ISHS Acta Horticulturae 174: Symposium Greenhouse Climate and its Control
APPLICATION OF NMR TO WATER FLOW AND -BALANCE IN PLANTS |
| Authors: | H. van As, T.J. Schaafsma, J. Blaakmeer |
| Abstract:
Water flow and water potential have been measured non-invasively in the stem of an intact gherkin plant in a single, pulsed NMR experiment under various physiological conditions. Flow can be measured directly by NMR, whereas the water content and water potential has been monitored by the NMR spin-spin relaxation time T2. Based on our experimental results, we suggest that a portable pulsed NMR spectrometer may serve as a sensor in greenhouse climate control. | |
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