Plant Science Instrumentation
Reference List


AccuPAR Linear Light Ceptometer

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Cropscan Multispectral Radiometer

Adcock, T.E., Nutter, F.W. Jr., and Banks, P.A. 1989. Measuring Herbicide Injury to Soybeans using a Hand-held Multispectral Radiometer. Weed Science Vol. 38.


Aquino, V.M., F.M. Shokes, R.D. Berger, D.W. Gorbet, and T.A. Kucharek 1992. Relationships Among Late Leafspot, Healthy Leaf Area Duration, Canopy Reflectance, and Pod Yield of Peanut. Phytopathology 82:546-552


Archer, T.L. (Principle Investigator), 2000, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Texas A&M University Research Extension Center, Cooperators: Lubbock, K. F. Bronson, E. D. Bynum, R. Lascano, S, Machado, H. Nguyen, B. Payne, G. Peterson, D. Rosenow, E. Segarra, C. Trostle, W. Xu, Halfway, J. Bordovsky, D. Nesmith, Beaumont, T. Wilson Agencies: Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Texas Agricultural Extension Service Primary Research Locations: Halfway and Helms, 2000 Project Title: Precision Agriculture on Summer Grain Crops The Texas A&M University System Agriculture Program Annual Reports - 2000


Belford, R.K., E.R. Harvey and P. Di Prinzio, 1993, Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Baron Hay Court, South Perth, W.A. 6151. Remote Sensing of Crop Biomass with a hand-held Multispectral Radiometer. Proceedings 7th Australian Agronomy Conference Adelaide, Australia. 1993 p. 392.


Bertholdsson*, N.O., 1999. Characterization of malting barley cultivars with more or less stable grain protein content under varying environmental conditions [pdf], European Journal of Agronomy 10 ( 1999) 18,
* Svalof Weibull AB, Nilsson-Ehle Laboratory, SE-268 8I, Svalov, Sweden


Booltink, H.W.G, Verhagen, J., Epema, G.F., Bouma, J., Wageningen Agricultural University, Dept. of Soil Science and Geology. 1996. Remote Sensing for Optimal Agrochemical Use at Farm Level, http://www.minvenw.nl/rws/mdi/bcrs/rapport/95-30.htm, BCRS project 3.2/TO-08, BCRS report 95-30, ISBN 90 5411 183 6, July 1996.


Bouman, B.A.M., H.W.J. van Kasteren and D. Uenk, 1992. Standard Relations to Estimate Ground Cover and LAI of Agricultural Crops from Reflectance Measurements. European Journal of Agronomy, 1992, 1(4), 249-262.


Bouman, B.A.M., D. Uenk and A.J. Haverkort, 1992. The Estimation of Ground Cover of Potato by Reflectance measurements. Potato Research 35 (1992) 111-125.


Canteri, M.G., Vitti, A.J., Amorim, L., Bergamin Filho, A., 1999. Reflectance and visual assessment as indicators of severity of leaf diseases compared to yield in peanut., Summa Phytopathologica, v. 25, p. 228-233, 1999.


Carlsson, Anneli and H.-E. Nilsson, Dept. of Plant Protection, Swedish Univ. of Agric. Sci. Box 7044, S-75007 Uppsala, Sweden. 1993 Remote Sensing of Agricultural Field Plot Experiments. Poster Session - 6th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Montreal, Canada, 8/93.


Chen*1, Yun and Gillieson*1, David, 1998. Correlation of Vegetation Cover Measurements to Ground Reflectance Using TM Wavebands, Poster Presentation at 9th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference, *1 Australian Defence Force Academy (Australia)


Csillag*1, F., Kertesz*2, M., Davidson*1, A., and Mitchell*1, S. 2001. On the measurement of diversity-productivity relationships in a northern mixed grass prairie (Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada) [pdf], Community Ecology 2(2): 145-159, 2001, 1585-8553 © AkadŽmiai Kiad—, Budapest,
*1 Department of Geography and Institute for Land Information Management, University of Toronto, Mississauga, ONT L5L 1C6, Canada. E-mail: fcs@geog.utoronto.ca, *2 Institute of Ecology and Botany, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2163 V‡cr‡t—t, Alkotm‡ny u. 2-4., Hungary, E-mail: kmiki@botanika.hu


Cybulska-Augustyniak, J., F.M. Shokes, R.D. Barnett and A.R. Soffes 1991. Reliability of Methods for Assessing Leaf Blotch Diseases of Wheat Proceedings, Soil and Crop Science Society of Florida 51:90-95. Sept. 1991.


Dudka*1, M., Langton*2, S., Shuler*2, R., Kurle*3, J., and Grau*3, C.R., 1998 Use of Digital Imagery to Evaluate Disease Incidence and Yield Loss Caused by Sclerotinia Stem Rot of Soybeans [pdf],
*1 Environmental Remote Sensing Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, *2 Dept. of Biosystems Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, *3 Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI


Ewaldz, Torbj¬örn, 2000. Radiometric Readings as a Tool for Predicting Optimal Fungicide Dose in Winter Wheat, Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 107 (6), 594-604, 2000, ISSN 0340-8159


Gillham*1, John, Hild*2, A., Hunt*3, E.R., 1998. Wyoming Rangelands: Biomass Estimation and Satellite Applications, Undergraduate Research,
*1 Undergraduate Researcher, University of Wyoming, Cooperating Faculty: *2 Dept. of Renewable Resources, *3 Dept. of Botany


Goodin, Douglas G. and Henebry, G.M. 1998. Seasonality of finely-resolved spatial structure of NDVI and its component reflectances in tallgrass prairie. Int. J. Remote Sensing, 1998, Vol. 19, No. 16, 3213-3220


Goodin, Douglas G. 1994. Effect of Viewing Geometry on Remotely Sensed Net Radiation Measurements for Vegetated and Non-Vegetated Surfaces. Physical Geography, 1994, 15, 6, pp. 557-572.


Gleason, Mark L., Nutter, Jr., Forrest W., and Christians, Nick E., 1998. Radiometric Assessment of Dollar Spot Severity on a Creeping Bengrass Green, Turfgrass Report 98, News & Events, Iowa State University


Guan, J., Nutter, Jr., F.W., 2001, Factors that Affect the Quality and Quantity of Sunlight Reflected from Alfalfa Canopies, Publication no. D-2001-0524-02R, accepted for publication April 9, 2001, The American Phytopathological Society


Guan, J., Nutter, Jr., F.W., 2000, Relationships Between Defoliation, Leaf Area Index, Canopy Reflectance and Forage Yield in the Alfalfa-Leaf Spot Pathosystem, Presented at the Second International Conferenceon Geopspatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 10-12 January 2000.


Guan*1, J.,Nutter*1, Jr., F.W., Gotlieb*2, A.R., Grau*3 C.R., and Rhodes*4, L.H., 2000, Modeling Yield Losses Caused by Alfalfa Foliar Diseases, Abstract Submitted to NORTH AMERICAN ALFALFA IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE,
*1Department of Plant Pathology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, *2Department of Plant and Soil, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405; *3Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706; and *4Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210


Guan, J. and Nutter, F.W. Jr., 1998, Effect of incident radiation, sun angle, and sensor height on the percentage of sunlight reflected from alfalfa canopies affected by foliar diseases., 1998, Dept. Plant Pathology, Iowa State University, 351 Bessey Hall, Ames, IA 50011. Publication no. P-1998-0010-NCA.


Gudmestad, N.C. and Pederson, V.D. 1976. Evaluation of Barley Foliar Disease by Multispectral Sensors. Proc. of the North Dakota Acad. Sci. Vol. 30:18.


Hansen, J.G. 1991. Use of Multispectral Radiometry in Wheat Yellow Rust Experiments. OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 21, 651-658. Paper presented at the Joint WMO/EPPO/NAPPO Symposium on Practical Applications of Agrometeorology in Plant Protection, Firenze (IT), 1990-12-04/07


Haverkort, Dr. Anton J.*1, 2002, Precision Management of Nitrogen and Water in Potato Production Through Monitoring and Modelling, XXVIth International Horticultural Congress, Toronto, Canada, August 11-17, 2002, Symposium 3: Potatoes - Healthy Food for Humanity: International Developments in Breeding, Production, Protection and Utilization,
*1 - Plant Research International, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands


Khan, Aslam and LeRoy A. Spilde. 1992. Response of Hard Red Spring Wheat Genotypes to Management Systems. Crop Science 32. 206-212.


