Measurement Techniques in Plant Science

Content: 
Inside Front Cover, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
CONTRIBUTORS, Pages ix-x
PREFACE, Page xi, Y. Hashimoto, P.J. Kramer, H. Nonami, B.R. Strain
INSTRUMENTATION AND PROGRESS IN SCIENCE, Pages 3-5, Paul J. Kramer
OVERVIEW OF CURRENT MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES FROM ASPECTS OF PLANT SCIENCE, Pages 7-24, Yasushi Hashimoto, Hiroshi Nonami
FROM SENSOR DEVICES TO INTELLIGENT SENSING SYSTEMS, Pages 25-42, Hiro Yamasaki
A BRIEF HISTORY OF WATER STRESS MEASUREMENT, Pages 45-68, Paul J. Kramer
ESTIMATING TREE CANOPY TRANSPIRATION FROM MEASUREMENTS OF LEAF CONDUCTANCE, Pages 69-78, Merrill R. Kaufmann
FIELD USE OF RECORDING VISCOUS FLOW POROMETERS, Pages 79-100, Edwin L. Fiscus
WATER POTENTIAL AND ITS COMPONENTS IN GROWING TISSUES, Pages 101-112, John S. Boyer, Hiroshi Nonami
METHODS FOR STUDYING WATER RELATIONS OF PLANT CELLS AND TISSUES, Pages 113-150, Ernst Steudle
MEASUREMENTS OF THE WATER ECONOMY OF MANGROVE LEAVES, Pages 151-163, Susumu Kuraishi, Naoki Sakurai, Hiroshi Miyauchi, Krisadej Supappibul
MEASUREMENT OF SOIL MOISTURE AND WATER POTENTIAL, Pages 165-181, Yoshio Kano
MEASURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS: PAST AND PRESENT APPROACHES, Pages 185-205, C.B. Field, H.A. Mooney
DESIGN AND TESTING OF LEAF CUVETTES FOR USE IN MEASURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND TRANSPIRATION, Pages 207-228, K.J. Parkinson, W. Day
SCREENING FOR STRESS TOLERANCE BY CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE, Pages 229-261, Robert M. Smillie, Suzan E. Hetherington
THE USE OF 11C IN PHYSIOLOGICAL-ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, Pages 265-276, B.R. STRAIN, J.D. GOESCHL, Y. FARES, C.E. MAGNUSON, C.E. JAEGER
DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPACT MASS SPECTROMETER FOR ANALYSIS OF GASES DURING PLANT METABOLISM, Pages 277-288, Tadao Kaneko, Masamoto Takatsuji
ROOTS: NEW WAYS TO STUDY THEIR FUNCTION IN PLANT NUTRITION, Pages 291-318, Emanuel Epstein
MODERN TECHNOLOGIES FOR STUDYING THE REQUIREMENTS AND FUNCTIONS OF PLANT MINERAL NUTRIENTS, Pages 319-340, Ross M. Welch
REMOTE–CONTROL LIGHT MICROSCOPE SYSTEM, Pages 343-359, Kenji Omasa, Ichiro Aiga, Jiro Kondo
DIGITAL PROCESSING OF PLANT IMAGES SELECTED BY SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS OF REFLECTANCE FOR EVALUATION OF GROWTH, Pages 361-372, Hiromi Eguchi
LEAF TEMPERATURE BASED ON IMAGE PROCESSING, Pages 373-386,cp1, Yasushi Hashimoto
IMAGE ANALYSIS OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE IN LEAVES, Pages 387-401, Kenji Omasa, Ken-ichiro Shimazaki
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE RESEARCH ON PLANTS, Pages 403-431, Paul J. Kramer, James N. Siedow, Janet S. MacFall