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The Water Status in the Plant Experimental Evidence

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Water and Plant Life

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 19))

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In Part 1:B and 1:C of this volume Oertli gives a detailed theoretical treatment of water in the plant body and in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. This leaves the task of providing quantitative data for at least some of the parameters discussed. The choice of these parameters and of the papers dealing with them has to be rather subjective, since even the most recent literature is far too voluminous to be covered completely.

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  2. Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, Am Birkengut, 8580, Bayreuth, Fed. Rep. Germany

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Richter, H. (1976). The Water Status in the Plant Experimental Evidence. In: Lange, O.L., Kappen, L., Schulze, ED. (eds) Water and Plant Life. Ecological Studies, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66429-8_4

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