Sap-flux density measurement methods: Working principles and applicability

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 213-223

  Vandegehuchte, Maurits W ^a   Steppe, Kathy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

heat balance; heat pulse; plant water relations; review; sensor; transpiration

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; SAP FLOW; TRANSPIRATION; TRANSPLANTATION; DISSIPATION; HEAT BALANCE; PLANT; STEM;

PSEUDOMONAS PHAGE GH-1;

EID: 84877102803     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP12233     Document Type: Review

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