Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Measurement of plant water status via static uniaxial compression of the leaf lamina
T. I. Fuenzalida, O. Binks, C. J. Bryant…·M. C. Ball
The paper develops a method to measure plant water status using leaf compression tests, finding strong correlations between mechanical stress/strain and turgor pressure/water content.
DOI 10.1101/2022.03.29.486324