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The Moisture Consumption of Plants Described as a Hydrological Phenomenon

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Water Stress in Plants

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Evapotranspiration is considered to depend on three factors: the capillary movement of water through the unsaturated soil to the root surface, the trans-missibility of the stomata and the evaporative capacity of the atmosphere.

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Visser, W.C. (1965). The Moisture Consumption of Plants Described as a Hydrological Phenomenon. In: Slavík, B. (eds) Water Stress in Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3593-4_27

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