Lascano, Robert J. and Li, Hong, 1998, The Balance and Variability of Water/Nitrogen within Large Agricultural Field, 1998ˆ…Experiments, Report for PRECISION AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVE FOR TEXAS HIGH PLAINS, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A&M University System


Lokhorst, C. and Kasper, G.J., 1999, The role of ICT in the development of a ˆéPrecision Grassland Managementˆ¢ system [pdf], DLO-Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (IMAG-DLO), P.O. Box 43, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands


Ma, B.L., Dwyer, Lianne M., Costa, Carlos, Cober, Elroy R. and Morrison, Malcolm J., 2001, Early Prediction of Soybean Yield from Canopy Reflectance Measurements, Agronomy Journal, Nov-Dec Volume 93 Issue 6, 93:1227-1234 (2001)


Ma, B.L., Morrison, Malcom J. and Dwyer, Lianne M. 1996. Canopy Light Reflectance and Field Greenness to Assess Nitrogen Fertilization and Yield of Maize, Agronomy Journal 1996. 88:915-920.


Nebeker, T. Evan*1, in cooperation with Evans, David L.*2, 2000, Determination and Demonstration of Remote Sensing Capabilities in Detecting and Monitoring Defoliation, Mortality and Disturbances Over Forested Landscapes [pdf],
*1 - Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology Mississippi State University, *2 - Department of Forestry Mississippi State University


Nilsson, Hans-Eric. Johnson, L. 1996. Hand-held Radiometry of Barley Infected by Barley Stripe Disease in a Field Experiment, Journal of Pland Diseases and Protection 103 (4), 517-526, 1996, ISSN 0340-8159


Nilsson, H.E. 1997. Remote sensing for assessment of disease impact. Proceedings of the FAO & European Commission joint seminar "Crop yield forecasting methods, Villefranche-sur-Mer, 24 to 27 October 1994. pp 123-142 (ECSC-EC-EAEG, Luxemburg, 1997.(ISBN 92-827-9451-2)


Nilsson, Hans-Eric. 1996. Influence of the Yellow Flower Colour in Remote Sensing of Brassica spp. Swedish Journal of Agricultural Research 26: 161-167, 1996


Nilsson, Hans-Eric. 1995. Remote Sensing and Image Analysis in Plant Pathology. Annual Review of Phytopathology 1995. 15:489-527


Nilsson, Hans-Eric. 1995. Remote Sensing and Image Analysis in Plant Pathology. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 1995. 17:154-166


Nilsson, H.E. & Bramstorp, A. 1994. Cropscan-radiometri i sockerbetor angripna av mj¬öldagg och mild betgulvirus (Cropscan-radiometry of individual sugar-beet plants infected by powdery mildew and mild beet yellow virus). Betodlaren, (5 pp)


Nilsson, H.E. & Anita Str¬ömberg, 1993. Induced systemic resistance to potatoe late blight in a field experiment studied with visual assessments and remote sensing. Abstract of poster at ISPP-Congress at Montreal, Canada, 28 July-6 August, 1993 (p 115)


Nilsson, H.E. & Anneli Carlsson, 1993. Remote sensing of agricultural field plot experiments. Abstract of poster at ISPP-Congress at Montreal, Canada, 28 July-6 August, 1993 (p 115)


Nilsson, Hans-Eric. 1991. Hand-held Radiometry and IR-Thermography of Plant Diseases in Field Plot Experiments. Int. J. Remote Sensing, 1991, Vol. 12, No. 3, 545-557. Paper presented at the University of Nottingham 48th Easter School in Agricultural Science, 'Applications of Remote Sensing Agriculture' 3-7 April 1989.


Nilsson, H.E. & Johnsson, L. 1988. Remote sensing of plant diseases in field plot experiments. VŠxtskyddsrapporter, Jordbruk, 49, 111-122


Nilsson, H.E. 1986. FjŠrranalys inom vŠxtpatologi - Orientering om fortsatt metodutveckling. VŠxtskyddsrapporter, Jordbruk, 39, 95-104. Nilsson, H.E. 1987. Experiments on hand-held radiometry and IR-thermography of winter wheat in field plot experiments. VŠxtskyddsrapporter, Jordbruk 44, 1-48.


Nilsson, Hans-Eric. 1985. Remote Sensing of 2-row Barley Infected by Net Blotch Disease. Jordbruk 34. 101pp.


Nilsson, Hans-Eric. 1985. Remote sensing of 6-row barley infected by barley stripe disease. Jordbruk 36. 49pp.


Nilsson, Hans-Eric. 1985. Remote Sensing of Oil Seed Rape Infected by Sclerotinia Stem Rot and Verticillium Wilt. Jordbruk 33. 33pp.


Nilsson, H.E. 1985. FjŠrranalys fšr prognos om vŠxtsjukdomar och plantutveckling. VŠxtskyddsrapporter - Jordbruk, 32, 190-216.


Nilsson, H.E. 1984. Remote sensing of plant stress and diseases. Proceedings of ESA/EARSeL-symposium at Guildford, UK, 8-13 April, 1984, 115-125.


Nutter, F.W. Jr., Guan, J., Gotlieb, A.R., Rhodes, L.H., Grau, C.R., and Sulc, R.M. 2002, Quantifying Alfalfa Yield Losses Caused by Foliar Diseases in Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Vermont, Plant Disease, Vol. 86 No. 3, pp. 269-277, March 2002


Nutter, F.W. Jr., Professor and Project Leader; Jie Guan, Research Associate; Antonio J. D. Moreira, Graduate Research Assistant Gregory L. Tylka, Associate Professor, and Christopher C. Marett, Research Associate Department of Plant Pathology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Thomas Rosburg, Associate Professor and Co-Principal Investigator Department of Biology, Drake University, Des Moines, IA. and John P. Basart, Professor and Co-Principal Investigator; Chuan S. Chong, Graduate Research Assistant; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2000 Use of Remote Sensing and GIS Technologies to Diagnose and Quantify Plant Stress in Soybean [pdf]


Nutter, F.W. Jr., Guan, J. and Percifield, R., 2000, Assessing Crop Health in Time and Space by Measuring Spectral Reflectance of Solar Radiation From Plant Canopies,Presented at the Second International Conferenceon Geopspatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 10-12 January 2000.


Nutter, F.W. Jr., Jr., Gleason, M.L., Jenco, J.H., and Christians, N.C. 1993. Assessing the Accuracy, Intra-rater Repeatability, and Inter-rater Reliability of Disease Assessment Systems. Journal paper J-15124-3116 of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics. Exp. Sta., Ames, IA. Phytopathology 83:806-812.


Nutter, F.W. Jr., Littrell, R.H., and Brenneman, T.B. 1990. Utilization of a Multispectral Radiometer to Evaluate Fungicide Efficacy to Control Late Leaf Spot in Peanut. Phytopathology 80:102-108.


Nutter, F.W. Jr., 1989. Detection and Measurement of Plant Disease Gradients in Peanut using a Multispectral Radiometer. Phytopathology 79:958-963.


Nutter, F.W. Jr., 1987. Detection of Plant Disease Gradients using a Hand-held Multispectral Radiometer. Phytopathology 77:643.


Nutter, F.W. Jr., and Cunfer, B.M 1987. Modeling Barley Yield Loss from Scald and Septoria Nodorum Blotch using Visual versus Remote Sensing Assessments Methods. Barley Newsletter 31:34


Nutter, F.W. Jr., Littrell, R.H., and Pederson, V.D. 1985. Use of a Low-Cost Multispectral Radiometer to Estimate Yield Loss in Peanuts caused by Late Leafspot (Cercosporidium personatum). Phytopathology 75:502.


Nutter, F.W. Jr., 1983. Modeling Yield Loss of Barley due to Spot Blotch. Ph.D. Thesis. North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D. 123pp.


Nyren, Paul and Patton, Bob 1998. Using Remote Sensing To Manage North Dakota's Rangelands


Nyren, Paul and Patton, Bob 1992. The Use Of Remote Sensing And Artificial Intelligence To Determine Range Forage Production. NDSU Central Grasslands Research Center 1992 Annual Report, Grass & Beef Research Review, pages 16-17.


Olson, K.C., and Cochran, Robert C. 1998, Radiometry for Predicting Tallgrass Prairie Biomass Using Regression and Neural Models, Journal of Range Management, Journal of Range Management 51:186-192 March 1998


Olson, K.C., Cochran, R.C., and Towne, G. 1995 Estimation of Forage Production Using Multispectral Radiometry(pdf file), Proceedings from KSU Range Field Day, October 27, 1995, Cooperative Extension Service, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas


Pederson, V.D., Steffenson, B.J., and Fetch, T.G. Jr. 1993 A Programmable Data Logger/Controller for Controlled Environment Chambers. Poster Session - 6th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Montreal, Canada, 8/93.


