Root water transport measured with hydraulic conductance flow meter

(American Society for Horticultural Science) Researchers used a hydraulic conductance flow meter to measure hydraulic conductance of container-grown herbaceous and semiwoody plants with soft conductive tissue. Chrysanthemum, coleus, hibiscus, and buddleja were grown in three different substrates; root mass and root hydraulic parameters were determined. Chrysanthemums showed a positive response with increasing root hydraulic conductance with increasing root mass. Substrates had an effect on root biomass of chrysanthemums, but no differential effect on root hydraulic conductivity.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 5, 2016 Category: Biology Source Type: news