EFFECTS OF VARIATIONS IN THE ROOT-LEAF RATIO ON TRANSPIRATION RATE
- 1 October 1949
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 24 (4) , 739-743
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.24.4.739
Abstract
Transpiration per unit of estimated leaf surface of a number of woody plants was found to be a function of the ratio of root surface to leaf surface. Variations in root-leaf ratio either occurred naturally or were produced by pruning. A photoelectric apparatus designed for measuring leaf surface was used to measure root surface. Transpiration was measured by successive weighings of potted plants in covered containers.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- TRANSPIRATION OF PINE SEEDLINGS AS INFLUENCED BY FOLIAGE COATINGSPlant Physiology, 1946
- ABSORPTION OF WATER THROUGH SUBERIZED ROOTS OF TREESPlant Physiology, 1946