Pederson, V.D. 1986. Spectroradiometric Readings of Barley Canopies Grown from Fungicide Treated Seed. Phytopathology 76:957


Pederson, V.D. and T. Fetch. 1986. Estimation of Efficacy of Fungicide Applications on Barley for Foliar Disease Control by Multispectral Radiometry. Phytopathology 76:957.


Pederson, V.D. 1985 Multispectral Radiometry Using a 12-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter Interfaced with a Portable Computer. Phytopathology 74:872-873.


Pederson, V.D. 1985. Design and Operation of a Multispectral Radiometer and Digital Data Acquisition System. North Dakota Research Report 104. N. Dak. Agri. Exp. Sta., North Dakota State University, Fargo, N. Dak.


Pederson, V.D. 1984. A 29 Channel, 12 bit, RS-232C Analog-to-Digital Converter. Proc. N.D. Acad. Sci. 38:67.


Pederson, V.D. and Nutter, F.W. Jr., 1984. Estimation of Barley Yield Loss from Spot Blotch using Remote Sensing Techniques. Barley Newsletter 27:49


Pederson, V.D., and Nutter, F.W. Jr., 1982. A Low-Cost Portable Multispectral Radiometer for Assessment of Onset and Severity of Foliar Disease of Barley. Proc. of International Society for Optical Engineering 356:126-130.


Pederson, V.D., and G. Fiechtner. 1980. A Low-Cost, Compact Data Acquisition System for Recording Visible and Infrared Reflection from Barley Crop Canopies. pp 71-75. In: Teng, P.S. and S.V. Krupa, eds. Crops Loss Assessment. Misc. Publication 7, Agri. Exp. Sta., Univ. of Minn.


Peterson, Darrel E.. 1996. Grizzly Country - GPS/GIS Help Monitor the Great Bear's Fragile Ecosystem. GIS World Magazine, April 1996, pp 53-55.


Reed, BC, Loveland, TR, and Tieszen, LL, 1996. An approach for using AVHRR data to monitor U.S. Great Plains grasslands. Geocarto International (accepted)


Reyniers, M.*1, De Baerdemaeker, J.*1, and Darius, P., Automated On The Ground Grain Reflection Monitoring To Detect Management Zones In A Field [pdf],
*1 K.U.Leuven, Laboratory of Agro-Machinery and Processing, Leuven, Belgium E-mail : Mieke.Reyniers@agr.kuleuven.ac.be, *2 K.U.Leuven, Laboratory of Statistics and Design of Experiments Unit, Leuven, Belgium


Savary, S., and J.C. Zadoks. 1992. Analysis of crop loss in the multiple pathosystem groundnut-rust-late leaf spot.I. Six experiments. Crop Protection 11:99-109.


Shah, SF, Gaunt, RE, McKenzie, BA and Frampton, CM, 1998, Reduction in Radiation Interception (RI) and Radiation Use Efficiency (RUE) in Potatoes Infected by Alternaria Solani, ICPP98 Paper Number 2.8.10., PO Box 84, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand


Shokes, F.M., Berger, R.D., Smith, D.H. and Rasp, J.M., 1987. Reliability of disease assessment procedures: A case study with late leafspot of peanut. Oleagineux 42:245-251.


Skaar, C., Green, G. and Tieszen, L.L.. 1995. quantitative estimates derived from remotely sensed data of effects of land use on ecosystem function. Proc. S. D. Acad. Sci. 73: (abst).


Stewart, Greg, A Better INDICATOR of Corn Nitrogen NEEDS, www.GOCORN.net


Stromberg, Anita, S. Brishammar, and H.-E. Nilsson, Dept. of Plant Protection, Swedish Univ. of Agric. Sci. Box 7044, S-75007 Uppsala, Sweden. 1993 Induced Systemic Resistance to Potatoe Late Blight in a Field Experiment Studied with Visual Assessments and Remote Sensing. Poster Session - 6th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Montreal, Canada, 8/93.


