An Instrument for Non-Destructive Measurement of the Pressure Potential (Turgor) of Leaf Cells
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Experimental Botany
- Vol. 30 (4) , 811-816
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/30.4.811
Abstract
An instrument is described which permits the non-destructive measurement of the mean pressure potential (turgor)of leaf lamina cells. Calibration shows that the instrument gives a voltage output which is linearly related to mean pressure potential of living leaf cells as determined with a pressure chamber. Measurements may be made very quickly in the field or controlled environment with a resolution of at least 50 k Pa.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit: