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Hydraulic Press Measurements of Leaf Water Potential in Groundnuts†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

G. Rajendrudu ,
M. Singh  and
J. H. Williams
G. Rajendrudu
Affiliation:
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh 502 324, India
M. Singh
Affiliation:
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh 502 324, India
J. H. Williams
Affiliation:
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh 502 324, India
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Summary

The hydraulic press was compared with the dew point psychrometer and the pressure chamber methods for measuring leaf water potential (Ψ) in groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea L.). For measurements on the same leaf, regression analysis revealed that the slopes did not differ significantly from unity. An analysis of functional relations between measurements made by the press and the dew point psychrometer or the press and the pressure chamber showed that the error variance of the press was similar to those of the two other methods. Therefore, we conclude that for groundnuts the performance of the press, the dew point psychrometer and the pressure chamber are similar.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , October 1983 , pp. 287 - 291
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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