Tieszen, LL, Reed, BC, Bliss, NB, Wylie, BK and DeJong, DD. 1997. NDVI characteristics, potential C3 and C4 grass production, and delta-13C values in grassland land cover classes of the Great Plains. Ecological Applications (accepted)


Tieszen1, Larry L., Cambardella2, Cynthia, Kindscher3, Kelly, Ojima4, Dennis, Reed5, Brad, Schimel6, Dave, 1996, Assessment of Climate and Management Induced Directional Changes in Great Plains Vegetation with NDVI and Stable Carbon Isotopes 1 Augustana College, 2 Iowa State University, 3 University of Kansas, 4 Colorado State University, 5 EROS Data Center, 6 NCAR


Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium, Progress Report, 2000, Modeling Yield Losses Caused by Alfalfa Foliar Diseases "A Public Access Resource Center (PARC) Empowering the General Public to Use EOSDIS Phase III Operations", NASA Grant NCC 5 - 310,Submitted by The Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium, John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, April 15, 2000


Vigier, B.*1, 2001, Spatial analysis of white mold infection in soybean using canopy reflectance [pdf], Abstracts, The Canadian Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting, Longon, Ontario, 2001, *1 - Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1A OC6, Canada


Wang, D., Wilson, C., and Shannon, M.C., 2000, Detecting Salinity Effect on Soybean Growth Using a Multi-Spectral Radiometer, University of Minnesota Precision Agriculture Center, 2000 International Conference Abstract


Whelan, H.G. 1993. The Effect of Crop Yield Potential on Disease: Yield Loss Relationships in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Ph.D Thesis. Lincoln College, New Zealand


Wylie, Bruce K., DeJong, Donovan D., Tieszen, Larry L., Biodini, Mario E. 1996 Grassland canopy parameters and their relationships to remotely sensed vegetation indices in the Nebraska sand hills. Geocarto International 11:39-52, 1996.


DEX Dendrometers

68. Link, S. O., Thiede, M.E., van Bavel, M., 1998
A new device for measuring fluctuations in plant stem and fruit diameter., Journal of Experimental Botany, Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol 49, No. 326,pp.1583-1587, September 1998.


69. Dangond, Carlos Mario Palaez
Riego Subfoliar en Siembra de Palma Agricana


Dynagage Energy Balance Sapflow

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2. Steinberg, S. 1988 Dynamax Trunk-Flow Gauge Test, Technical Application Report 2. Insulation and Time of Attachment Test. Dynamax Inc., 32 pg.


3. Steinberg, S.L., C.H.M. van Bavel, and M.J. McFarland. 1989. A gauge to measure mass flow in stems and trunks of woody plants. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 114: 466-472.


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5. Heilman, J.L., Brittin, C.L. and Zajicek, J.M., 1989. Water use by shrubs as affected by energy exchange with building walls. Agric. For. Meteorol., 48:345-357.


6. Baker, J.M., and J.L. Nieber. 1989. An analysis of the steady-state heat balance method for measuring sap flow in plants. Agric. For. Meteorol., 48:93-109.


7. Steinberg, S.L., C.H.M. van Bavel, and M.J. McFarland. 1990. Improved sap flow gauge for woody and herbaceous plants. Agronomy J. 82: 851-854.


8. Heilman, J.L. and J.M. Ham. 1990. Measurement of mass flow rate of sap in Ligustrum Japonicum. Hort Science. 25: 465-467.


9. Ham, J., J.L. Heilman, and R.J. Lascano. 1990. Determination of soil water evaporation and transpiration from energy balance and stem flow measurements. Agric. For. Met., 52: 287-301.


10. Steinberg, S. L., M.J. McFarland, and J.W. Worthington. 1990. Comparison of trunk and branch sap flow with canopy transpiration in pecan. J. Exp. Botany, 41: 653-659.


11. Rose, M. A. and J. L. Cuello, 1990. Performance of a heat balance stem flow gauge on a potted rose plant. Am. Soc. Agr. Eng., Meeting Paper No 90-3011, Jun 24-27.


12. Steinberg, S.L.,Jayne M. Zajicek, and M.J. McFarland. 1991. Water Relations of Hibiscus following Pruning or Chemical Growth Regulation. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 116(3):465-470.


13. Steinberg, S.L., Jayne M. Zajicek, and M.J. McFarland. 1991. Short -term Effect of Uniconazole on the Water Relations and Growth of Ligustrum. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 116(3):460-464.


14. Ham, J.M., Heilman, J.L., and Lascano, R.J., 1991 Soil and Canopy Energy Balances of a Row Crop at Partial Cover. Agronomy J. 83:744-753.


