed keywords

BARK; CALIBRATION; DICOTYLEDON; FRUIT; LEAF; PHLOEM; SAP FLOW; STEM; TRANSPIRATION;

ARTICLE; BARK; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FRUIT; PHLOEM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; TEMPERATURE; XYLEM;

FRUIT; PHLOEM; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT BARK; PLANT STEMS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; TEMPERATURE; XYLEM;

ACTINIDIA; ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PITTOSPORUM CRASSIFOLIUM; SCHEFFLERA ARBORICOLA;

EID: 70449134864     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02026.x     Document Type: Article

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