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Project

Ecophysiological basic equipment for the fundamental analysis of the interaction between water relations and carbon metabolism in plants
Code
01B02308
Duration
01 January 2009 → 31 December 2010
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Physiology
    • Plant biochemistry
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Crop science
    • Wood and forest biomass processing
    • Horticultural crop production
Keywords
photosynthesis respiration chlorophyll fluorescense CO2-metabolism ecophysiology sap flow stem diameter variations plant-water relations cavitation
 
Project description
 

The ecophysiological basic equipment of the laboratory of Plant ecology consists of (1) CO2 en H2O gas exchange systems to measure photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration, (2) devices to measure chlorophyll fluorescence and (3) plant sensors to measure online sap flow, stem diameter variations (diameter fluctuations/growth), internal CO2- transport and cavitation. This equipment is used to strengthen existing research lines (including carbon metabolism) and to further develop new and promising research lines (including cavitation and water transport).