Gas exchange methods and calculations
Jones, H.G. 1985. Partitioning stomatal and non-stomatal limitations to photosynthesis. Plant, Cell and Environment 8:95-104.
Water potential and pressure-volume curves
Ritchie, G.A. and T.M. Hinckley. 1975. The pressure chamber as an instrument for ecological research. Advances in Ecological Research 9:165-254.
Tyree, M.T. and H.T. Hammel. 1972. The measurement of the turgor pressure and the water relations of plants by the pressure-bomb technique. Journal of Experimental Botany 23:267-282.
MS-DOS program for analysis of pressure-volume curves
and program documentation. Download the program
to your hard drive by right clicking on the link and choosing "Save Link
Target As". Run this program from the DOS command prompt screen (often
found under the "Accessories" program group). Courtesy of Paul
Schulte, UNLV.
Additional readings
Water relations and plant physiology
Kozlowski, T.T. and S.G. Pallardy. 1997. Physiology of woody plants, Second Edition. Academic Press, San Diego. 411 p.
Kramer, P.J. and J.S. Boyer. 1995. Water Relations of Plants and Soils. Academic Press, San Diego. 495 p.
Lambers, H., F.S. Chapin and T.L. Pons. 1998. Plant Physiological Ecology. Springer, New York. 540 p.
Larcher, W. 1995. Physiological Plant Ecology, Third Edition. Springer-Verlag, New York. 506 p.
Taiz, L. and E. Zeiger. 1998. Plant Physiology, Second Edition. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, Mass. 792 p.
Hydraulics and xylem embolism notes
Gas exchange methods and calculations
Ball, J. T. 1987. Calculations related to gas exchange. In: E. Zeiger, G. D. Farquhar, and I. R. Cowan (Eds.), Stomatal Function. pp.445-476.
Field, C.B., J.T. Ball and J.A. Berry. 1989. Photosynthesis: principles and field techniques. In: R.W. Pearcy, J.R. Ehleringer, H.A. Mooney and P. Rundel (Eds.), Plant Physiological Ecology: Field Methods and Instrumentation. Chapman and Hall, London. pp. 209-253.
Jones, H.G. 1998. Stomatal control of photosynthesis and transpiration. Journal of Experimental Botany 49:387-398.
Sestak, Z., J. Catsky and P.G. Jarvis. 1971. Plant Photosynthetic Production: Manual of Methods. Junk, The Hague. 800 p.
Tyree, M.T. and T.R. Wilmot .1990. Errors in the calculation of evaporation and leaf conductance in steady-state porometry: the importance of accurate measurement of leaf temperature. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 20: 1031-1035.
Photosynthesis reviews
Boardman, N.K. 1977. Comparative photosynthesis of sun and shade plants. Annual Review of Plant Physiology 28:355-377.
Sharkey, T.D. 1985. Photosynthesis in intact leaves of C3 plants: physics,
physiology and rate limitations. The Botanical review 51:53-105.
Useful Links
Campbell Scientific
- Datalogger manufacturer and distributor of environmental instrumentation.
Site includes downloadable manuals for most of their instruments.
Omega Engineering - Source for thermocouple
wire and related electronics, as well as lots of other interesting gear.
Li-Cor - Manufacturers
of the Li-6400 photosynthesis system
PMS Instrument Company - Maker
of pressure chambers for measuring xylem water potential.
|
|
Weights and Measures, Metric Conversions |