15. Dugas, William A., and Mayeux, Herman S. JR., 1991 Evaporation from rangeland with and without honey mesquite. J. of Range Mngmt., 44: (2)


16. Saliendra, Nicanor Z., Meinzer, Frederick C., Grantz, David A., Neufeld, Howard, and Goldstein, Guillermo, 1991 Transpiration of Contrasting Sugarcane Cultivars During Soil Drying in the Field. Hawaiian Sugar Planter Assoc. and USDA-ARS, Aiea, HI., Amer. Soc. of Agronomy, Sap Flow Symposium, Poster #136, Oct. 30, 1991.


17. Howell, T. A., Schneider, A. D., Tolk, J. A., 1991 Sprinkler Evaporation Losses and Efficiency. Proceedings Central Plains Irrigation Short Course and Equipment Exposition, Feb 5 1991, North Platte, Nebraska.


18. Lascano, R.J., Baumhhardt, R.L., Lipe, W.N., 1992 Measurement of Water Flow in Grapevines using the Stem Heat Balance Method. Am. J. Enol. Vitic. Vol. 43: (2)


19. Dugas, William A., Heuer, Marcus L., and Mayeux., Herman S., 1992 Diurnal measurements of honey mesquite transpiration using stem flow gauges. J. of Range Mngmt., 45:99-102.


20. Van Bavel, Michael G., 1993 System Solution for Real-Time Sap Flow Monitoring. International Water & Irrigation Review, Vol. 13, No. 1, 1993, pp.25-29


21. Wiebel, Joseph, Chako, Elias. Sap Flow, Weight Loss and Traspiration in Mangosteen. CSIRO Division of Hort., Darwin. Sap Flow Workshop, Loxton Research Centre, Loxton, S.A., May 6, 1992


22. Van Bavel, Michael G., 1992 Stem Flow Gauges for Measurement of Crop Water Use., National Irrigation Convention Proceedings, Pg. 59-72


23. Messina, Michael G., Duncan, Jackie E., 1992 Establishment, Growth and Water Use of Quercus Virginiana (Mill.) on Lignite Surface -Mined Soils Following Irrigation. Paper presented at the 1992 National Meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, Duluth, Minnesota, June 14-18,1992.


24. Gavloski, J.E., Whitfield, G.H. and Ellis, C.R. 1992 Effect of restricted watering on sap flow and growth in corn (Zea mays L.) Can. J. Plant Sci. 72: 361-368 (Apr. 1992)


25. Meinzer, F.C., Saliendra N.Z. and Crisosto C.H., 1992 Carbon Isotope Discrimination and Gas Exchange in Coffea arabica during Adjustment to Different Soil Moisture Regimes. Aust. J. Plant Physiol., 1992. 19. 171-84


26. Saliendra, N.Z. and Fredrick C., Meinzer, 1992 Genotypic, Developmental and Drought-Induced Differences in Root Hydraulic Conductance of Contrasting Sugarcane Cultivars. Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 43, No.254, pp. 1209-1217, September 1992


27. Gavloski, J.E.,G.H. Whitfield, and C.R. Ellis. 1992. Effect of Larvae of Western Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and of Mechanical Root Pruning on Sap Flow and Growth of Corn. J. Econ. Entomol. 85(4):1434-1441.


28. Dugas, W.A., Wallace, J.S., Allen, S.J. and Roberts, J.M., 1993 Heat balance, porometer, and deuterium estimates of transpiration from potted trees. Agric. Forest Meteorol. 64 (1993)47-62


29. Devitt, D.A., Berkowitz M., Schulte, P.J. and Morris, R.L. 1993 Estimating Transpiration for Three Woody Ornamental Tree Species using Stem-flow Gauges and Lysimetry. HortScience, Vol. 28 (3), March 1993


30. Meinzer, F.C., Goldstein, G., Holbrook, N.M., Jackson, P. and Cavelier, J. 1993 Stomatal and environmental control of transpiration in a lowland tropical forest tree. Plant, Cell and Environment,16 (1993) 429-436


31. Gutierrez, Marco V., Harrington, Robin A., Meinzer, Frederick C. and Fownes James C., 1994 The effect of environmentally induced stem temperature gradients on transpiration estimates from the heat balance method in two tropical woody species. Tree Physiology 14, 179-190


32. Hinckley, T.M., Brooks, J.R., Cermak, J., Ceulemans, R., Kucera, J., Meinzer, F.C. and Roberts, D.A. 1994 Water flux in a hybrid poplar stand. Tree Physiology 14, 1005-1018


33. Gutierrez, Marco V., Meinzer, Frederick C., 1994 Estimating Water Use and Irrigation Requirements of Coffee in Hawaii. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 119(3):652-657.1994.


