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A leaf-mounted capacitance sensor for continuous monitoring of foliar transpiration and solar irradiance as an indicator of plant water status
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A leaf-mounted sensor is described which detects condensing water vapour originating from leaf transpiration, taking advantage of a passive temperature gradient across the sunlit leaf and the underneath sensor plate, and simultaneously monitors incident solar radiation. The simple and low-cost device enables the qualitative assessment of plant water status by comparing the diurnal patterns of leaf transpiration and solar irradiance. A close correlation between condensation and irradiance occurs in conditions of unrestricted water supply, whereas a deviation of their course likely indicates a suboptimal plant water status.
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Thalheimer, M. (2022) “A leaf-mounted capacitance sensor for continuous monitoring of foliar transpiration and solar irradiance as an indicator of plant water status”, Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 54(1). doi: 10.4081/jae.2022.1477.
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