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Physical Measurements in Crop Physiology I. Growth and Gas Exchange

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

J. L. Monteith ,
P. J. Gregory ,
B. Marshall ,
C. K. Ong ,
R. A. Saffell  and
G. R. Squire
J. L. Monteith
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham School of Agriculture, Department of Physiology and Environmental Studies. Sutton Bonington, Loughborough LE12 5RD. UK
P. J. Gregory
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham School of Agriculture, Department of Physiology and Environmental Studies. Sutton Bonington, Loughborough LE12 5RD. UK
B. Marshall
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham School of Agriculture, Department of Physiology and Environmental Studies. Sutton Bonington, Loughborough LE12 5RD. UK
C. K. Ong
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham School of Agriculture, Department of Physiology and Environmental Studies. Sutton Bonington, Loughborough LE12 5RD. UK
R. A. Saffell
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham School of Agriculture, Department of Physiology and Environmental Studies. Sutton Bonington, Loughborough LE12 5RD. UK
G. R. Squire
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham School of Agriculture, Department of Physiology and Environmental Studies. Sutton Bonington, Loughborough LE12 5RD. UK
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Summary

Instruments and techniques are described for measuring the interception of light by the canopy of a crop, the CO2 exchange of individual leaves, leaf extension rate, and root distribution. Suitable systems for recording are also reviewed. Names and addresses of manufacturers are cited for a few representative models.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , April 1981 , pp. 113 - 126
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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