34. Gutierrez, Marco V., Meinzer, Frederick.,1994 Energy balance and latent heat flux partitioning in coffee hedgerows at different stages of canopy development. Agricultural & Forest Meteorology 68 (1994) 173-186


35. Rose, Mary Ann and Rose, Mark A., 1994 Oscillatory Transpiration May Complicate Stomatal Conductance and Gas-exchange Measurements. HortScience 29(6):693-694. 1994


36. Rose, Mark A., Beattie, David J. and White, John W., 1994 Oscillations of Whole-plant Transpiration in "Moonlight" Rose. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 119(3):439-445. 1994.


37. Ansley, R.J., Dugas, W.A., Heuer, M.L. and Trevino, B.A., 1994 Stem flow and porometer measurements of transpiration from honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa). Journal of Experimental Botany. Vol.45, No. 275,pp. 847-856, June 1994


38. Dugas, W.A., Heuer, M.L., Hunsaker, D., Kimbal, B.A., Lewin, K.F., Nagy, J., Johnson M., 1994 Sap flow measurements of transpiration from cotton grown under ambient and enriched CO2 concentrations. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 70 (1994) 231-245.


39. Heilman, J.L., McInnes, K.J., Savage, M.J., Gesch, R.W., Lascano, R.J., 1994 Soil and canopy energy balances in a west Texas vineyard. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 71 (1994) 99-114


40. Grime, V.L., Morison J.I.L., Simmonds, L.P., 1995 Including the heat storage term in sap flow measurements with the stem heat balance method. Agricultural and Forest Meterology 74 (1995) 1-25


41. Wiltshire, J.J., Unsworth, M.H., Wright, C.J., 1994 Seasonal changes in water use of ash trees exposed to ozone episodes. New Phytol, (1994), 127, 349-354


42. Tan, C.S., Buttery, B.R., 1994 Determination of the water use of two pairs of soybean isolines differing in stomatal frequency using a heat balance stem flow gauge. Can. J. Plant Sci. 75: 99-103


46. Van Bavel, M.G., 1995 Advances in microirrigation control by sap-flow monitoring systems. Proceedings of the Fifth International Microirriation Congress., ASAE., April 2-6, 1995, Orlando, Florida: 234-238.


50. Meinzer, C., Frederick, , Fownes, H., James, Harrington, A., Robin, 1996 Growth indices and stomatal control of transpiration in Acacia koa stands planted at different densities. Tree Physiology 16 (1996) 607-615


59. Ohta, Katsumi, Hosoki, Takashi, Matsumoto, Ken, Ohya, Masahide, Ito, Norihiro and Inaba, Kunio., 1997 Relationships between Fruit Cracking and Changes of Fruit Diameter Associated with Solute Flow to Fruit in Cherry Tomatoes. J.Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. 65 (4) (1997) 753-759


60. Steinburg, S.L., Henninger, D.L., 1997 Response of the water staus of soybean to changes in soil water potentials controlled by the water pressure in microporous tubes. Plant, Cell and Environment (1997) 20, 1506-1516


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High Pressure Flow Meter
for measuring Plant Hydraulic Conductance

43. Tyree, M.T., Patino, S., Benink, J., Alexander, J., 1994 Dynamic measurements of root hydraulic conductance using a high-pressure flowmeter in the laboratory and field. Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 46, no. 282, pp. 83-94


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52. Tyree, M.T., 1997 The Cohesion-Tension theory of sap ascent: current controversies., Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 48, No. 315, pp. 1753-1765, October 1997


55. Tsuda, Makoto and Tyree, M.T., 1997 Whole-plant hydraulic resistance and vulnerability segmentation in Acer saccharinum., Tree Physiology 17 (1997) 351-357


70. Tyree, M.T., Velez, Virginia, Dalling, J.W., 1998 Growth dynamics of roots and shoot hydraulic conductance in seedlings of five neotropical tree species: scaling to show possible adaptation to differing light regimes. Oecolgia (1998)114:293-298


71. Tyree, M.T., Sobrado, M.A., Stratton, L.J. (1998) Diversity of Hydraulic conductance in leaves of temperate and tropical species: Possible causes and consequences. In Press, Journal of Tropical Forest Science, Sept 1998.


Scholander Pressure Bomb
Plant Water Status Console

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Thermal Dissipation - Sap Velocity

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